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47-foot River Mural to be Unveiled at Local Preserve

JAXPORT-sponsored mural part of overall environmental program

What:              As part of its environmental awareness program, the Jacksonville Port Authority has sponsored a local artist to paint a mural of the St. Johns River and all its users - human and aquatic - at Tree Hill Nature Center, a 50-acre nonprofit wildlife preserve located in Jacksonville's Arlington suburb. The mural entitled, "A River in Harmony," will be unveiled at a ceremony featuring information about JAXPORT's environmental programming and upcoming Tree Hill programs.

Who:               The event will feature comments by Tree Hill Executive Director Lucy Cortese, mural artist Clay Gentry and JAXPORT's Senior Director of Real Estate Development and Planning David Kaufman.

Why:               The mural complements other JAXPORT environmental programs, including a manatee awareness and protection effort, the creation of saltmarsh wetlands on Buck Island and Fanning Island, the preservation of more than 50 acres of environmentally-sensitive salt marsh along Wynn's Creek, and restoration of Dutton Island along the Intracoastal Waterway in Atlantic Beach. 

When:              Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005                         11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.     

Where:             Tree Hill Nature Center

                        7152 Lone Star Road

(½ mile north of the Arlington Expressway between Regency Square Mall and Downtown Jacksonville)

Contact:           Robert Peek, JAXPORT          Tree Hill Nature Center          

                        Ph: (904) 630-3047                 Ph: (904) 724-4646