Science and History Symposium

2024 Science & History Symposium

Friday, January 26, 2024
The Ribault Club, Fort George Island, Jacksonville, FL

Please join us at the tenth Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve Science & History Symposium on Friday, January 26th, at the Ribault Club on Fort George Island in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Timucuan Science and History Symposium is a place to:

Connect natural and cultural researchers, community residents, and National Park Service resource professionals at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.
Identify partners for conducting research within the Preserve.
Share success stories of researchers who have contributed to the management and interpretation of the Preserve’s resources.
Communicate about the resources, research opportunities, and protocols of the Preserve.

Registration is open for the 10th Timucuan Symposium on January 26, 2024.

Highlights from past years:

2022 Presentations included:

A Return to Sarabay: UNF Excavations at a Mocama Indian Community Keith Ashley

Indigenous Fort Caroline Denise Bossy

People on the Move: The Civil War-Era Experience of Black Enslaved Laborers at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve Keith Hébert, Peter Thomas, Matthew Roberts

Restoring Coastal Habitats for History and for Today Kelly Smith

Quantifying Potential Coastal Wetland Transgression in and around the Timucuan Ecological and Historic PreserveNicholas M. Enwright, Richard H. Day, William C. Vervaeke, Brett A. Patton, Hana R. Thurman, Michael J. Osland, Gordon H. Anderson, and Davina L. Passeri

Thin Layer Placement for Increasing Marsh Resilience: Keeping Sediment in the System Peggy Mullin