ARTHUR R. MARSHALL LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE
EVERGLADES DAY
February 20, 2016
17th Annual Everglades Day
Saturday, February 20, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Join us for Everglades Day, our all-day family festival, with activities for all ages. This year's
theme is "Songs of the Everglades," in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Migratory
Bird Treaty. Enjoy guided tours, nature walks, bird walks, wildlife demonstrations,
presentations, exhibits, games, kids' fishing, kids' archery, face painting, canoeing, live
music, dance, food trucks and much more! All day free admission. Special features this
year include:
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Florida singer/songwriters Rod MacDonald and Dale Crider
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Reinaldo Becerra and his black Stallion, representing the Seminole Tribe
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Ron Magill of Zoo Miami
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Edward Mercer, Python Hunter, with live snakes caught in the Everglades
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Animals from Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, the Palm Beach Zoo & Okeeheelee Nature
Center
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Special guests from the Cornell Ornithology Lab Park just south of the Refuge entrance in Monte’s parking lot and ride the bus to the Visitor
Center. The first bus leaves Monte’s at 7:30 a.m. On the Refuge, mini-buses will be running
continuously between the various activities. A free handicapped-accessible van will also be
available. The last bus returns to Monte’s parking lot at 4:30 p.m.
So bring yourself, kids and grand-kids, friends, neighbors and students - don’t forget
sunscreen, re-fillable water bottles, and walking shoes - and experience the Songs of the
Everglades! Presentations - Visitor Center Theater 10:00 - Songs of the Everglades - Rod MacDonald
11:00 - Alligators and Crocodiles - Frank Mazzotti
12:00 - Songs of the Seminole - Reinaldo Becerra, AH-TAH-THI-KI Museum
1:00 - Florida: Mission Everglades! - Ron Magill, Zoo Miami
2:00 - A Bird's-Eye View of Everglades Restoration - Mark Cook
3:00 - Beginning Birdwatching - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Presentations with Live Animals 10:00 - Everglades Python Hunter - Edward Mercer - Stage at C-6 Pavilion 10:00 - Florida Native Wildlife - Busch Wildlife Sanctuary - Marsh Trail Pavilion
11:00 - Tools & Weapons of the Seminole Wars - Rey Becerra - Marsh Trail Pavilion
12:00 - Florida Native Wildlife - Busch Wildlife Sanctuary - Stage at C-6 Pavilion
1:00 - Raptor Chapter - Okeeheelee Nature Center - Marsh Trail Pavilion
2:00 - Florida Native Wildlife - Palm Beach Zoo - Marsh Trail Pavilion
3:00 - Everglades Python Hunter - Edward Mercer - Marsh Trail Pavilion
3:00 - Native Snakes - South Florida Herp Society - Stage at C-6 Pavilion
Presentations - Marsh Trail Pavilion 10:00 - Florida Native Wildlife - Busch Wildlife Sanctuary **Live Animals
11:00 - Tools & Weapons of the Seminole Wars - Rey Becerra **Live Animals
12:00 - USGS Science in Support of Everglades Restoration - Nick Aumen
1:00 - Raptor Chapter - Okeeheelee Nature Center **Live Animals
2:00 - Florida Native Wildlife - Palm Beach Zoo **Live Animals
3:00 - Everglades Python Hunter - Edward Mercer **Live Animals
Performances and Presentations - Stage at C-6 Pavilion (Old Admin Location)
10:00 - Everglades Python Hunter - Edward Mercer **Live Animals
11:00 - Songs of the Everglades - Dale Crider
12:00 - Florida Native Wildlife - Busch Wildlife Sanctuary **Live Animals
1:00 - Songs of the Everglades - Dale Crider
2:00 - Songs of the Everglades - Rod MacDonald
3:00 - Native Snakes - South Florida Herp Society **Live Animals
Canoe Trips - Boat Ramp - SignUp at Canoe Launch/Boat Ramp 9:00 - 11:30 and 1:00 - 3:30 Every Half Hour Fishing Pier/Boat Ramp/L-40 Levee Activities 9:00 - Kids Fishing Clinic
10:00 - Kids Fishing Clinic
11:00 - Bird Capture Technique - Dale Gawlik
12:00 - Electro-Shocking - John Galvez
1:00 - Kids Fishing Clinic
2:00 - Kids Fishing Clinic
LILA Golf Cart Tours - SignUp/Tour Starts at Levee Above Fishing Pier 30-Minute Tours of Everglades Restoration Research Projects at LILA: 10:00 - 1:30 Every Half Hour
Bird/Nature Walks on Marsh Trail - Head West on "Great Blue Heron Trail" 11:00 - Wonders of the Marsh Trail - Barry Mintzer
12:00 - Frog Calls - David Black
1:00 - Eye on the Marsh - Jack McLaughlin
2:00 - Butterflies & Wildflowers - Chris Lockhart
Bird/Nature Walks on Marsh Trail - Head South on "Turtle Trail" 9:00 - Bird Walk - Al Pelligrinelli
10:00 - Bird Walk - Tim Keith
11:00 - Raptor Roam - Sandi Wicklund
12:00 - Nature Walk - Jack McLaughlin
1:00 - Tune Us In Walk - Barry Mintzer
2:00 - Raptor Roam - Sandi Wicklund
Swamp Strolls on Cypress Swamp Boardwalk 9:00 - 3:30 Every Half Hour - Lew Hecker & Bruce Rosenberg
Kids Archery - Lawn in Front of C6-Pavilion at Old Admin Location Self-Guided Activities: Animal Olympics Trail - trail runs parallel to western section of Lee Road on south side
Hands-On Nature Table - next to Friends Table in Sponsor Tent - Tom Poulson
Exhibit Tent and Children’s Area - near Boat Ramp
Photo Caption Game - Answer the question on the photo at the Information Table for a
chance to win a prize
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhKXUgrovqY
More Information on the Event and the Presenters: www.auduboneverglades.org/special-events/everglades-day-2
Lee Road Boat Ramp Closed on Everglades Day
The boat ramp and canal at the end of Lee Road will be closed to boaters all day February
20 for Everglades Day. Wildlife Refuge.