Logging Florida's Virgin Longleaf & Bald Cypress Forests: A Cultural History

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Logging Florida's Virgin Longleaf & Bald Cypress Forests: A Cultural History

Jeffrey Forbes

Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) Development Coordinator

2:00pm, Garden Club Main Building

Jeffrey Forbes is the Development Coordinator for Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT). He holds a B.A. in Anthropology from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Prior to joining ACT, Jeffrey spent 10 years working for the Goodwin Heart Pine Company of Micanopy, Florida. He has quite an affinity for distinct styling and unique architecture, admiring the work of esteemed architects, including his favorite, A. Hays Town. Jeffrey considers himself an avid student of all southern culture, literature, flora, fauna, architecture and history, and, most especially, food! Jeffrey is a member of the Sweetwater Shapenote Singers and is also the treasurer of the Episcopal Church of the Mediator in Micanopy, Florida. Jeffrey is Immediate Past President of the Friends of Paynes Prairie Inc.

Logging Florida's Virgin Longleaf & Bald Cypress Forests: A Cultural History. Between 1870-1930, 23 million acres of Florida's virgin growth longleaf pine forest was reduced to a mere fraction of its climax state as the Civil War came to an end and the American industrial revolution began. Discover how and why this ecosystem was devastated and how Alachua Conservation Trust is helping in its restoration.