CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT  CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us  ST. JOSEPH BAY STATE BUFFER PRESERVE CELEBRATES 20-YEAR ANNIVERSARY ~Celebration to include tours, presentations and lunch~ WHAT:        St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve 20th Anniversary Celebration WHEN:        Friday, Nov. 13, 2015                     9 a.m.–4 p.m. WHERE:      St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve Visitor Center                     3915 State Road 30-A                     Port St. Joe, FL 32456 How:            Register for the tram tours and/or lunch by calling 850-229-1787, ext.1                     Event admission is free, Bar-B-Que lunch costs $10 per plate. The St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve’s 20th anniversary celebration will feature guest speakers and educational programs emphasizing the importance of the preserve and its relationship to St. Joseph Bay. The celebration will also include two tram tours, each two hours long, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. On the tours, preserve managers will share the area’s history and the preserve’s efforts to protect this ecologic treasure. Trams are limited to 26 guests per tour so early registration is encouraged. Educational presentations will begin in the visitor center at the top of every hour from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. At 11 a.m. Dr. Jack Rink will discuss what the preserve was like when it was established in his presentation “The Geological History of St. Joseph Bay Buffer Preserve Lands: Beach Landforms and Archaeological Occupation.” The Friends of the Preserves is sponsoring lunch from Paul Gant’s Bar-B-Que atnoon for $10 per plate. Guests planning to attend the lunch must register by Nov. 6. The Friends of the Preserves is a citizen support organization which supports the goals of The St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve.  About the St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve The St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve is managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Coastal Office as part of the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve. The preserve provides protection for native species habitat and archaeological and historical sites, as well as opportunities for natural resource-based recreation within its 5,019 acres. For more information, visithttp://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/stjoseph_buffer/.  http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLDEP/bulletins/11da7da

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