Everglades Stories with Authors Anne McCrary Sullivan & Holly Gentzen

1300 Periwinkle Way,Sanibel FL 33957

18 November, 2021

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Join us for stories about the Everglades with authors Anne McCrary Sullivan & Holly Gentzen. Join SCCF and MacIntosh Books + Paper for stories from the Everglades with authors Anne McCrary Sullivan and Holly Gentzen. Everglades National Park’s mangrove ecosystem, extending over 230,000 acres of south Florida, is the most expansive in the western hemisphere and the largest continuous system of mangroves in the world. Most of this mangrove area is remote, accessible only by boat, complex and difficult to navigate. Anne and Holly will be telling stories from their newest book, The Everglades: Stories of Grit and Spirit from the Mangrove Wilderness. In the book, we hear 21 stories from people who have ventured into this wilderness—for scientific work, artistic work, search-and-rescue missions, for personal renewal, or for the pure adventure of it. They tell stories of manatee rescue, shark encounters, storms and strandings, stories of environmental value and threat, wild beauty, personal enchantment and spirit. Together these stories reveal a world beyond the reach of most travelers. They also offer support and offer enticement to the intrepid few who may venture “out there” and return with stories of their own. Books will be available for purchase and signing, with half of the proceeds benefitting SCCF. About the authors:Anne McCrary Sullivan Anne is an avid paddler and Florida Master Naturalist. She is author of Ecology II: Throat Song from the Everglades and co-author of Paddling the Everglades Wilderness Waterway. Professor Emeritus of Interdisciplinary Studies (NLU), Fulbright Scholar and former Poetry Editor of the English Journal, she has articles, chapters and poems in many literary and academic publications. She holds an MFA in Poetry from Warren Wilson College and a PhD in English Education from the University of Florida. She learned to love watery worlds during her childhood on the coast of southeastern coast North Carolina. Holly Genzen Holly is a Florida Master Naturalist and holds an M.S.Ed.in Outdoor Education from the University of Akron and a PhD in Educational Administration from Kent State University. She is a retired Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at National-Louis University. Before moving to Florida she solo thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, and in the past decade has focused her attention on the water wilderness areas of south Florida. She has co-written a guidebook, Paddling the Everglades Wilderness Waterway, an effort that required extensive research into the social and natural history of the area. An artist, she keeps a daily nature sketchbook and explores the natural world through both oil and watercolor. SCCF's (Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation) mission is to protect and care for Southwest Florida's coastal ecosystems. SCCF manages over 1300 acres of land on the islands (and owns an additional 500 acres on nearby Pine Island).  SCCF offers a wide array of educational programs for people of all ages, from beach walks to trail walks, boat tours, wading trips and kayak tours plus classroom-based activities. Our Native Landscape and Garden Center has a wide selection of native plants for sale, and also offers landscaping and educational services. The SCCF Marine Laboratory actively conducts research in areas including seagrasses, mangroves, harmful algal blooms, fish populations and shellfish restoration. SCCF’s RECON (River, Estuary and Coastal Observing Network) network of seven in-water sensors provides real-time, hourly readings of key water quality and weather parameters. Find out more through our website.