Preserving Paradise – From Israel to Greater Naples

11th Annual Day of Learning

Sunday, Feb. 8; 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center
4720 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, FL 

$25 per person

Light Lunch Included

Speakers:

Jay Shofet, Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel

Rabbi Ed Rosenthal,  Founder and CEO, Repair the Sea/Tikkun HaYam

Julianne Thomas, Senior Environmental Planner, Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Derek Salge, Avian Specialist, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Schedule
9:30 a.m. - Coffee, light refreshments
10-10:45 a.m. - A Window into Israel’s Natural Legacy, Jay Shofet
10:45-11:30 - Tikkun HaYam-Jewish Marine Conservation Repair the Sea, Rabbi Ed Rosenthal
11:30-noon - Lunch
12-12:30 p.m.  - Vanishing wetlands, surging growth, fading panthers-Conservation challenges in Collier County, Julianne Thomas

12:30-1 p.m. - Birds of paradise: How Rookery Bay protects, promotes avian conservation

1-2 p.m.  - Panel discussion (Jay Shofet, moderator)