Feb

8 2026

11th Annual JCRC Day of Learning - Preserving Nature's Bounty

9:30AM - 2:00PM  

Contact Alan Zagier
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11th Annual JCRC Day of Learning

Preserving Nature's Bounty– From Israel to Greater Naples

Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center
4720 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, FL

$25 per person

Light Lunch Included

Schedule
9:30 a.m. - Coffee, light refreshments
10-10:45 a.m. - A Window into Israel’s Natural Legacy, Jay Shofet
10:45-11:30 - Tikkun HaYam-Jewish Marine Conservation-Repair the Sea, Rabbi Ed Rosenthal
11:30-noon - Lunch
12-12:30 p.m. - Vanishing wetlands, surging growth, fading panthers-Conservation challenges in Collier County, Julianne Thomas
12:30-1 p.m. - Birds of paradise: how Rookery Bay protects, promotes avian conservation
1-2 p.m. - Panel discussion (Jay Shofet, moderator)