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Outdoor learning adventures
and guided hikes

Outings are sponsored by Volusia County’s Environmental Management Division. Space is limited, and registration is required. Participants are encouraged to bring water and insect spray and wear comfortable clothes and walking or hiking shoes. For more information or to reserve a space, please contact Bonnie Cary at 386-736-5276 or bcary@co.volusia.fl.us.

Paddling tour: Hickory Bluff Preserve
9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Master naturalist Susan Young will lead a leisurely paddling tour of the St. Johns River.  The tour will begin at the preserve, and paddlers will observe shoreline plants and animals along the way. Bring your own kayak or canoe. A life jacket and whistle are required. Meet at 598 Guise Road, Osteen.

Guided hike: Hickory Bluff Prserve
9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 5, 2012
County employees Randall Sleister and David Griffis will lead an exploratory hike through the preserve. These soil, plant and ecology experts will point out plant communities and explain why plants live in specific habitats. Meet at 598 Guise Road, Osteen.

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