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of Missouri
Department of
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while underwater. Another adaptation for
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the otter’s aquatic lifestyle is that they
and Coloring
have a nictitating membrane that acts

3 Without plants, could life like goggles and covers the eyes while
exist on earth? underwater. Otters grow to approximately
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pounds, and live about eight or nine
Invasive, Non-native Plants:
Wanted Dead, Not Alive years in the wild, but can live about
twenty years in captivity.

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Bird Watching in the
Pine Flatwoods
by Kelli Kirchofer, Daggerwing Nature Center

The North
Otters use their long whiskers to feel
around for their prey in the substrate of
the water and in dark murky water. They

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are typically considered to be nocturnal,
photo by Kevin Bender

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but can also been seen hunting in the
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Estelle Karwell at
Okeeheelee Nature Center
Volunteer Spotlight
Our Future... It
Starts in Parks:
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4 Sense of Community
4 Conservation
4 Respect for Nature
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early morning or late afternoon. They eat
the same family
a carnivorous diet of fish, frogs, turtles,
as weasels,
crayfish and other crustaceans, and
minks, badgers, and ferrets. They are
sometimes even small mammals and
found throughout Canada and the United
birds. They can hold their breath for up to
States, except for areas of southern
eight minutes while hunting underwater
California, New Mexico, Texas, and the
and they catch prey with their mouths.
deserts of Nevada and Colorado. Otters
like to live in areas where there is a
Prey is eaten immediately after capture,
usually in the water, but larger prey will
permanent food supply and easy access
be taken on land to be eaten. Otters are
to water such as rivers, lakes, marshes,
among the top predators in many areas
swamps, and estuaries.
of their range,
Otters are semi-aquatic mammals but young otters
(meaning that they live partly on land in particular are
and partly in the water) with long, occasionally
streamlined bodies and webbed feet, predated
making them perfect for swimming and by bobcats,
hunting for food in the water. Their dark alligators,
photo by Kevin Bender

brown fur is very dense which helps to coyotes, as well

...It Really Does insulate their bodies and keep them as great horned
Start in Parks warm while in the water, and their owls.
nostrils and ears can close completely See Animal Tracks on page 5
 Okeeheelee Nature Center

Fill in the blanks to complete the recycling vocabulary.

Check Out Our Website! 1. ______________________ is the wise use of natural resources (nutrients, minerals,
Our website is user-friendly water, plants, animals, etc.) and planned action or non-action to preserve or
and has the most up-to- protect living and non-living resources.
date information about all of
2. ______________________ is the branch of biology dealing with the relations and
our opportunities. Everything
you need to know about
interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
Daggerwing Nature Center is 3. The Three “R”s: _________________, __________________, ___________________
just a click away. Go to www.
pbcparks.com/nature and 4. _______________________ means able to break down or decompose rapidly under
click on Daggerwing today! natural conditions and processes.
Just for Kids
Kids, when you go to our
Answers below
website, click on the Fun
Pages link. Print out an activity
and bring the completed page
with you to the nature center
and get a special prize!
Nature-alley
Readers ONLY!
How would you like a
personalized animal encounter
with one of Daggerwing’s
educational animals? Complete
the puzzles in this edition of
Nature-alley and bring it to
Daggerwing Nature Center
where an educational staff
member will take the animal
of your choice out of its cage,
so you can get a closer look!
Make friends with our captive
animals and learn how you can
help their wild relatives.
We Need You! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, (4) Biodegradable
Because our building and Answers: (1) Conservation, (2) Ecology, (3)
programs have recently
expanded, we are in need
of additional volunteers.
Whatever skills you possess,
and however much time you
can give, we can use you!
Positions available include:
► Greeter
► Animal Care
► Butterfly Gardener
► Educator Docent
► Special Events
► Photographer
See Daggerwing on page 3

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Naturalist
Pamela Murfey,
Green Cay Wetlands and Nature Center
Imagine looking out a window and seeing
neither a tree, a blade of grass, or colorful
blooms, or even be able to smell a flower.
You would see a barren landscape without
plants. What would you miss if all the
plants on earth disappeared?
The earth was such a place, an oxygen-
deprived, carbon dioxide-rich planet
where life could not exist. During the
Precambrian Era, 3,500 billion years ago,
photosynthesizing bacteria, cyanobacteria
and blue-green algae in the seas
appeared. Oxygen was being released
as a by-product of their photosynthesis
processes, causing the climate to change
from an anoxic to an oxic environment.
As the Earth became oxygen-rich, plants
began invading the land. The first primitive
land plants appeared around 475 million
years ago (mya) and evolved from green
algae. Vascular plants arrived during
the Devonian Era 417-354 mya which
included club mosses, ferns, horsetails,
and seed plants. During the Mesozoic Era,
220 mya, gymnosperm forests dominated
the land. Angiosperms, or flowering plants,
arrived 130 mya and grasses evolved from
angiosperms 35 mya.
Plants are primary producers capable of
making their own food. They form the
basis of all food chains and sustain all
other life forms. Plants paved the way for
the evolution of land animals. Animals,
incapable of making their own food,
depend directly or indirectly on plants
for their supply of food. We humans also
depend on plants.
From the Paleo-Indians to modern man,
every human culture has utilized plants
for survival. Plants provide the oxygen we
breathe. Ethnobotanists are individuals
who study the relationship between
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people (culture) and plants. These uses
of plants may include: food, medicine,
construction and building materials, toys,
weapons, fibers, dyes, religion, fishing,
hunting; among others.
Did you know that all food comes directly
or indirectly from plants? For instance,
think about a steak dinner with a baked
potato, a salad, and ice tea. The potato
is a plant root, lettuce is a vegetable, and
tea is made by steeping plant leaves. The
steak comes from a cow that grazed on
plants. Fruits, nuts, greens, grains, and
vegetables are some of the plant parts
we eat.
Indigenous tribes of South Florida ate
cocoplum, pond apple, and saw palmetto
fruits. Seminoles used the roots of
coontie as starch to make sofkee. The
cabbage palm was extremely useful. The
fronds were used for thatching chickee
roofs, the bole was used for construction,
and the heart of the tree used for making
hearts of palm, or swamp cabbage.
Cypress trees and gumbo limbo were
used to make dugout canoes. Cordage
was derived from palms, wire grass, and
strangler fig.
Herbal remedies are therapeutic
compounds found naturally in plants.
The World Health Organization (1985)
See Ask a Naturalist on page 7
pbcparks.com/nature
From Daggerwing on page 2
Join us, and be a part of the
exciting future for Daggerwing
Nature Center! For more
information and to get an
application, please contact
Danica Sanborn at (561)
629-8764.
Daggerwing Programs
Public Programs
Daggerwing Nature Center
offers a variety of interactive,
nature-based programs. They
include:
► Night Hikes
► Children’s Programs
► Live Animal Encounters
► Guided Nature Walks
► Winter, Spring, and
Summer Camps
► Special Celebrations (Earth
Day, Halloween)
Group Programs
We also provide programs for
school groups (incorporating
Sunshine State Standards)
and private groups such as
birthday parties, scout troops,
camps, nature clubs, church
groups, ‘mommy and me’
groups, senior adult centers,
libraries, etc. Program topics
include:
► Nature Center and
Boardwalk Tour
► Amphibians
► Birds
► Reptiles
► Insects or Butterflies
► Marine Mammals
► Plants
► Recycling
For all programs, Naturalists
use live animals, models,
interesting facts, and other
fun materials to teach
about Florida’s natives and
conservation. Program fees
vary per program and are
nominal. For more information
on reserving a program, visit
our website (www.pbcparks.
com/nature and click on
Daggerwing) or call the nature
center at (561) 629-8760.
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Membership and Animal Adoption
The Friends of Green Cay Nature
Center, Inc. is a non-profit
organization that raises money
to support the Nature Center
in its mission to promote an
understanding appreciation of
the natural world to the public.
You can show your support by
becoming a member, adopting
an animal, and visiting the
gift shop. Your tax-deductible
contribution will go directly
to benefit the Nature Center
in ways such as feeding our
animals, maintaining exhibits,
and improving programs.
Memberships
(July 2008 – January 2009)
Sally Merzer
Leslie Goodman
Tom Ryan
Athie Zouzoulas
Sandi Stewart
Barbara Newcomb
Bing and Barbara Flitter
Mary Seiden
Joseph & Marsha Green
Karen & Stuart Feldman
Maryann Hart
Stanley Yarkin
Sandy Jarvinen
We have a variety of animals
(such as alligators, frogs, turtles,
and snakes) to choose from
that are up for “adoption.” The
animal you “adopt” will remain
at the Nature Center to be cared
for by staff, but when you visit,
you can develop a bond with
your new friend while learning
more about the animal. Animal
adoptions make great gifts!
Animal Adoptions
(January 2008 – July 2008)
Leopard Gecko: Grant Melissas
Alligator: Russell Hatcher
See Green Cay on page 5
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by Greg Atkinson, standing water and well-drained sites. Its
Parks Division Natural Areas Program growth rate is extremely fast, producing
dense stands that replace native plants
What is an invasive, non-native plant? A and reduce animal habitat. A mature tree
plant that would not normally exist and/or can produce up to twenty million seeds
naturally occur within this region, yet has per year, and can hold live seeds for a
been introduced, established itself, and massive one time release when stressed.
disrupts naturally occurring vegetation.
These invasive, non-native plants are
prolific seed producers. With no known
natural enemies within this region, they
spread rapidly throughout our County and
State. Invaders such as these destroy
natural habitat, out-competing native
plants for space, soil, sunlight, air and
water. This loss of habitat impacts Florida
wildlife. Local and State governments are
also affected, spending millions annually Java Plum with fruit and flowers
to control these invasive, non-native
plants and restore natural habitat which Java Plum (Syzygium cumini) is an
has been impacted due to their prolificacy. evergreen tree reaching up to eighty feet
Melalueca & Java Plum are the invasive, in height with young stems grayish white
non-native plants featured in this issue. and lower bark coarse and discolored.
Leaves opposite are plain, elliptic-
Melaleuca (Melaleuca Quinquenervia) is
to-broadly oblong, smooth, glossy,
an evergreen tree and can grow to one
somewhat leathery, two-to-five inches
hundred feet tall. It has whitish papery
long, short, and pointed at tips. Leaf
bark compiled of many layers. Its leaves
stalks can be up to 1.2 inches long. Leaf
are four inches long and 3/4 inch wide,
midrib is prominent, yellowish and blades
alternate, grayish to green, narrow,
with many lateral veins closely parallel.
and lance shaped. When crushed, they
Its flowers are white to pinkish, about 1/2
have a strong camphor smell. Flowers
inch across, in branched clusters at stem
are creamy white spikes (similar to
tips, four petals, and many stamens. Its
bottlebrush) found at branch tips. Its
fruit is an oval shaped, one-seeded berry
fruit is a round woody capsule about 3/8
up to 1/8 inch long. It has a dark purplish
inch wide and grows in clusters around
red, shiny, with white-to-lavender flesh.
branch tips.
Java Plum occurs in pine flat woods,
Melaleuca occurs in a variety of
marshes, and hammocks, forming dense
habitats, including pine flat woods,
canopies, shading out young native trees.
cypress swamp, and marshes. It prefers
It thrives in low wet areas, as well as
seasonally wet sites, but also grows in
higher well-drained lands and produces
fruit in five-to-six years when grown from
seeds. Java Plum flowers year round,
but mostly in the spring. Its seeds are
dispersed by birds and mammals.
For more information about taking action
to help your community fight against
these invasive, non-native plants please
visit http://www.fleppc.org/. If you are
interested in volunteering at one of our
Melaleuca with seed pods and flowers parks, please contact NKiley@pbcgov.org.
pbcparks.com/nature
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Okeeheelee Nature Center - Word Scramble
Nate the Naturalist has been bird watching in the pine flatwoods at Okeeheelee Nature Center.
He has noticed that the fall migration has brought us a lot of new feathered friends for the winter.
Unscramble the words below to discover these migratory friends, and then use the letters in the
shaded boxes to discover Nate’s favorite feathered friend!
Who is Nate’s favorite feathered friend?
From Animal Tracks on page 1
Otters have
rather large home
ranges (between
photo by Kevin Bender
5 – 50 square
miles) through
which they
are constantly
moving. They are typically solitary, with
the exception of a mother with her young.
Otters mate in late winter or early spring
and will not deliver their pups until the
following winter or early spring of the next
year due to “delayed implantation.” This
means that the eggs are fertilized but do
not implant into the uterine wall right away.
Once the eggs implant, the gestational
period is only about two months. Average
litter size is two to four pups, which wean
after three months, but may stay with their
parents for up to one year.
Otters historically have been trapped
for their rich, glossy pelt. Due to
overharvesting, otters have been extirpated
from some parts of their range, and are
considered endangered or threatened
in some states. Fortunately, populations
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Answer key on page 7
have stabilized in recent years because of
conservation efforts to reintroduce otters to
areas where they were once extirpated.
Otters have historically been blamed for
eating the game fish that people like to
catch and eat; however, this is not actually
the case. Otters prefer to eat the slower-
moving “trash fish,” thereby benefitting
fishermen by leaving the more desirable
game fish for humans.
Because otters are near the top of
the aquatic food chain, they are very
susceptible to bioaccumulation of
contaminants such as mercury, PCBs, DDT,
and other pesticides. One way we can
directly help keep otters healthy and happy
is by not using pesticides and fertilizers on
our lawns, which could leach into water
sources, polluting the waterways where
otters live. Lets all do our part in helping
otters stay healthy!
Otters are considered to be playful
creatures that are fun to watch and we are
fortunate to see them in the Daggerwing
Nature Center preserve often. Come for a
visit and see if you can spot them!
pbcparks.com/nature
From Green Cay on page 4
Soft-shell Turtle:
Tom Moore Hatcher
Red-bellied Turtle: Allison Cayne
Mud Turtle: Nicholas McCurry
Ball Python: Ryan McCurry
If you are interested in learning
more about becoming a member
or adopting an animal and the
benefits, please visit our website.
Programs
Green Cay has a variety of
upcoming programs such as:
► Boardwalk Tours
► Night Hikes
► Story and Craft Time
► Naturalist Programs
► Science for Seniors
We also offer programs for
groups such as schools, camps,
and clubs with a variety of topics
to choose from:
► Reptiles & Amphibians
► Birds
► Wetlands
► Insects
► Boardwalk Tours
For more information about all
of our opportunities, visit our
website.
Website Fun!
What will you see when you come
to Green Cay Wetlands? To find
out what’s going on, check out our
new Bird Counts page. This will
give you monthly reports on the
bird movements found at Green
Cay. For nature fun at home,
go to the Activity Page link of
the Green Cay Nature Center
website and print out the activity
of the month. After you finish the
puzzle, bring it to the front desk of
Green Cay Nature Center and get
a prize! Look for a new puzzle and
get a new prize each month!
For more information about
Green Cay Nature Center, visit
www.pbcparks.com/nature and
click on Green Cay.
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Animal Adoption Program
Would you like to provide
a better life for one of our
animals? This program is
designed to raise funds to help
keep our resident creatures
healthy and happy. You will gain
a special friend while lending
support to the entire facility.
Adoptions make excellent gifts
and are good for one year.
Adoption Packages Include:
► Photograph of your animal
► Animal fact sheet
► Adoption certificate
► Recognition in newsletter
Naturalist Programs
► Animal Presentations
► Nature Walks
► Raptor Chapter
► Deer Walks
► Scout Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
► School Program Docent
► Front Desk Greeter
► Exhibit Docent
► Habitat Mgmt. Assistant
► Animal Caretaker
► Nature Walk Guide
► Newsletter Assistant
► Butterfly Gardener
► Research Assistant
School Programs
Preschool
► Nature Adventures, 10:00 -
11:00 am (1 hr.)
Kindergarten
► Finding Florida, 10:00 -
11:30 am (1.5 hr.)
First Grade / Second Grade
► Animal Homes and
Habitats, 10:00 am -
12:00 noon (2 hr.)
Second Grade / Third Grade
► Nature Detectives, 10:00 am
- 12:00 noon (2 hr.)
Also available - Reptile, Insect,
and Marine Programs
See Okeeheelee on page 7
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Thank you, Volunteers!
Daggerwing Nature Center would like
to extend our warmest thanks to Zale
Pre-school and the Butterflies from
Heaven Foundation. Both groups held
annual events at Daggerwing Nature
Center and helped beautify our butterfly
garden. Zale Pre-school selected
this project so their students could
work hand-in-hand with their parents
in a planting project. Their donation
of butterfly plants, time, and efforts
has been greatly appreciated by the
Daggerwing staff as well as by the many BUTTERFLY GARDEN
visitors that visit the garden daily.
would make your event extra special! For
Daggerwing also hosted Butterflies from
more information, visit our website (www.
Heaven’s annual event. The Butterflies
pbcparks.com/nature and click on the
from Heaven Foundation was created by
Daggerwing link) or call the center at
four bereaved mothers who understand
(561) 629-8760.
how the death of a baby can affect a
family. The Foundation reaches out
to assist and support families with a
Summer Camp
stillborn or infant death and holds annual Daggerwing Nature Center invites your
events to honor and remember their child to join us as we embark upon a
late children. The group planted many variety of outdoor adventures during our
varieties of butterfly plants in memory of camps throughout the year! Our journeys
their babies and released a number of will take us to explore the unique and
different varieties of butterflies. diverse environments and animals of
Florida. Transportation, admission fees,
The Daggerwing butterfly garden has
and t-shirt are provided. Campers provide
never looked better thanks to the efforts
their own lunch and snack. This is a great
of both of these groups! We look forward
opportunity for any camper!
to Mitzvah Day with Donna Klein Jewish
Academy in February of 2009. Ages: 9–12
Dates: (Week 1) August 3–7
If you are interested in having your group
(Week 2) August 10–14
conduct a volunteer day at Daggerwing
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Nature Center, please contact Danica
Fee: $100 per week
Sanborn at (561) 629-8764. We look
Limit: 20 campers per week
forward to hearing from you! Thanks
Registration: May 3–9, lottery system
again to all of our participants!
will be used
Party Room Available Applications will be accepted by mail,
fax, or in person at Daggerwing Nature
Are you looking for somewhere to hold
Center. Applications can be picked up
your next birthday party, meeting, or
at the nature center or can be printed
special event for up to 50 people? The
from our website (www.pbcparks.com/
Daggerwing Nature Center meeting room
nature and click on the Daggerwing
may just be the place for you! Staff is
link). Please contact the nature center at
also available to provide a live animal
(561) 629-8760 for more information.
program or tour for your guests, which
pbcparks.com/nature
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Spotlight
Volunteer
Estelle Karwell
by John Welch,
Okeeheelee Nature
Center Naturalist
and Volunteer
Coordinator
It is through the
hard work of
our volunteers
that we are able
to educate the
public about
the many different animals, habitats, and
environmental issues we face today. Their
dedication and hard work helps to keep
our animals happy and healthy. Visitors
also play their part through their purchases
at our gift shop. These funds help to buy
the food and supplies for our animals.
It takes a special talent to manage our
nature center gift shop while keeping in
mind our clientele and what they may be
looking for. That person has to be aware of
the visitors and their needs, as well as the
staff and volunteers who work in the shop.
We thank Estelle Karwell for bringing this
talent to Okeeheelee.
Originally a New Jersey native, Estelle has
been in Florida for about 25 years. In New
From Ask a Naturalist on page 3
estimated 80% of the world’s population
uses herbal medicine for some aspect of
primary health care. There are approximately
120 plant-based prescription drugs on the
U.S. market. Many plant-derivative products
can be found in our homes including
aspirin, ipecac, and witch hazel.
Cotton, a plant grown in the Americas,
Jersey Estelle handled the account for
United Artists and then it was retirement
that brought her to Florida. That didn’t
last long however, and before long Estelle
decided that it was time to get back into
the market. She became the purchasing
manager for Polo Ralph Lauren. When she
left there, she still needed somewhere to
exercise her marketing skills. Okeeheelee
Nature Center provided her with new
people and a new challenge. One might
think this was enough, but she also
volunteered as a messenger for JFK
Hospital and helped set up the gift shop
at Green Cay Nature Center. We all have
been called in for opinions and to act as
a sounding board for Estelle whenever
she feels that a change may be needed
or a new product is offered. She is always
quick to bring the team on board and get
their personal opinions.
What does she like to do with her free
time? She likes to travel when she gets
the chance. When asked what would
make a nice addition to the gift shop?
She responded, “It would be nice if it was
bigger.” We could all do with a little more
positive energy like that.
boardwalks, fences, and toothpicks. There
are many uses for plants, but plants are
in peril. In the U.S., one in three plants is
under the threat of extinction and one in
eight in the world. In Florida, more than 300
plants are currently listed as endangered.
As native plants disappear, so does the
opportunity for ethnobotanical uses.
Deforestation, intensive agriculture,
Fourth Grade
► SWAMP (Wednesday only),
10:00 am- 1:00 pm (there
will be a lunch break) (3 hr.)
Fourth Grade / Fifth Grade
► Raptor Mania (Birds of Prey),
10:00 am- 12:00 noon (2 hr.)
We are adaptable! We will
tailor our program to fit your
needs. Please let us know if
you have a particular interest
or concept that you would like
us to focus on. Our programs
are designed to meet Sunshine
State Standards.
ALSO AVAILABLE
Programs for Middle School /
High School
► Marine Biology
► Raptors
► Adaptations
► Reptiles
► Fire Ecology program
Outreach Programs
We can come to your school
and present programs to larger
groups. The following programs
are available; please call us for
scheduling and fees.
► Raptors
► Reptiles
► Florida Native Animals
Please call the Nature Center
at (561) 233-1400 to request a
field trip reservation form.
Program fee: $1 per student,
no fee for supervising adults
For more information about
Okeeheelee Nature Center, visit
www.pbcparks.com/nature and
click on Okeeheelee.
From page 5
WORD SCRAMBLE Answers
1. SPARROW
2. WARBLER
3. ROBIN
4. PEREGRINE

India, and Africa, provides a soft, staple industrialization, pollution, competition 5. KESTREL
6. EASTERN BLUE BIRD
fiber that grows as a boll around the from invasive species, commercial over- 7. CEDAR WAXWING
seeds. It is the most widely used natural harvesting, and habitat destruction all 8. CATBIRD

fiber to make cloth. Burdock provided the contribute to plant losses. The human 9. TURNSTONE
10. GOLDFINCH
inspiration for developing velcro™. population of 6.67 billion at its current 11. WATERTHRUSH
growth rate will eradicate one-half of 12. PURPLE MARTIN
Trees such as oak, walnut, and maple Earth’s biodiversity over the next 100 years. 13. DUNLIN
are used in the manufacture of lumber Without plants, no life could exist 14. HUMMINGBIRD
for building homes, doors, furniture, on earth. New friend? PAINTED BUNTING

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Parks & Recreation Department
2700 6th Avenue South
Lake Worth, Florida 33461

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11200 Park Access Road
Boca Raton, FL 33498
12800 Hagen Ranch Road
Boynton Beach, FL 33437
7715 Forest Hill Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33413
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Boardwalks / Nature Trails Open Daily Sunrise to Sunset Palm Beach County
Parks and Recreation Department
Exhibits & Nature Centers Hours:
2700 Sixth Avenue South
Mon: Closed; Tues-Fri: 1:00 - 4:30 pm; Sat: 8:15 am - 4:30 pm; Sun: 1:00 - 4:30 pm Lake Worth, Florida 33461
(Closed Sundays during the summer from Memorial Day to Labor Day)
(561) 966-6600
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Riverbend Park Natural Areas Program Loggerhead Marinelife Ctr. River Center Dennis Eshleman, Director
9060 Indiantown Rd. 2700 6th Ave. South 14200 U.S. Highway 1 805 N. U.S. Highway 1 Eric Call, Assistant Director
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