Wellington Garden Club (WGC) will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, March 3, 2025 at the Wellington Community Center, at 12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd. The meeting will feature a presentation at 10:00 AM on Everglades Restoration by Dr. Steve Davis, Chief Science Officer, The Everglades Foundation.
Steve Davis, PhD, is an aquatic ecologist with 30 years of research experience in the coastal Everglades. He draws upon his past professional experience, including 10 years as professor of wetland ecology at Texas A&M University, to lead The Everglades Foundation’s Science Department and science communication efforts focused on advancing Everglades restoration, tracking ecosystem health, and understanding the impacts of sea-level rise.
Davis has authored or co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed science publications, holds a Courtesy Associate Professor appointment in Florida International University College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, and is a Coordinating Editor for the journal Restoration Ecology. He is also co-author of the 5th Edition of The Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem.
The community is invited to join club members for coffee and a plant raffle beginning at 9:30 a.m. Visitors are asked to check in at the guest table. Seating is limited. To reserve a spot, contact Carol Ralph at: [email protected].
Wellington Garden Club, founded in 1981, is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to educating its members and the public in the fields of gardening, horticulture, floral design, and landscape design; and to promoting conservation of natural resources, civic beautification and youth education. For more information: www.wellingtongardenclub.org.