SEPTEMBER - John R. Lewis, Florida Department of Environmental protection

The Incredible Horseshoe Crab

The incredible horseshoe crab

Join SFDI on September 3 for a fascinating exploration of the wonderful “Prehistoric Superstars” known as Horseshoe Crabs. Dive into the history, significance, and contribution that Horseshoe Crabs have given to human health and sciences. Learn how to collect valuable surveys for scientific data and contribute to a citizen science campaign. Horseshoe Crabs have been here for millions of years and play a vital role in our ecosystem. Explore the life cycle and challenges these marvelous creatures face on their journey of life.

John Lewis will be joining our September meeting from Zoom to tell us more about this creature’s ancestry, behavior, and how we are dependent it.

ABOUT JOHN LEWIS

John Lewis was born and raised in Clinton County, Ohio. The day after graduating high school John started his career in Ohio State Parks while attending college. After graduating college with a degree in Political Science and Public Administration and attending graduate school, John completed his six-year term with Ohio Department of Natural Resources in October of 2022. In November of 2022 John Lewis started as a Park Ranger for Long Key State Park and now serves as the Park Service Specialist leading the effort of imperiled species management, volunteer coordination, and natural resource management. He has now served as the Horseshoe Crab Watch Tagging coordinator for almost 3 years. John is also our interpretive specialist educating the public about our park’s wildlife species and the importance of protecting the habitat they thrive in.