) in the upper right corner of the page.12th Annual Everglades Day Festival Saturday Feb 12, 2011, 8am-4pm at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge 10216 Lee Road , Boynton Beach.
EVERGLADES DAY FESTIVAL is family friendly, fun, and free except for food! Includes free off-site parking, shuttle bus to events.
The all-day fun filled lineup includes workshops and presentations, ecology exhibits, programs with live animals, birds and reptiles along with a variety of nature walks. There will be bus trips out to a critical marsh area of the Everglades in the morning and special tours will also be available to the study areas set up by the South Florida Water Management District to assess the best practices for saving Palm Beach County’s part of the Everglades. Guided canoeing, nature/bird walks, photography walks, trail hikes, and more. Don’t forget to check out the food vendors and live music. Come join us!
The event is for people of all ages and cultures, and there will be translators available for those speaking Spanish or Creole.
