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Keeping with this year’s theme of Access to Nature, it is appropriate that we learn more about our local forests, how they are managed, and how to access them. Have you ever visited the forest of huge live oaks at Fred George Park? Did you know there is a unique stand of woods called North Florida Red Oak Woods to be found along the Miccosukee Greenway? We cannot have access to a forest if we do not know about them. Leigh Davis will share information about existing and planned trails and boardwalks in some of the forested parks. She will also familiarize us with her department and how it works. It is amazing how much they get done with so little staff!

After this program, we hope you will hit the trails in these forests and put the e-birding skills you learned during the November AAS presentation to use. We plan to offer field trips to some of these special places after the pandemic (2021-2022 year). 

Leigh Davis Biography

Leigh Davis is the Director of Leon County Parks and Recreation and has been serving in that capacity for the last 9 years.  Her public service career spans two and a half decades, and includes time with the FL House of Representatives, the Florida Association of Counties, and over 15 years with Leon County.

With the County she has served as Assistant to the Public Works Director, Assistant to the County Administrator, Interim Fleet Director, and now as the Director of Parks and Recreation.

Ms. Davis received her undergraduate from Auburn University and her master’s degree in public administration from Florida State University.