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History Chat: The Aquifer, Bears, Agriculture, Marshes & Aircraft Carriers

with Ramesh Buch, North Florida Land Trust

This program kicks off an eight-part 'Conservation Series' at Jacksonville Public Library (running May through June). History Chat is a one hour program in which a guest lecturer speaks about a topic in local history, followed by an audience Q&A.

Learn how the North Florida Land Trust uses land conservation to accomplish multiple goals in Florida with speaker Ramesh Buch. The North Florida Land Trust is a nonprofit organization committed to protecting and preserving our region’s irreplaceable natural beauty. It has protected over 123,000 acres in Northeast Florida worth $277M since 1999.

North Florida Land Trust's mission: To protect North Florida's quality of life through acquisition and restoration of its irreplaceable lands.

Ramesh Buch has been a full-time real estate professional in the Gainesville area since relocating there with his wife and twins in 2001. He has had a 25-year career in real estate, focused almost entirely on the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands in Florida. He stood up and ran the Alachua County Forever land conservation program for 16 years. Most recently, he was the Real Estate Services Director for the St. Johns River Water Management District. He has completed almost 50,000 acres of property transactions worth over $152 million. Upon his retirement from the public sector, Ramesh joined NFLT to continue his passion for conservation land deals. His strengths are problem-solving and negotiating deals and enjoys the collaborative approach to transactions. He believes the best solutions are those that make environmental and economic sense. 

Funding for this program was provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities with funds from The Mosaic Company. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or The Mosaic Company.

This is an 8-part series consisting of a variety of library programs on conservation and the environment with the Duval Audubon Society, North Florida Land Trust, and the St. Johns Riverkeeper.

Register to save your seat. Registration must be completed two hours prior to the start time. A library card and PIN are required for registration. If you do not have a card, click HERE to obtain one.

All registered seats will be forfeited at 6:55 p.m. and made available to waitlisted and walk-in attendees. Registered attendees arriving after this time will be seated if seats are available.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please allow 1–2 business days to process. Last-minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fulfill. Please ask for Learning Services at 255-2665 or email JPLPrograms@coj.net.

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