Brown Bag Lunch Lecture

Location

GTM Research Reserve
Environmental Education Center
505 Guana River Road
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
(904) 823-4500

Date and Time

• Fri, May 4, noon - 1 pm
• Fri, Jun 1,  noon - 1 pm

Description

Join us for our brown bag lunch lectures at noon on the first Friday of the month at the GTM Research Reserve Environmental Education Center's auditorium. Bring your lunches and questions for an enjoyable and informative lecture. There is no cost to attend the lecture. However, due to limited spacing, reservations are requested by calling (904) 823-4500 or visiting http://gtmnerrbrownbag.eventbrite.com/. Afterwards, visit the EEC exhibit hall. Admission to the EEC is $2 for adults, $1 for children age 10-17, children under 10 are free.
 

• Fri, May 4, 2012, noon - 1 pm
  Cultural History
  Join Brendan Burke, Archaeologist and Logistical Coordinator for a discussion about the Transition from British Plantation to Menorcan Farmstead: Preliminary Results from Excavations at the Tolomato Bar.
  
  Excavations at the Tolomato Bar Anchorage Site in St. Johns County, Florida has revealed components of a multi-occupation historic site, most notably components from a British Period plantation and Second Spanish Period Menorcan farmstead. During the summer of 2007-2008 years, research focused on recording foreshore activity relating to wharfage and water access for this maritime/agrarian settlement. Two features in particular were explored which helped to place the site into a broader historical context. This paper documents these efforts and addresses distinctions in land use patterns between British colonial plantation life and emergent Menorcan yeomanry. Go to the following website to learn additional information about the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP).
  www.staugustinelighthouse.com/lamp/about_lamp/lamp_about   
   
• Fri, June 1, 2012, noon - 1 pm
  Pesticides
  Join GTM Research Reserve's Claudia McLeroy discussion on the impact of pesticides in the estuary.
   

Notice: Program activities and location are subject to change. Please call for verification.