Florida Black Bears- The Bear NecessitiesFriday, November 13, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
Come learn about the Bear Necessities with CREW’s Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commisssion (FWC), Biologist, Kathleen Smith. This program is a part of the Strolling Science Seminar series- scholarly hikes for adults. Register soon tickets go fast: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/florida-black-bears-the-bear-necessities-a-crew-strolling-science-seminar-tickets-18217779870
Participants will be led on a mystical adventure through the adventurous CREW Cypress Dome trails investigating bear signs, trouncing through bear habitat, and learning to be a bear themselves. The walk will be full of surprises, so watch your step and keep an eye out for the mysterious black bears of CREW.
Florida is bear country and living in bear country can provide a unique and rewarding experience. Black bears are a essential part of the Florida ecosystem and an critical part of the CREW watershed. Considered an umbrella species, black bears use a wide area of habitat therefore protecting them indirectly protects a wide variety of other species that use the same habitat. Protection of black bears protects the CREW watershed for purposes of natural flood control, aquifer recharge, and protection of other fish and wildlife habitat. The seminar attempts to increase participants’ understanding about the role and connections black bears play in our ecosystem, particularly at CREW.
Registration is required, get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/florida-black-bears-the-bear-necessities-a-crew-strolling-science-seminar-tickets-18217779870
Join CREW on “Saturday Oct. 24 at Riverside Park in the historic, downtown district of Bonita Springs on Old U.S. 41 and Pennsylvania Avenue. Hosted by the City of Bonita Springs, the event will include live entertainment, a cornhole tournament, hayrides, a pumpkin patch, petting zoo, and the popular fish fry. Festivities also include the traditional Imperial River Challenge featuring canoe and kayak races, pumpkin decorating contest, and the children’s rubber duck race. Kids will enjoy the petting zoo, pony rides, and to pick their very own pumpkin from a pumpkin patch after a free hayride!
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This walk will feature an in-depth introduction into the world of fungi, a discussion about fungi and their roles at CREW, and hands-on mushroom hunting and field identification. It takes place at the CREW Marsh Trails off Corkscrew Road. Benjamin Dion is the founder of the Southwest Florida Mycological Society. Known as “Mykes logos” in the mushroom world, Dion is a local expert on the identification, use, and ecological role of various fungi in the Southwest Florida area.
The fall flowers are always spectacular after the wet growing season of summer. This is your chance to learn from someone whose passion for plants is unsurpassed!
ou know how many types of spiders are in the Florida and in world? Do you know what the role of spiders are in nature? Can you identify the few types of spiders that are medically important? Do you know how to safely catch and release spiders in the home? If the answer to any of these questions is NO, then this program is for you.
