PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Mark Joseph Good was born in Baltimore, Maryland, but left his home state at the age of nineteen. Mark served over forty years between Florida and Colorado in forest management and forest wildland firefighting. Throughout his career, Mark has received many distinguished awards: -The Governor's Distinguished Service Award under two Florida governors: Lawton Chiles and Jeb Bush-The Department of Agriculture Outstanding Service Award presented by Commissioner of Agriculture Bob Crawford-The Florida Park Service Heroism Award for saving lives during river flooding during a storm-The Award of Valor presented by National Park Service Director Fran Manella for saving drowning boaters in an alligator-infested river at night-The Interpreter of the Year (public speaker) for the Department of Environmental Protection within the Park Service of FloridaThese forms of recognition are but some of many over the years.
"""Mr. Good's depth of knowledge and experience in this area is most awe-inspiring. Through his eloquent delivery, Mr. Good enlightened all of us not just to facts and figures regarding this little-understood aspect of nature, but rather educated us to understand the ways in which birds of prey impact our lives as humans."" Howard A. Kerner Professor, English and Communications Winter Haven, Florida"
