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Cedar Point Environmental Park PO Box 5197
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
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Charlotte County Natural Resourc
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Guided Walk Schedule
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Cedar Point Environmental Park PO Box 5197
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(941) 475-0769
Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center and the Charlotte County Natural Resource Department will be conducting the following free guided walks in October 2011
Unless noted, all begin at 9:00 AM. For directions or further information, call Cedar Point Environmental Park at 941-475-0769
Saturday October 15 Join Al Squires on a guided walk through the old growth pine flatwoods and mangrove fringe of 125-acre Oyster Creek Regional Park in Englewood. Meet at the San Casa entrance.
Sunday October 16 Join Jack Lyons on a guided walk through the scrub and pine flatwoods of 217-acre Amberjack Environmental Park in Cape Haze. Meet in the parking lot at the end of Gasparilla Pines Blvd.
Saturday October 22 Join George Dykhuizen on a guided walk through Buck Creek Preserve. This 80-acre preserve is comprised of scrubby and mesic flatwoods that transition into coastal hammock and mangrove swamp along Buck Creek. Meet at the parking lot.
Sunday October 23 Join Denny Girard on a guided walk through Tippecanoe II Mitigation Preserve in Port Charlotte. This 150 acre preserve is home to several families of the threatened Florida scrub jay. Meet in the parking lot.
Saturday October 29 Join Gloria Hanson on a guided walk through the old growth pine flatwoods and mangrove fringe of 125-acre Oyster Creek Regional Park in Englewood. Meet at the San Casa entrance.
Sunday October 30 Join Greg Brezicki on a guided walk through the scrub and pine flatwoods of 217-acre Amberjack Environmental Park in Cape Haze. Meet in the parking lot at the end of Gasparilla Pines Blvd.
More Guided Walks near Englewood
Florida
November 17 Charlotte Harbor Preserve in Cape Haze See the diversity of plants &
wildlife within this 46000-acre state park and
November 22 South Venice Lemon Bay Preserve in Englewood Explore the variety of protected
wildlife and wildflowers found in this 222-acre
November 30 Deer Prairie Creek Preserve, North Entrance, in Venice Hike through the pine flatwoods
and mixed hardwood hammocks of
These guided walks are organized and conducted by the Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center (CHEC), a non-profit organization serving the community with environmental education, recreation, research and preservation. Funding for the hikes is provided by the Manasota and Peace River Basin Boards of the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
Further information, directions and registration can be obtained by calling (941) 475-0769.
ALL PROGRAMS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
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View some of their Guided Walks Here
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Plant Native Day
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Robert's Photography
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