BIO

Higher Education:

Honorary Doctor of Science, Florida International University (2012)

Awards:

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award (Dade Chapter–Florida Native Plant Society, 1982)

Charles Brookfield Medal (Tropical Audubon Society, 1996)

Green Palmetto Award in Education (Florida Native Plant Society, 2003)

Lifetime Achievement Award (Dade Chapter–Florida Native Plant Society, Tropical Audubon

Society, & Miami Blue Chapter–North American Butterfly Association, 2010)

Major Speaking Engagements:

Opening Ceremony Speaker, 11th World Orchid Conference, 1984 (Miami)

Keynote Speaker, Florida Native Plant Society State Conference, 1997 (Gainesville)

Keynote Speaker, 19th World Orchid Conference, 2008 (Miami)

Keynote Speaker, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden annual meeting, 2009 (Coral Gables)

Keynote Speaker, Florida Native Plant Society State Conference, 2013 (Jacksonville)

Professional:

Retired senior naturalist, Miami-Dade Parks Department (1977–2010)

Part-time instructor and fieldtrip leader for Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (1988–Present)

Tropical Audubon Society Board of Directors (1997–Present)

Survivalist Instructor for the Discovery Channel reality TV program, Naked & Afraid