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TBSK February Speaker Presentation - Doug Alderson - Inside the Naturalists Studio

  • 04 Feb 2025
  • 7:00 PM
  • https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/UR-jUnl-T2yDTsTaKB67ug

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TBSK February Speaker - Doug Alderson - 7PM, February 4

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There is so much we could talk to Doug Alderson about that would be of interest to paddlers and nature lovers!  His many excellent books about Florida’s flora, fauna, natural history, and waterways, his beautiful nature photography, his years of work developing paddling trails across the state. We may touch on those topics, but for this program we will focus on Doug’s role in last year’s state park development scandal within his former FDEP position. Doug was at the center of the firestorm, right alongside whistleblower James Gaddis, as Florida citizens learned about plans to add large hotels, golf courses, and pickleball courts to nine of our state parks—including Honeymoon Island in the Tampa Bay region. We’ll talk to Doug about his experience, lessons learned, and advice he has for those of us who want to preserve Florida’s wild spaces.

This program is being offered in collaboration with Friends of Pinellas Master Naturalists. Participants will be muted during the interview, but hosts will open the floor for questions afterwards.  

More about Doug: 

Doug Alderson prefers a kayak to a desk, hugs trees and friends, and loves observing alligators, manatees and other wildlife in their natural environment. Most of his 17 published books focus on the dynamic and quirky nature of his home state of Florida. They include America's AlligatorWild Florida Waters, Waters Less Traveled, New Dawn for the Kissimmee RiverEncounters with Florida's Endangered Wildlife and A New Guide to Old Florida Attractions. He has won six first place Royal Palm Literary awards for nonfiction books, three gold medals from the Florida Authors and Publishers Association, and several other state and national writing and photography awards. His latest book, Discovering Florida’s Coast, was the fourth runner up for 2023 book of the year by the Florida Writers Association.

Doug is currently finishing up a book about the Apalachicola River and Bay, to be published by the University Press of Florida. He recently retired from DEP’s Office of Greenways and Trails where he coordinated the state’s designated kayak and canoe trails, among other duties.



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