
Tricia Keffer, creator of “Food Trucks for Birds,” will give the second presentation of the 34th annual lecture series, “A Delicate Balance of Nature,” on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The lecture is sponsored by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park and the Friends of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park.
Keffer, who has a master’s degree in landscape architecture, will teach attendees about building bird gardens and why they are important in Florida for birds on the Atlantic Flyway migration. Her talk will include how to create a food source and shelter habitat for the birds, which in turn will benefit the human environment.
Native Plant Day will be held the following Saturday, Jan. 25.
The lecture will be at the visitor center and aquarium building inside John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. The park is located at MM 102.6, oceanside, and there is no cost to enter the park for the lecture series.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the lecture begins at 7:30. Seating is limited, so it is recommended that visitors arrive on time to be assured of a seat in the auditorium, which is wheelchair accessible. Attendees may bring a cushion for added seating comfort. Temperatures in the auditorium vary and a sweater or light jacket may be desired. The center asks visitors to accommodate those who are chemically sensitive by not wearing fragrances and other scented products.
More information is available from Elena Muratori, park services specialist, at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, in advance, at 305-676-3786. More information on Florida’s State Parks is at www.floridastateparks.org.