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Garden Club Meeting to Feature Talk on Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Wellington Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, November 1, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. at the Wellington Community Center, at 12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd. The speaker will be Steve Henry, Deputy Project Leader for the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Boynton Beach, a 145,188-acre refuge protecting some of the finest wildlife habitat in the northern Everglades. For more information: www.fws.gov/refuge/ARM_Loxahatchee/
Henry is responsible for leading the administration and day-to-day operations of a complex urban refuge that welcomes over 1,000,000 visitors each year from around the world. He supervises biological, maintenance, administrative, and visitor services staff and works closely with a wide range of volunteers and partners. His presentation will focus on the history, ecology, and management of the refuge as well as the recreational opportunities it offers
A 28-year veteran of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Henry served for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala before joining USFWS. He received a Bachelor of Biology degree from the College of the Holy Cross and a Master of Science degree in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Michigan.
The community is invited to join the club for coffee and a plant raffle beginning at 9:30, followed by the presentation at 10:00. Visitors are asked to check in at the guest table. To reserve a spot, contact Maria Wolfe 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, landscape design, conservation of natural resources, civic beautification; and to instilling in our youth the love of gardening and the respect and protection of the environment.
For more information: www.wellingtongardenclub.org.