Please join us at the seventh annual
Charlotte Harbor Nature Festival
PROMOTING CONSCIENTIOUS STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Save the date: Saturday, October 7, 2006 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Charlotte Sports Park 2300 El Jobean Rd. (S.R. 776) in Port Charlotte
Walks
10:30 Birding Hike (60 minutes)
10:45 Wagon Ride (60 minutes)
11:00 Native Plant Hike (30 minutes) (Denny)
12:00 Wagon Ride (60 minutes)
12:30 Native Plant Hikes (30 minutes) (Denny)
1:30 Wagon ride (30 minutes)
2:00 Scrub Ecosystem (30-45 minutes)
The Children’s wee walks, conducted by Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation, will be at
10:00
11:00
12:00
Talks: Speaking Agenda
10:00 AM “Florida Friendly Landscaping” by Audrey Durr, Charlotte County Extension Service
11:00 AM “Healthy Landscaping for Your Pond and/or Canal” by Russ Hoffman, Beautiful Ponds, Inc.
12:00 noon “Invasive Exotic Plants of Southwest Florida” by Bobbi Rodgers, Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center, Inc.
1:00 PM “Native Plants for SW Florida Homeowners” by Al Squires, Mangrove Chapter Florida Native Plant Society
2:00 PM “Sea Turtles of Southwest Florida” by Zander Srodes, student lecturer