Orlando Wetlands Festival 2018 on Feb. 17, 2018
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Orlando Wetlands Festival 2018 sign, at Christmas, FL (presented at WindermereSun.com) -
Orlando Wetlands Festival 2018 activities, at Christmas, FL (presented at WindermereSun.com) -
Orlando Wetlands Festival 2018 map direction, at Christmas, FL (presented at WindermereSun.com) -
Orlando Wetlands Festival Eagle Exhibit, at Christmas, FL (presented at WindermereSun.com) -
Orlando Wetlands Festival hayride, at Christmas, FL (presented at WindermereSun.com)
Dear Friends & Neighbors,
Orlando Wetlands Festival 2018 activities, at Christmas, FL (presented at WindermereSun.com)
Orlando Wetlands Festival 2018 map direction, at Christmas, FL (presented at WindermereSun.com)
Orlando Wetlands Festival 2018 sign, at Christmas, FL (presented at WindermereSun.com)
Orlando Wetlands Festival hayride, at Christmas, FL (presented at WindermereSun.com)
Orlando Wetlands Festival Eagle Exhibit, at Christmas, FL (presented at WindermereSun.com)
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Quick Announcement: Orlando Wetlands Festival will take place on Feb. 17, 2018, from 9:00 am-3:00 pm at Fort Christmas Park, 1300 N. Fort Christmas Rd., Christmas, FL, 32709.
Come and enjoy the Orlando Wetlands Festival on Saturday, February 17, 2018, from 9am-3pm at Fort Christmas Historical Park. The Orlando Wetlands Festival highlights the Orlando Wetlands Park, the City’s 1,650 acre water reclamation wetland. The event is sponsored by: City of Orlando, Orange Audubon Society and Orange County Parks and Recreation.
On February 17, 2018, experience this unique wetland treatment system with the entire family. Event co-sponsor, Orange Audubon Society, will lead guided bird-watching excursions. The Friends of the Orlando Wetlands will lead wetland exploration hikes and the Florida Native Plant Society will lead native plant identification hikes. Bring your camera and join guided photo hikes led by professional photographers. For those who like to sit and ride, guided bus tours will travel along the wetland berms, giving riders a chance to experience firsthand, Florida’s wild wetlands.
In addition to the numerous guided tours, there will be bird-banding and mist-netting demonstrations, as well as, live music by Homer Stiles. Featured in the various wildlife shows, many different live animals will be present such as alligators, snakes, birds and many others. Also, free native wildflowers and backyard wildlife plants will be given away to encourage biodiversity.
There will be interactive children’s activities, bounce houses, hay rides and much more! So bring the whole family and invite your friends and neighbors to this fun, free educational festival. Please leave your pets at home; there are wild animals. Food will be available for purchase.
Free admission and free door prizes!
Food will be available for purchase supporting the Fort Christmas Historical Society and Boy Scout Troop 25.
Please leave your pets at home; there are wild animals.
Volunteers for the event provided by the Friends of the Orlando Wetlands and Green Up Orlando.
Please contact the Orlando Wetlands Park if you are interested in sponsoring this event: 407-568-1706.
Sponsoring the Festival in a financial way is the Orange Audubon Society and Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI)
Directions: To get to the Park, take S.R. 50 to Christmas, Florida. Turn north onto 420, Ft. Christmas Rd. Continue north 1.8 miles. Fort Christmas Park will be on your left. Free parking will be located on your right across from Fort Christmas Park. The address is 1300 North Fort Christmas Road, Christmas, FL 32709.
Photographed, gathered, written, and posted by Windermere Sun-Susan Sun Nunamaker
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