spring-summer 2009 nature alley newsletter daggerwing nature center

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by Kelli Kirchofer, Daggerwing Nature Center

The North

AmercanRer Otter scassfed nto

the same famas weases,

mnks, badgers, and ferrets. The arefound throughout Canada and the Unted

States, except for areas of southernCaforna, New Mexco, Texas, and thedeserts of Neada and Coorado. Otters

ke to e n areas where there s apermanent food supp and eas access

to water such as rers, akes, marshes,swamps, and estuares.

Otters are sem-aquatc mammas(meanng that the e part on andand part n the water) wth ong,

streamned bodes and webbed feet,makng them perfect for swmmng andhuntng for food n the water. Ther darkbrown fur s er dense whch heps to

nsuate ther bodes and keep themwarm whe n the water, and ther

nostrs and ears can cose compete

Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Departme

whe underwater. Another adaptaton f

the otters aquatc feste s that thehae a ncttatng membrane that acts

ke gogges and coers the ees wheunderwater. Otters grow to approxmatthree feet ong, can wegh up to thrtpounds, and e about eght or nne

ears n the wd, but can e abouttwent ears n captt.

Otters use ther ong whskers to fee

around for ther pre n the substrate othe water and n dark murk water. The

are tpca consdered to be nocturnabut can aso been seen huntng n the

ear mornng or ate afternoon. The ea carnorous det of fsh, frogs, turtescrafsh and other crustaceans, and

sometmes een sma mammas andbrds. The can hod ther breath for upeght mnutes whe huntng underwateand the catch pre wth ther mouths.

Pre s eaten mmedate after captureusua n the water, but arger pre wbe taken on and to be eaten. Otters aamong the top predators n man area

of ther range,but oung otten partcuar ar

occasonapredatedb bobcats,agators,

cootes, as weas great horneows.

Our Future... ItStarts in Parks:

4 Youth Achievement

4 Good Health

4 Sense of Community

4 Conservation

4 Respect for Nature

4 Ties to Heritage

...It Really DoesStart in Parks

Spring/Summer 2009

SeeAnimal Tracks on

nside:

2 Rcyclng Word Fnand Colorng

3 Without plants, could life

exist on earth?Ask A Naturalist

4 Invasive, Non-native Plants:Wanted Dead, Not Alive

5 Word Scramble -

Bird Watching in thePine Flatwoods

6 Daggerwing NatureCenter Update

7 Estelle Karwell atOkeeheelee Nature Center

Volunteer Spotlight

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2/8 www.pbcparks.com/nature Nature-alleySpring/Summer 2002

Check Out Our Website!Our webste s user-frend

and has the most up-to-date nformaton about a ofour opportuntes. Eerthng

ou need to know aboutDaggerwng Nature Center sjust a cck awa. Go towww.pbcparks.com/nature andcck on Daggerwingtoda!

Just for Kids

Kds, when ou go to ourwebste, cck on the FunPages nk. Prnt out an acttand brng the competed pagewth ou to the nature centerand get a speca prze!

Readers ONLY!How woud ou ke apersonazed anma encounterwth one of Daggerwngseducatona anmas? Competethe puzzes n ths edton ofNature-alley and brng t toDaggerwng Nature Centerwhere an educatona staffmember w take the anmaof our choce out of ts cage,so ou can get a coser ook!Make frends wth our capteanmas and earn how ou canhep ther wd reates.

We Need You!Because our budng andprograms hae recentexpanded, we are n needof addtona ounteers.

Whateer sks ou possess,and howeer much tme oucan ge, we can use ou!Postons aaabe ncude:

Greeter

Anma Care

Butterf Gardener

Educator Docent

Speca Eents

Photographer

SeeDaggerwingon page 3

Nature-alley

Fill in the blanks to complete the recycling vocabulary.

1. ______________________ s the wse use of natura resources (nutrents, mnerawater, pants, anmas, etc.) and panned acton or non-acton to presere or

protect ng and non-ng resources.

2. ______________________ s the branch of boog deang wth the reatons andnteractons between organsms and ther enronment, ncudng other organsm

3. The Three Rs: _________________, __________________, _________________

4. _______________________ means abe to break down or decompose rapd undnatura condtons and processes.

Okeeheelee Nature Center

Answers:(1)CONSERvATiON,(2)ECOlOGy,(3)

REDUCE,REUSE,RECyClE,(4)BiODEGRADABlE

Answers below


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Nature-alleySpring/Summer 2009 www.pbcparks.com/nature

FromDaggerwingon page 2

Jon us, and be a part of exctng future for DaggerwNature Center! For mnformaton and to get appcaton, pease contDanca Sanborn at (56629-8764.

Daggerwing Programs

Public Programs

Daggerwng Nature Cenoffers a aret of nteractnature-based programs. Tncude:

Nght Hkes

Chdrens Programs

le Anma Encounters

Guded Nature Waks

Wnter, Sprng, andSummer Camps

Speca Ceebratons (Ea

Da, Haoween)

Group Programs

We aso prode programsschoo groups (ncorporatSunshne State Standarand prate groups such brthda partes, scout troocamps, nature cubs, chugroups, momm and mgroups, senor adut centebrares, etc. Program top

ncude: Nature Center and

Boardwak Tour

Amphbans

Brds

Reptes

insects or Butterfes

Marne Mammas

Pants

Reccng

For a programs, Natura

use e anmas, modenterestng facts, and otfun materas to teaabout Fordas nates aconseraton. Program fe ar per program and nomna. For more nformaton reserng a program, our webste (www.pbcparcom/nature and cck Daggerwing) or ca the natcenter at (561) 629-8760

Naturalist

ask

imagne ookng out a wndow and seengnether a tree, a bade of grass, or coorfubooms, or een be abe to sme a fower.you woud see a barren andscape wthoutpants. What woud ou mss f a thepants on earth dsappeared?

The earth was such a pace, an oxgen-depred, carbon doxde-rch panet

where fe coud not exst. Durng thePrecambran Era, 3,500 bon ears ago,photosntheszng bactera, canobacteraand bue-green agae n the seasappeared. Oxgen was beng reeasedas a b-product of ther photosnthessprocesses, causng the cmate to changefrom an anoxc to an oxc enronment.As the Earth became oxgen-rch, pantsbegan nadng the and. The frst prmteand pants appeared around 475 monears ago (ma) and eoed from green

agae. vascuar pants arred durngthe Deonan Era 417-354 ma whchncuded cub mosses, ferns, horsetas,and seed pants. Durng the Mesozoc Era,220 ma, gmnosperm forests domnatedthe and. Angosperms, or fowerng pants,arred 130 ma and grasses eoed fromangosperms 35 ma.

Pants are prmar producers capabe ofmakng ther own food. The form thebass of a food chans and sustan aother fe forms. Pants paed the wa for

the eouton of and anmas. Anmas,ncapabe of makng ther own food,depend drect or ndrect on pantsfor ther supp of food. We humans asodepend on pants.

From the Paeo-indans to modern man,eer human cuture has utzed pantsfor sura. Pants prode the oxgen webreathe. Ethnobotansts are ndduaswho stud the reatonshp between

peope (cuture) and pants. These usesof pants ma ncude: food, medcne,constructon and budng materas, tos,weapons, fbers, des, regon, fshng,huntng; among others.

Dd ou know that a food comes drector ndrect from pants? For nstance,thnk about a steak dnner wth a bakedpotato, a saad, and ce tea. The potatos a pant root, ettuce s a egetabe, andtea s made b steepng pant eaes. The

steak comes from a cow that grazed onpants. Fruts, nuts, greens, grans, and

egetabes are some of the pant partswe eat.

indgenous trbes of South Forda atecocopum, pond appe, and saw pamettofruts. Semnoes used the roots ofcoonte as starch to make sofkee. Thecabbage pam was extreme usefu. Thefronds were used for thatchng chckeeroofs, the boe was used for constructon,

and the heart of the tree used for maknghearts of pam, or swamp cabbage.Cpress trees and gumbo mbo wereused to make dugout canoes. Cordagewas dered from pams, wre grass, andstranger fg.

Herba remedes are therapeutccompounds found natura n pants.

The Word Heath Organzaton (1985)

SeeAsk a Naturalist on page 7

Pamela Murfey,

Green Cay Wetlands and Nature Center

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Membership and Animal AdoptionThe Frends of Green Ca NatureCenter, inc. s a non-proft

organzaton that rases moneto support the Nature Centern ts msson to promote an

understandng apprecaton ofthe natura word to the pubc.

you can show our support bbecomng a member, adoptngan anma, and stng the

gft shop. your tax-deductbecontrbuton w go drect

to beneft the Nature Centern was such as feedng our

anmas, mantanng exhbts,

and mprong programs.

Memberships(Ju 2008 Januar 2009)

Sally Mrzr

Lsl Goodman

Tom Ryan

Ath Zozolas

Sand Stwart

Barbara Nwcomb

Bng and Barbara Flttr

Mary Sdn

Josph & Marsha Grn

Karn & Start Fldman

Maryann Hart

Stanly Yarkn

Sandy Jarvnn

We hae a aret of anmas

(such as agators, frogs, turtes,and snakes) to choose from

that are up for adopton. Theanma ou adopt w remanat the Nature Center to be cared

for b staff, but when ou st,ou can deeop a bond wth

our new frend whe earnngmore about the anma. Anma

adoptons make great gfts!

Animal Adoptions(Januar 2008 Ju 2008)

Leopard Gecko: Grant Mlssas

Alligator: Rssll Hatchr

See Green Cayon page 5

by Greg Atkinson,

Parks Division Natural Areas Program

What s an nase, non-nate pant? Apant that woud not norma exst and/ornatura occur wthn ths regon, et hasbeen ntroduced, estabshed tsef, anddsrupts natura occurrng egetaton.

These nase, non-nate pants areprofc seed producers. Wth no knownnatura enemes wthn ths regon, thespread rapd throughout our Count andState. inaders such as these destronatura habtat, out-competng natepants for space, so, sunght, ar andwater. Ths oss of habtat mpacts Fordawdfe. loca and State goernments areaso affected, spendng mons annua

to contro these nase, non-natepants and restore natura habtat whchhas been mpacted due to ther profcac.Meaueca & Jaa Pum are the nase,non-nate pants featured n ths ssue.

Melaleuca (Meaeuca Qunquenera) san eergreen tree and can grow to onehundred feet ta. it has whtsh paperbark comped of man aers. its eaesare four nches ong and 3/4 nch wde,aternate, grash to green, narrow,

and ance shaped. When crushed, thehae a strong camphor sme. Fowersare cream whte spkes (smar tobottebrush) found at branch tps. itsfrut s a round wood capsue about 3/8nch wde and grows n custers aroundbranch tps.

Meaeuca occurs n a aret ofhabtats, ncudng pne fat woods,cpress swamp, and marshes. it prefersseasona wet stes, but aso grows n

standng water and we-draned stes. growth rate s extreme fast, producndense stands that repace nate pantand reduce anma habtat. A mature tcan produce up to twent mon seedper ear, and can hod e seeds for amasse one tme reease when stress

Java Plum (Szgum cumn) s aneergreen tree reachng up to eght fen heght wth oung stems grash whand ower bark coarse and dscoored.leaes opposte are pan, eptc-to-broad obong, smooth, goss,somewhat eather, two-to-fe nchesong, short, and ponted at tps. leafstaks can be up to 1.2 nches ong. lmdrb s promnent, eowsh and badwth man atera ens cose paraeits fowers are whte to pnksh, aboutnch across, n branched custers at sttps, four petas, and man stamens. ifrut s an oa shaped, one-seeded beup to 1/8 nch ong. it has a dark purpred, shn, wth whte-to-aender fesh

Jaa Pum occurs n pne fat woods,marshes, and hammocks, formng dencanopes, shadng out oung nate treit thres n ow wet areas, as we ashgher we-draned ands and produces

frut n fe-to-sx ears when grown froseeds. Jaa Pum fowers ear round,but most n the sprng. its seeds aredspersed b brds and mammas.

For more nformaton about takng actoto hep our communt fght aganstthese nase, non-nate pants peas

st http://www.fleppc.org/. if ou arenterested n ounteerng at one of ourparks, pease contact [email protected] with seed pods and owers

Java Plum with fruit and owers


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From Green Cayon pag 4

Soft-shell Turtle:

Tom Moor Hatchr

Red-bellied Turtle: Allson Cay

Mud Turtle: Ncholas McCrry

Ball Python: Ryan McCrry

if ou are nterested n earn

more about becomng a memor adoptng an anma and benefts, pease st our webs

ProgramsGreen Ca has a aretupcomng programs such as:

Boardwak Tours

Nght Hkes

Stor and Craft Tme

Naturast Programs

Scence for Senors

We aso offer programs

groups such as schoos, cam

and cubs wth a aret of toto choose from:

Reptes & Amphbans

Brds

Wetands

insects

Boardwak Tours

For more nformaton aboutof our opportuntes, st

webste.

Website Fun!What w ou see when ou coto Green Ca Wetands? To out whats gong on, check out

newBird Counts page. Thsge ou month reports on

brd moements found at GrCa. For nature fun at ho

go to the Activity Page nkthe Green Ca Nature Cewebste and prnt out the act

of the month. After ou fnsh puzze, brng t to the front des

Green Ca Nature Center anda prze! look for a new puzze

get a new prze each month!

For more nformaton ab

Green Ca Nature Center, www.pbcparks.com/nature

cck on Green Cay.

Otters haerather arge homeranges (between

5 50 squaremes) throughwhch theare constant

mong. The are tpca sotar, wththe excepton of a mother wth her oung.Otters mate n ate wnter or ear sprngand w not deer ther pups unt thefoowng wnter or ear sprng of the nextear due to deaed mpantaton. Thsmeans that the eggs are fertzed but donot mpant nto the uterne wa rght awa.Once the eggs mpant, the gestatonaperod s on about two months. Aeragetter sze s two to four pups, whch weanafter three months, but ma sta wth therparents for up to one ear.

Otters hstorca hae been trappedfor ther rch, goss pet. Due tooerharestng, otters hae been extrpatedfrom some parts of ther range, and areconsdered endangered or threatenedn some states. Fortunate, popuatons

hae stabzed n recent ears because ofconseraton efforts to rentroduce otters toareas where the were once extrpated.

Otters hae hstorca been bamed for

eatng the game fsh that peope ke tocatch and eat; howeer, ths s not actuathe case. Otters prefer to eat the sower-mong trash fsh, thereb benefttngfshermen b eang the more desrabegame fsh for humans.

Because otters are near the top ofthe aquatc food chan, the are ersusceptbe to boaccumuaton ofcontamnants such as mercur, PCBs, DDT,and other pestcdes. One wa we can

drect hep keep otters heath and happs b not usng pestcdes and fertzers onour awns, whch coud each nto watersources, poutng the waterwas whereotters e. lets a do our part n hepngotters sta heath!

Otters are consdered to be pafucreatures that are fun to watch and we arefortunate to see them n the DaggerwngNature Center presere often. Come for ast and see f ou can spot them!

FromAnimal Tracks on page 1

Nate the Naturast has been brd watchng n the pne fatwoods at Okeeheelee Nature Center.He has notced that the fa mgraton has brought us a ot of new feathered frends for the wnter.

Unscramble the words below to discover these migratory friends, and then use the letters in theshaded boxes to discover Nates favorite feathered friend!

Okeeheelee Nature Center - Word Scramble

Answer key on page 7

Who is Nates favorite feathered friend?

photo

byKevin

Bender



Animal Adoption ProgramWoud ou ke to prode

a better fe for one of ouranmas? Ths program sdesgned to rase funds to hepkeep our resdent creaturesheath and happ. you w gana speca frend whe endngsupport to the entre fact.Adoptons make exceent gftsand are good for one ear.

Adoption Packages Include: Photograph of our anmaAnma fact sheetAdopton certfcate

Recognton n newsetter

Naturalist ProgramsAnma PresentatonsNature WaksRaptor ChapterDeer WaksScout Programs

Volunteer OpportunitiesSchoo Program DocentFront Desk GreeterExhbt DocentHabtat Mgmt. Assstant

Anma CaretakerNature Wak GudeNewsetter AssstantButterf Gardener Research Assstant

School ProgramsPreschool

Nature Adentures, 10:00 -11:00 am (1 hr.)

Kindergarten

Fndng Forda, 10:00 -11:30 am (1.5 hr.)

First Grade / Second Grade

Anma Homes andHabtats, 10:00 am -12:00 noon (2 hr.)

Second Grade / Third Grade

Nature Detectes, 10:00 am- 12:00 noon (2 hr.)

Aso aaabe - Repte, insect,and Marne Programs

See Okeeheelee on page 7

Thank you, Volunteers!

Daggerwng Nature Center woud keto extend our warmest thanks to ZalePre-school and the Butterflies fromHeaven Foundation. Both groups hed

annua eents at Daggerwng NatureCenter and heped beautf our butterf

garden. Zae Pre-schoo seectedths project so ther students coudwork hand-n-hand wth ther parentsn a pantng project. Ther donaton

of butterf pants, tme, and effortshas been great apprecated b theDaggerwng staff as we as b the man

stors that st the garden da.

Daggerwng aso hosted Butterfes from

Heaens annua eent. The Butterfesfrom Heaen Foundaton was created b

four bereaed mothers who understandhow the death of a bab can affect afam. The Foundaton reaches out

to assst and support fames wth astborn or nfant death and hods annuaeents to honor and remember therate chdren. The group panted man

aretes of butterf pants n memor ofther babes and reeased a number ofdfferent aretes of butterfes.

The Daggerwng butterf garden hasneer ooked better thanks to the effortsof both of these groups! We ook forwardto Mtzah Da wth Donna Klein Jewish

Academyn Februar of 2009.

if ou are nterested n hang our groupconduct a ounteer da at Daggerwng

Nature Center, pease contact DancaSanborn at (561) 629-8764. We ookforward to hearng from ou! Thanks

agan to a of our partcpants!

Party Room Available

Are ou ookng for somewhere to hodour next brthda part, meetng, orspeca eent for up to 50 peope? The

Daggerwng Nature Center meetng roomma just be the pace for ou! Staff saso aaabe to prode a e anmaprogram or tour for our guests, whch

woud make our eent extra speca! F

more nformaton, st our webste (wwpbcparks.com/nature and cck on thDaggerwingnk) or ca the center at(561) 629-8760.

Summer Camp

Daggerwng Nature Center ntes ourchd to jon us as we embark upon aaret of outdoor adentures durng ou

camps throughout the ear! Our journew take us to expore the unque andderse enronments and anmas ofForda. Transportaton, admsson fees

and t-shrt are proded. Campers prother own unch and snack. Ths s a gropportunt for an camper!

Ages: 912Dates: (Week 1) August 37

(Week 2) August 1014Time: 9:00 am 4:00 pmFee: $100 per weekLimit: 20 campers per weekRegistration: Ma 39, otter sstem

w be used

Appcatons w be accepted b ma,fax, or n person at Daggerwng Nature

Center. Appcatons can be pcked upat the nature center or can be prntedfrom our webste (www.pbcparks.comnature and cck on the Daggerwing

nk). Pease contact the nature center(561) 629-8760 for more nformaton

BUTTERFLY GARDEN


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SpotlightVolunteerFrom Okeeheelee on page 6

From pag 5

Fourth Grade

SWAMP (Wednesda on10:00 am- 1:00 pm (thew be a unch break) (3 h

Fourth Grade / Fifth Grade

Raptor Mana (Brds of Pre10:00 am- 12:00 noon (2

We are adaptabe! Wetaor our program to ft

needs. Pease et us know ou hae a partcuar nteor concept that ou woud us to focus on. Our prograare desgned to meet SunshState Standards.

ALSO AVAILABLE

Programs for Mdde SchoHgh Schoo

Marne BoogRaptorsAdaptatons

ReptesFre Ecoog programOutreach Programs We can come to our scand present programs to agroups. The foowng prograare aaabe; pease ca usschedung and fees.

RaptorsReptesForda Nate AnmasPease ca the Nature Cenat (561) 233-1400 to requefed trp reseraton form.

Program fee: $1 per studeno fee for supersng aduts

For more nformaton aboutOkeeheeee Nature Center, www.pbcparks.com/natureacck on Okeeheelee.

by John Welch,Okeeheelee Nature

Center Naturalist

and Volunteer

Coordinator

it s through thehard work ofour ounteersthat we are abeto educate thepubc about

the man dfferent anmas, habtats, andenronmenta ssues we face toda. Ther

dedcaton and hard work heps to keepour anmas happ and heath. vstorsaso pa ther part through ther purchasesat our gft shop. These funds hep to buthe food and suppes for our anmas.

it takes a speca taent to manage ournature center gft shop whe keepng nmnd our centee and what the ma beookng for. That person has to be aware ofthe stors and ther needs, as we as thestaff and ounteers who work n the shop.We thank Estee Karwe for brngng thstaent to Okeeheeee.

Orgna a New Jerse nate, Estee hasbeen n Forda for about 25 ears. in New

FromAsk a Naturalist on page 3

Estelle Karwell

WORD SCRAMBLE AnSWERS

1. SPARROW

2. WARBlER3. ROBiN4. PEREGRiNE5. KESTREl6. EASTERN BlUE BiRD7. CEDAR WAXWiNG8. CATBiRD9. TURNSTONE10. GOlDFiNCH11. WATERTHRUSH12. PURPlE MARTiN13. DUNliN14. HUMMiNGBiRD

New frend? PAiNTED BUNTiNG

estmated 80% of the words popuatonuses herba medcne for some aspect of

prmar heath care. There are approxmate

120 pant-based prescrpton drugs on the

U.S. market. Man pant-derate products

can be found n our homes ncudng

asprn, pecac, and wtch haze.

Cotton, a pant grown n the Amercas,

inda, and Afrca, prodes a soft, stape

fber that grows as a bo around the

seeds. it s the most wde used natura

fber to make coth. Burdock proded the

nspraton for deeopng ecro.

Trees such as oak, wanut, and mape

are used n the manufacture of umber

for budng homes, doors, furnture,

Jerse Estee handed the account forUnted Artsts and then t was retrementthat brought her to Forda. That ddntast ong howeer, and before ong Esteedecded that t was tme to get back ntothe market. She became the purchasngmanager for Poo Raph lauren. When sheeft there, she st needed somewhere toexercse her marketng sks. OkeeheeeeNature Center proded her wth newpeope and a new chaenge. One mghtthnk ths was enough, but she aso

ounteered as a messenger for JFKHospta and heped set up the gft shopat Green Ca Nature Center. We a haebeen caed n for opnons and to act asa soundng board for Estee wheneershe fees that a change ma be neededor a new product s offered. She s awasquck to brng the team on board and getther persona opnons.

What does she ke to do wth her freetme? She kes to trae when she getsthe chance. When asked what woud

make a nce addton to the gft shop?She responded, it woud be nce f t wasbgger. We coud a do wth a tte moreposte energ ke that.

boardwaks, fences, and toothpcks. There

are man uses for pants, but pants are

n per. in the U.S., one n three pants s

under the threat of extncton and one n

eght n the word. in Forda, more than 300

pants are current sted as endangered.

As nate pants dsappear, so does the

opportunt for ethnobotanca uses.Deforestaton, ntense agrcuture,

ndustrazaton, pouton, competton

from nase speces, commerca oer-

harestng, and habtat destructon a

contrbute to pant osses. The human

popuaton of 6.67 bon at ts current

growth rate w eradcate one-haf of

Earths boderst oer the next 100 ears.

Without plants, no life could exist

on earth.


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Nature-alleySpring/Summer 2009

Palm Beach County

Parks and Recreation Departmen

2700 Sxth Aenue South

lake Worth, Forda 33461(561) 966-6600

www.pbcparks.com

Riverbend Park9060 indantown Rd.

Jupter, Fl 33478

(561) 966-6617

Natural Areas Program2700 6th Ae. Southlake Worth, Fl 33461

(561) 963-6736

Loggerhead Marinelife Ctr.14200 U.S. Hghwa 1Juno Beach, Fl 33408

(561) 627-8280

River Center805 N. U.S. Hghwa 1

Jupter, Fl 33477

(561) 743-7123

Palm Bach Conty

Board of Conty Commssonrs

Jeff Koons, CharmanBurt Aaronson, vce CharmanKaren T. Marcus

Shee vanaDstrct 4

Jess R. SantamaraAdde l. Greene

Conty Admnstrator

Robert Wesman

Assstant Conty Admnstrator

Jon van Arnam

Parks & Rcraton Dpartmnt

Denns Esheman, DrectorErc Ca, Assstant Drector

Daggerwing Nature Center11200 Park Access Road

Boca Raton, Fl 33498

(561) 629-8760

Green Cay Nature Center12800 Hagen Ranch Road

Bonton Beach, Fl 33437

(561) 966-7000

Okeeheelee Nature Center7715 Forest H Boueard

West Pam Beach, Fl 33413

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