Florida Earth Council

AGENDA

Introductory Survey of Florida

February 23th & 24th, 2012
FAU Campus, Jupiter, Florida

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AGENDA

Introductory Survey of Florida

February 23th & 24th, 2012

FAU Campus, Jupiter, Florida

Thursday, February 23

8:30 - 8:45 AM Introduction to the Course – Isabella Slagle, International Project Coordinator, Florida Earth Foundation

8:45 - 9:30 AM My Florida: A Look through Henry Flagler's Eyes - Stan Bronson, Executive Director, Florida Earth Foundation

9:30 - 9:40 AM Break

9:40 - 11:10 AM Geography of South Florida – Charles Roberts, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Geography, FAU

11:10 AM - 12:30 PM Geology of South Florida – Charles Roberts, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Geography, FAU

12:30 - 1:30 PM - Lunch on your own

1:30 - 2:30 PM Treasure Coast Planning and the South Florida Regional Partnership - Michael Busha, Executive Director, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council

2:30 - 2:45 PM Break

2:45 - 4:00 PM An Introduction to Environmental Law in Florida, James Nutt, Staff Attorney, South Florida Water Management District


Friday, February 24

8:25 am: participants meet at parking lot of Marshalls, on 11031 Southern Blvd, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411.

8:30 - 9:30 AM – The Mining Industry in South Florida – Mark Davies, Vice President of Erdene Materials Corporation.

9:30 – 11:00 AM – Tour of Palm Beach Aggregates, Ernie Cox, President of Family Lands Remembered, LLC and Chair, Florida Earth Board of Directors

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Tour and Lunch at West End Energy Center, Amy Albury, Director Environmental Relations and Sustainability, FPL and Roger Messer, Director, Environmental Support FPL.

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM Tour of STA 1E by Stan Bronson

The day concludes at the same location as where we started on Marshalls parking lot.

Florida Engineering CEU's available pending approval and Florida Bar CLE's available pending approval

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