Greening & Gardening

This video is the 6th in our series about the Florida Space Coast.   Join Green Jenine back in the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary where she discusses the Gopher Tortoise with naturalist Joe Swingle. 
When people do something to help save one species it typically helps many more in its ecosystem as well. Learn how one animal shares its burrow with hundreds of other species providing them all homes and a safe refuge during fire and frost. This keystone species is also critical to helping disperse seeds for plants in its habitat as well. 
The Enchanted Forest Sanctuary is located in Titusville, FL and is open Tuesdays – Sundays, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (closed Mondays).  For more information call (321) 264-5185 or visit www.efs/eelbrevard.com.
 
Joe Swingle is a Naturalist in Brevard County, FLorida with the Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program – the County’s land conservation organization.  He began teaching non-formal nature education in 1997 in Tampa, Florida, and since then has created and taught outdoor education programs for students, scouts, adults, and other groups in Florida and Texas.  Joe was also a secondary science teacher in Texas, is a Texas Master Naturalist, and is a Certified Interpretive Guide through the National Association of Interpretation.  Joe has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of South Florida