Lecture Series
JOIN US AT THE RIVER CENTER FOR OUR MONTHLY LECTURE SERIES
The first Friday of each month we have a Noon Lecture from 12pm – 1pm
The third Friday of each month we have an Evening Lecture from 6pm – 7pm
Registration is required to attend.
This event is not recommended for children under the age of 14.
October 2024
NOON LECTURE
Create a Kid-Friendly Food Forest: Grow Natives, Create Eco-systems & Pass on an Heirloom
Friday, October 4th 2024 | 12pm – 1pm
Speaker: Amanda Pike, PhD, ATR-BC, board-certified therapist, certified educational leader, and owner of a Florida permaculture farm
Learn how to plan, and design a backyard food forest based on kid-friendly perennials. Replace groceries starting the first year! Amanda Pike, PhD, ATR-BC, is a board-certified therapist, certified educational leader, and owner of a two-acre, Florida permaculture farm complete with hundreds of species of edible plants, free-roaming chickens, and 26 beehives. Dr. Pike serves as Education Chair and Chapter Representative for the Palm Beach County chapter of the Native Plant Society. As a local 4-H program facilitator, Dr. Pike helps make food forestry an accessible and practical landscaping option for the community. Her food forest currently provides an average of 70% of her family’s daily meals.
November 2024
NOON LECTURE
Martin County Environmental Resource Division
Friday, November 1st 2024 | 12pm – 1pm
Speaker: Elizabeth Kelly
December 2024
NOON LECTURE
Invasive Species Research Program Coordinator
Friday, December 6th 2024 | 12pm – 1pm
Speaker: Eric Suarez
January 2025
NOON LECTURE
Florida Wildflower Foundation, Board of Directors
Friday, January 3rd, 2025 | 12pm – 1pm
Speaker: Stacey Matrazzo
EVENING LECTURE
American Shark Conservancy
Friday, January 17th, 2025 | 6pm – 7pm
Speaker: Hannah Medd
February 2025
NOON LECTURE
Florida
Friday, February 7th, 2025 | 12pm – 1pm
Speaker: Ellen Goethel
EVENING LECTURE
FAU
Friday, February 21st, 2025 | 6pm – 7pm
Speaker: Christopher Moore
March 2025
NOON LECTURE
To Be Announced
Friday, March 7th, 2025 | 12pm – 1pm
Speaker:
EVENING LECTURE
Applied Technology and Management Inc.
Friday, March 21st, 2025 | 6pm – 7pm
Speaker: Mike Jenkins
April 2025
NOON LECTURE
To Be Announced
Friday, April 4th 2025 | 12pm – 1pm
Speaker:
EVENING LECTURE
To Be Announced
Friday, April 18th, 2025 | 6pm – 7pm
Speaker:
May 2025
NOON LECTURE
To Be Announced
Friday, May 2nd 2025 | 12pm – 1pm
Speaker: