Daily Programs NEW program times effective May 1, 2009
Stingray Program and Feeding (30 minutes):
During this 30 minute presentation you will learn about the structure of skates and rays, how they are different how they are similar. You will learn the proper way to handle rays and then get a chance to pet and feed the rays in our "Rays on the Reef" tank.
Watch our resident game fish strike! Learn how to identify the different species.
Monday - Saturday
11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday
1:30 p.m.
Guided Nature Walk (90 minutes):
After the 10:30 Stingray Progam and Feeding you can go on a guided nature walk.
The Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center is on a 57 acre site. There is a mile long
loop trail that travels through the xeric hammocks, the hardwood hammocks, the
mangrove marsh and takes you down to the shores of the Indian River Lagoon.
Along the trail you will learn about the plants and animals that live on Hutchinson Island, the importance of the mangrove marsh, the Ays Indians that once lived on the Island and the wonderful Indian River Lagoon.
Classes for the Florida Master Naturalist Program will begin on February 2, 2010 at Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center’s conference room. Registration is open on UF/IFAS. http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/fmnp/cs10-09.htm. Seats are limited, register early!
Instructors Information Leads: Kent Talcott and Ronna Talcott
Assistant: Robert Voisinet Organization: Florida Oceanographic Society Phone: 772-225-0505
Fax: 772-225-4725 Email: ktalcott2@hotmail.com
