Environmental Education progams are managed by EEL Program staff at the Enchanted Forest Management & Education Center
Location
The Sanctuary entrance is on the north side of SR-405 across from the Space Coast Regional Airport. MAP
Information - PH: 321-264-5185 or
Riverwalk Nature Center at5355 US Highway 1, Rockledge
Location
FROM SR-520, go south 7 miles on US Hwy 1, make a u-turn to the northbound lane, the park is on the right MAP
Information - PH: 321-433-4490 or
For residents and visitors in the Merritt Island and Beaches area... Programs are scheduled at various sites, and include canoe/kayak trips, adult and childrens programs at Rotary Park Nature Center, and annual events at Kiwanis Island.
See the calendar listing below for details...
Information - PH: 321-455-1385
| Saturday, 04 September, 2010 - MUSIC IN THE FOREST at the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary |
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Please come out and enjoy the sights and sounds of the forest in the evening. Florida folk music will be played on the screened porch. You may bring a picnic dinner to enjoy. 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, September 4 This program is free and fun for all! For more information, call 321.264.5185. |
| Wednesday, 08 September, 2010 - OYSTER MAT MAKING at Barrier Island Center |
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Help The Nature Conservancy with their community project to restore oyster reefs in the Mosquito Lagoon of North Brevard County. 10 a.m., Wednesday, September 8 Volunteering is fun, rewarding and best of all free! For more information, please call 321.723.3556 |
| Wednesday, 15 September, 2010 - HURRICANE SEASON |
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Visit www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/disaster_prevention.shtml to make your hurricane preparations. June 1 through November 30 For more information, please call 321.723.3556 |
| Monday, 20 September, 2010 - Friends of Ulumay Wildlife Sanctuary |
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Meetings at Kiwanis Island Park Friends of Ulumay is an organization of people who are passionate about preserving and enhancing the natural resources of the Ulumay Wildlife Sanctuary. Some members participate in outdoor recreational activities such as kayaking, hiking and mountain biking at Ulumay. Many members support restoring the Ulumay Wildlife Sanctuary to a more natural state, including the removal of Brazilian pepper trees (Schinus terebinthifolius) - an invasive non-indigenous plant. |
| Wednesday, 22 September, 2010 - FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY - SEA ROCKET CHAPTER at the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary |
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We will not be meeting in August, but will be back in September. 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 22 This program is free. For more information, call 321.264.5185. |
| Saturday, 25 September, 2010 - IT'S THE INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEAN-UP'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY at the Barrier Island Center |
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And it's also National Public Lands Day and National Estuary Day!! As trash falls from our hands and travels from land to sea and around the world leaving no shoreline or waterway untouched the time has come to turn the tide on marine debris. You can assist the Ocean Conservancy with their mission to care for the health of the world's ocean by recording and removing trash from our beaches and islands of the lagoon. Please wear water shoes, sunscreen and bring your water bottle, a snack and insect repellant. 9 a.m. Saturday, September 25 Volunteering is fun, rewarding and best of all free! For more information, please call 321.723.3556 |
| Friday, 01 October, 2010 - HURRICANE SEASON |
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Visit www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/disaster_prevention.shtml to make your hurricane preparations. June 1 through November 30 For more information, please call 321.723.3556 |
Erna Nixon Nature Center1200 Evans Road, Melbourne
Location
FROM US-192 by the Melbourne Square Mall, go north on Evans Road 0.9 miles. The entrance is on the left just before Nasa Blvd. MAP
Information PH: 321-952-4525
| Saturday, 04 September, 2010 - MUSIC IN THE FOREST at the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary |
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Please come out and enjoy the sights and sounds of the forest in the evening. Florida folk music will be played on the screened porch. You may bring a picnic dinner to enjoy. 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, September 4 This program is free and fun for all! For more information, call 321.264.5185. |
| Wednesday, 08 September, 2010 - OYSTER MAT MAKING at Barrier Island Center |
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Help The Nature Conservancy with their community project to restore oyster reefs in the Mosquito Lagoon of North Brevard County. 10 a.m., Wednesday, September 8 Volunteering is fun, rewarding and best of all free! For more information, please call 321.723.3556 |
| Wednesday, 15 September, 2010 - HURRICANE SEASON |
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Visit www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/disaster_prevention.shtml to make your hurricane preparations. June 1 through November 30 For more information, please call 321.723.3556 |
| Monday, 20 September, 2010 - Friends of Ulumay Wildlife Sanctuary |
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Meetings at Kiwanis Island Park Friends of Ulumay is an organization of people who are passionate about preserving and enhancing the natural resources of the Ulumay Wildlife Sanctuary. Some members participate in outdoor recreational activities such as kayaking, hiking and mountain biking at Ulumay. Many members support restoring the Ulumay Wildlife Sanctuary to a more natural state, including the removal of Brazilian pepper trees (Schinus terebinthifolius) - an invasive non-indigenous plant. |
| Wednesday, 22 September, 2010 - FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY - SEA ROCKET CHAPTER at the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary |
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We will not be meeting in August, but will be back in September. 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 22 This program is free. For more information, call 321.264.5185. |
| Saturday, 25 September, 2010 - IT'S THE INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEAN-UP'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY at the Barrier Island Center |
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And it's also National Public Lands Day and National Estuary Day!! As trash falls from our hands and travels from land to sea and around the world leaving no shoreline or waterway untouched the time has come to turn the tide on marine debris. You can assist the Ocean Conservancy with their mission to care for the health of the world's ocean by recording and removing trash from our beaches and islands of the lagoon. Please wear water shoes, sunscreen and bring your water bottle, a snack and insect repellant. 9 a.m. Saturday, September 25 Volunteering is fun, rewarding and best of all free! For more information, please call 321.723.3556 |
| Friday, 01 October, 2010 - HURRICANE SEASON |
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Visit www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/disaster_prevention.shtml to make your hurricane preparations. June 1 through November 30 For more information, please call 321.723.3556 |
Besides environmental education activites offered by the EEL Program North Region (see "North" Programs) -- activities, workdays, and events are offered in the Central, South, and South Beaches Regions. See upcoming programs in the Calendar listings below, or view the EEL Program Calendar by Region
| Saturday, 04 September, 2010 - MUSIC IN THE FOREST at the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary |
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Please come out and enjoy the sights and sounds of the forest in the evening. Florida folk music will be played on the screened porch. You may bring a picnic dinner to enjoy. 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, September 4 This program is free and fun for all! For more information, call 321.264.5185. |
| Wednesday, 08 September, 2010 - OYSTER MAT MAKING at Barrier Island Center |
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Help The Nature Conservancy with their community project to restore oyster reefs in the Mosquito Lagoon of North Brevard County. 10 a.m., Wednesday, September 8 Volunteering is fun, rewarding and best of all free! For more information, please call 321.723.3556 |
| Saturday, 11 September, 2010 - 'ANDY'S ARTIC ADVENTURES!' at the Barrier Island Center |
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Join lifelong birder, Andy Bankert, and discover some remarkable long-distance migratory shorebirds of the artic tundra. Learn about shorebirds, their nesting biology and the factors limiting their populations as Andy shares his journey to Alaska to participate in an ongoing scientific study to ensure shorebird conservation. There is no cost to attend! 1 p.m., Saturday, September 11 For more information, please call 321.723.3556 |
| Sunday, 12 September, 2010 - 'THIS LAND BELONGS TO YOU AND ME' Eco-Art for Everyone at the Barrier Island Center |
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Together we can show our love for the world by creating land, sea and sky mosaic murals to be exhibited at the Barrier Island Center! There is no cost to participate. 2 p.m. Sunday, September 12
For more information, please call 321.723.3556 |
| Wednesday, 15 September, 2010 - HURRICANE SEASON |
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Visit www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/disaster_prevention.shtml to make your hurricane preparations. June 1 through November 30 For more information, please call 321.723.3556 |
| Saturday, 18 September, 2010 - CARING FOR OUR OCULINA REEF at the Barrier Island Center |
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Join Master Scuba Instructor, Joe Bartoszek to learn about the unique deep water coral reef system found along the edge of the continental shelf from Cape Canaveral to Fort Pierce and nowhere else on earth! These reefs are comprised of a single species of coral and host a diversity of fishes and invertebrates, but due to extensive fishery damage they are now designated an 'Area of Concern'. There is no cost to attend. 1 p.m. Saturday, September 18
For more information, please call 321.723.3556 |
| Sunday, 19 September, 2010 - PINWHEELS FOR PEACE at the Barrier Island Center |
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Celebrate International Day of Peace by imagining'whirled'peace and creating pinwheels to gift to children around the world! There is no cost to participate. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sunday, September 19
For more information, please call 321.723.3556 |
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Ph: 321-63PKREC
Ph: 321-637-5732
Ph: 321-63PKREC
Ph: 321-637-5732
Ph: 321-63PKREC
Ph: 321-637-5732
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