Life Lab: Stroll the Blue Cypress Boardwalk with Clay Henderson | Saturday, June 27 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Blue Cypress Park

Clay Henderson, environmental lawyer, educator, and writer will take participants on a stroll down the Blue Cypress Park boardwalk. The city-owned park in the Arlington section of Jacksonville, was at one time an 18-hole golf course for the Edenfield River Estates development. Because the park is located in an environmentally sensitive area, plans were developed to reduce the course to a 9-hole golf course and use the remaining area for a natural, resourced-based public outdoor recreation site. Clay will talk about local conservation efforts and the flora and fauna that can be found along the banks of the St. Johns River.

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This is a free event, but please register here in advance.

Lit Chat Interview with Clay Henderson | “Forces of Nature” | Saturday, June 27 from 1-2 p.m. | University Park Branch of the Jacksonville Public Library

This Lit Chat Interview is the final program in the eight-part ‘Conversation Series’ at Jacksonville Public Library that began in May. A 60-minute program consisting of a 40-minute conversation between environmental author, educator, and lawyer Clay Henderson and Ryan Worthington followed by 20 minutes of audience Q&A. A book signing will follow, with books available for sale on site.

About the Author

Clay Henderson is an award-winning environmental lawyer, educator, and writer long involved in environmental policy. He has served as president of Florida Audubon Society and Florida Trust for Historic Preservation. His previous public service includes Florida Constitution Revision Commission, Florida Communities Trust, and Chair of the Volusia County Council. Until his retirement, he served as Executive Director of the Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience at Stetson University. He has been recognized with the national public service award from The Nature Conservancy, lifetime achievement award from Environment and Land Use Section of the Florida Bar, and Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, and an EMMY award for the documentary Protect Our Paradise. He has published four books, including Forces of Nature, an environmental history of Florida, which received the Stetson Kennedy Florida Book Award.

A book signing will follow with books available from San Marco Books and More.

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This is a free event, but seating is limited, so please pre-register here with the Jacksonville Public Library.