Our January Speaker was Dan Kimball, Superintendent of Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks. Mr. Kimball began with a history of water management in South Florida from Lake Okeechobee down to the Everglades. There had been a loss of many plant and animal species prior to the Everglades being designated a National Park. Dan then gave us a lenghtly Burmese Python report. He and his crew are inventing solutions as they go to deal with this problem. This million and a half acre park is susceptible to a number of other threats such as hurricanes, careless boating and climate change. Scientists predict an increased sea levels by as much as three feet this century, the park is barely above sea level now.
A Nike Missile site from the Cold War era has been opened to tourism. The missile site is one of the best preserved of all Nike sites. Also guided tours and educational seminars are readily available.
A near record number of Right Angle members and guests enjoyed a well delivered talk spiced with humor. We are fortunate to have such high profile speakers as Dan Kimball.
New Right Angle members were introduced, thirteen in all. We now have 150 members on our list and if any member knows of someone who would be interested in joining, please email us, rightangleofvcc@aol.com.
