FKCC Closes VIP Series with “Saving the Everglades”

VIP Series features Vision, Ideas, and Perspectives

KEY WEST, FL, April 3, 2017— Florida Keys Community College’s will close the 2017 season of its VIP Series with “Saving America’s Everglades” on Wednesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. in the Tennessee Williams Theatre on the Key West Campus.  The College welcomes Shannon Estenoz, the Executive Director of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, Key West native, and FKCC Distinguished Alumnus, to lead the presentation on the critical topic of saving our nation’s natural gem: the Everglades.

Estenoz, who was appointed to her position by the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in 2010, will discuss the effort she leads to repair America’s Everglades.  The decades-long program, encompassing the greater Everglades ecosystem that stretches from Orlando to Florida Bay, is the largest ecosystem restoration initiative in the world.  Estenoz will discuss the historic Everglades, the 20th century program of drainage and development that threatened the survival of the ecosystem, and the ambitious infrastructure program aimed at saving it.

Estenoz, who graduated from FKCC in 1987, was named a Distinguished Alumnus by the College in 2016.  She went on to earn degrees in International Affairs and Civil Engineering from Florida State University.  Her 20-plus year career includes various leadership roles with the Environmental and Land Use Law Center, the World Wildlife Center, and the National Parks Conservation Association.

Tickets are $5 at the door. Admission is free for students at FKCC and Monroe County schools.  The event is sponsored by Centennial Bank.

About FKCC’s 2017 VIP Series:

In its fourth season, the College’s VIP Series invites the community to learn from the visions, ideas, and perspectives of speakers of local, regional, and national prominence.  The 2017 season, sponsored by Centennial Bank, includes a total of four evening presentations focusing on timely and relevant topics.  All are held in the Tennessee Williams Theatre on the Key West Campus.

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