[BLS-News] Picnic in the Park, Mangrove Adventure Trail Hike & Aquarium Tour Saturday July 12th, 2008 at 11:00

[Dr. Martha Martinez]

The Broward Lotus Sangha 
 
is pleased to invite you to 
a Fun-Filled Family Adventure in Hollywood, FL:
 
Anne Kolb Nature Center’s 
Mangrove Adventure Trail Hike & 
Aquarium Behind the Scenes Tour
 
Saturday July 12th, 2008
from 11:00 AM to 4 PM
 
 
This family-oriented event is open to all Sangha members and Nature lovers, so bring your friends!
 
Anne Kolb Nature Center offers several Walking Trails, including a Three-Mile Preserve Trail overlooking a lush mangrove ecosystem, a Fishing Pier Trail that leads to two piers that overlook the Intracoastal Waterway, an Intracoastal Dock, so you can access the nature center from the Intracoastal Waterway by boat (A 175-foot dock is available on a first-come, first-served basis), and a 68-foot Observation Tower, you can access via elevator or stairs that offers a panoramic view of the mangrove wetland and coastline. The Exhibit Hall at Anne Kolb Nature Center includes a site map of the complex’s three-mile preserve, the Living Crossroads theater (a 10-minute closed-caption video program), and a series of interactive and static displays (including a stocked 3,500-gallon aquarium) that vividly portray and explain West Lake’s mangrove ecosystem and its importance. Visitors then proceed to the Eco-Room for an engaging hands-on investigation and an eye-to-eye view of the animal residents.
 
LUNCH: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 
Bring a brown bag vegetarian lunch or dish to share together at the park plus your favorite non-alcoholic drinks. There are picnic tables to accommodate small groups at the nature center’s atrium surrounded by a beautiful butterfly garden and at the amphitheater behind the aquarium in case we need a larger place.
 
MANGROVE ADVENTURE TRAIL HIKE: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
One of the Park Naturalists will guide us on a tour to explore the mangroves of Anne Kolb Nature Center. This adventure is for all ages and the whole family. The park fee is $3 per person.
 
AQUARIUM BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
We will learn about the inhabitants of the aquarium in the exhibit hall and observe them feeding. (You may wish to start exploring the exhibit hall at 1:30 PM). This adventure is for all ages and the whole family.
The park fee is $1 per person.
 
CANOE/KAYAK RENTALS: will be available for early birds starting at 9:00 AM (weather permitting) The park fee is $7 per hour or $13 for up to 4 hours (2 person maximum).
 
WALK ALONG HOLLYWOOD BEACH: at the end of our park adventure, you are welcome to join us for a walk (or bike ride) along Hollywood Beach (Both the park and the beach are bicycle-friendly). Please bring quarters for beachside parking or leave your car at Anne Kolb (Open Until Sunset) and walk across the bridge.
 
What to bring: 

Four dollars for park activity fees.
Quarters for beach parking meters (unless you plan to leave your car at Anne Kolb and walk across the bridge).
Comfortable clothing and shoes for park and beach walk.
Both the park and the beach are bicycle-friendly.
A brown bag vegetarian lunch to share together at the park plus any snacks and/or non-alcoholic beverages that you would like to bring with you.
 
 
To register for this event, please e-mail Faith at joe999 at comcast.net
Please let us know how many in your party and which of the activities listed you are planning on participating in. 
 
Anne Kolb Nature Center is located at 751 Sheridan St., Hollywood, FL 33019. 
For map and directions, please visit http://www.broward.org/parks/wlpmap.htm. 
 
For more information about the Broward Lotus Sangha and this event, 
please visit www.BrowardLotusSangha.org and http://buddhism.meetup.com/481/calendar/8054192/. 
 
 
This adventure is for the whole family! Come join us!
 
A Lotus Flower For You, 
Broward Lotus Sangha
P.O. Box 245124 
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024 
(954) 665-4325 
 
COME MEDITATE WITH US!
www.BrowardLotusSangha.org
In the Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
 

 
To subscribe or unsubscribe to our mailing lists, 
please visit http://www.browardlotussangha.org/mailinglists/
 
Please forward this invitation to others who you think may wish to participate. 
Thank you.
 


_________________________________________________________________
Search that pays you back! Introducing Live Search cashback.
http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=srchpaysyouback
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.browardlotussangha.org/pipermail/bls-news-browardlotussangha.org/attachments/20080606/2486c858/attachment.htm>