The Monthly Changing Window at Flamingo Clay Studio
Honors Three Prominnent Ecologists
(Two of whom are City Commissioners)
J Street Junction, Lake Worth Beach, Celebrates “Earth Month”
Lake Worth Beach is populated with neighborhoods and neighbors who care about the earth, climate change and ecology. From solar panels, butterfly gardens, beach clean-ups and food choices, individuals in this little community work hard, doing their share to keep this planet alive.
“Think Globally, Act Locally,” has become a motto many observe, and the theme for the monthly changing window of the Flamingo Clay Studio at 15 South J Street, Lake Worth Beach. During the first weekend of each month, artist Saya Gayoso creates a themed window reflecting the themes of the months and the seasons. This month’s window honors Greta Thunberg (Think Globally) and two local scientists/ecologists (Act Locally) who have made their life’s work saving our enormous natural resources.
In Lake Worth Beach, two residents, city commissioners, have made saving the planet their life’s work. For this reason, it is fitting that they are honored for their decades of tireless works.
Dr. Christopher McVoy is a
soil and wetland scientist who has devoted most of his career to scientific
research in support of Everglades restoration.
Along with a colleague, he operates a research platform in the
Everglades to better understand how the flow of water and sediments make the
Everglades unique. Dr. McVoy’s earlier
research, published as a book by the University of Florida, documented the
Everglades as they were originally, before we started draining them. As Vice Mayor of Lake Worth Beach, Dr. McVoy
focuses on solar power, enhancing our historic character, better conditions for
bicyclists and walkers and being a voice for the under-represented.
Reinaldo Diaz is our Lake Worth Waterkeeper. He advocates for the Lake Worth Lagoon and its watershed, a coastal estuary running along the eastern edge of Palm Beach County in South Florida. The watershed, which is considered the northern reach of the Everglades, extending from Lake Okeechobee to our famous beaches. He is currently tracking and tagging the Horseshoe Crab, addressing population and breeding concerns. He works with an ecology posse, a group of children known as the LaGoonies. A LaGoony is a person who acknowledges their ecological role and understands that it is through learning and experience that one can envision a better tomorrow.
J Street Junction is located in Downtown Lake Worth Beach. It is the first block east of Dixie Highway and the first block South of Lake Avenue. A wide and quiet street, it is home base for artists and musicians with two art galleries, an artist studio, and three major music venues. Street Festivals, have become the norm for large crowds of art, music and food lovers.
