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Garden Lecture: “Turning Invasive Reptile Species into a Triumph for Natives”

Jan 216:00 pm

Join us for our 4th Season of Smart Gardening Lectures

This will be an adventure!

We are excited to welcome Kym Clark, from EverWild, who will guide us through the wild beauty and biodiversity of Florida. She’ll share how she passionately protects native ecosystems by rehoming non-native and invasive species and removing invasive species such as Burmese pythons, repurposing their materials into handcrafted jewelry.   

January 21, 2026, 6:00pm

Crest Theater Building, Suite C, 51 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach

$12; Free to DBHS & SCGP members and OSS Creative Arts School students.

Not a DBHS Member? Join today! https://delraybeachhistory.org/support/. Learn more about the Food Forest and the Swinton Community Growing Project! https://www.facebook.com/swintoncgp/

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Kym Clark, Owner of EverWild by Kym LLC

Kym Clark is a Florida-based wildlife photographer, conservationist, Burmese python hunter, social media influencer and outdoor enthusiast who is renowned for her captivating images and active participation in ecological preservation efforts. Her work has garnered attention from major media outlets, including the Miami Herald, Sun Sentinel, Business Insider, Newsweek, Field & Stream and USA Today.

Beyond educational photography, Kym is actively involved in conservation initiatives, removing invasive species from Florida year-round. Her commitment to preserving Florida’s native wildlife is evident in both her fieldwork and public outreach. In addition to the removal of Burmese pythons, she also removes non-native iguanas, tegus and other invasive reptiles, amphibians and fish, a mission critical to saving Florida’s ecosystem and its native wildlife. Kym and her team have donated Burmese python skins as well as python and tegu teeth for educational purposes. In addition, they have donated a live, non-native veiled chameleon (removed from wild Florida) to a local nature center to be used for educational purposes as an ambassador animal; please visit Rango the Chameleon who was re-homed at Green Cay Nature Center in Boynton Beach, Florida. Kym participates in and promotes statewide events to remove invasive species, such as the Florida Python Challenge (an annual competition aimed at controlling the population of invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades) as well as the Removal of the Swamp Invaders (a joint effort between Florida Fish and Wildlife FWC and the Miccosukee Indian Tribe/Village/Resort spearheading the control of invasive fish). 

Learn more: https://everwildbykym.com/