Explore the Florida coast's history and Floridians' relationships with the sea over the past 2,000 years or so (when the modern shoreline came into being). This program is organized around four of Florida's coasts to consider the current problems confronting coastal communities in light of history. While all of Florida's coasts face similar problems, each lecture will use one coastal space to explore the impact of an issue in detail. Each discussion, enhanced through images and video, will begin with a description of the modern problem and then move back in time to contextualize it. Attendees will gain a strong understanding of the problems with Florida's coasts while gaining an appreciation of how these coasts have changed over time. Space is limited.

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LECTURES:

1. The First Coast: Development and the Northern Atlantic Coast

2. The Emerald Coast: Saving History Along the Northern Gulf

3. The Sun Coast: The Problem of Pollution on the Southern Gulf

4. The Gold Coast: Sea Level Rise and South Florida