The Delicate Balance Of Nature Lecture Series

When
Monday, March 23, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm EDT
Where
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

102601 Overseas Hwy
Key Largo FL 33037

Directions

Visitor Center and Aquarium Auditorium

Fees

Park entrance fees are applicable but there is no charge to enter the park for the lectures after hours.

Description

This popular annual series is in its 35th year and will be in-person, live-streamed, and video-recorded.
STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS: CHARISMATIC MICROFLORA ON ENDANGERED MAGAFAUNAL HOSTS (WHALES, MANATEES, AND TURTLES)
Tom Frankovich, Florida International University Research Assistant Professor, will introduce these recently discovered beautiful organisms, consisting of diatoms and specialized seaweeds, that only live attached to their hosts, and are then also threatened by extinction.

Contact
elena.muratori@floridadep.gov