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About TGO NatureScape
Who we are and why we care

OUR MISSION


To inspire understanding and appreciation of natural spaces and habitats through education, highlighting the importance of sustainable, thoughtful landscape planning in creating welcoming and accessible environments.

OUR VISION


To be a trusted and respected resource for communities and organizations seeking to integrate native plants into sustainable landscape planning and design.

Board of Directors

Tim Graham, President

  • Florida Master Naturalist
  • Miami Dade Fire Rescue, Retired
  • Partnership for Environmental Education (previous Chair)
  • Chair of Landscaping & Beautification Committee
  • Lead instructor for Wilderness Medical Associates
  • TGO Firewise Committee

Betty Salter, Vice President

  • Brevard County Recreation Coordinator (retired)
  • Wildlife Refuge Education Program Creator & Instructor
  • Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival (previous Field Trip Coordinator)
  • Florida Butterfly Monitoring Network at Merritt Island NWR (founder, retired)
  • Nature Center Naturalist
  • TrailMaster (retired)
  • TGO Firewise Committee
  • Ph.D. in Zoology (research focused on Gopher Tortoises)
  • Retired from career in Natural Resource Management
  • Permitting with Florida DEP, Water Mgt. Districts, & Army Corps of Engineers
  • Past director of two Nature Centers
  • Former Officer in U.S. Navy
  • Elected Board Member of the Lake County Water Authority
  • Gopher Tortoise Council Member (former Treasurer)
  • Certified – National Wildfire Coordinating Group Firefighter Type 2

Bob Taylor, Secretary

NEXT EVENT:

“Tortoise Talk with Dr. Robert Taylor”
November 17, 2025 @ 2:00pm

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Barb Eager, Director of Fundraising & Development

  • Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival Association President
  • Bird Uganda Safaris US Marketing Representative
  • International Conference for Women Birders (IC4WB) Board Chair
  • Brevard Nature Alliance Executive Director
  • North American Association for Environmental Education Deputy Director of Administration, Conference and Core Services

Don Parsons, Treasurer

  • Retired self-employed accountant. IRS Enrolled Agent status
  • Lived and worked in Westhampton Beach, LI, NY
  • TGO Nature Center Life Member
  • Quogue (LI,NY) Nature Center, Treasurer (1992-2006)
  • TGO Condo IX Board Member, 2015-current

Ron Peoples

  • U.S. Coast Guard Veteran
  • Emmy Award-Winning Photojournalist @ WESH-TV (NBC Affiliate)
  • B.A. in Radio and Television, University of Central Florida
  • Salvation Army Disaster Response: Training and Field Deployment
  • Brevard County Sheriff’s Office: Situational Preparedness Training
  • Community Involvement  at The Great Outdoors (TGO):  Nature Center Grounds Maintenance Committee Chair;  Lakes and Ponds Committee;  Fish Stocking Advisor;   Firewise Committee Member; Nature Trail Clearing Volunteer;  Sawdust Club – Facilities Committee Member

Doug Jensen

  • Video production company owner since 1984
  • Multimedia producer for U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, BLM, and Bureau of Reclamation
  • Instructor at Maine Media Workshops
  • Former board member of the Asnacoment Pond Association (Hubbardston, MA)
  • TGO Nature Center Life Member
  • B.A. in Mass Communications, Brigham Young University
  • Member of Architectural Review Committee (ARC) at TGO

TGO NatureScape is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing education, funding methods and concept plans for central Florida communities on best use practices of native plants and invasive species mitigation. 

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