Ancient Islands Sierra Club will be participating in Sunday’s annual Get To Know Colt Creek State Park event from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.\n<\/p>\n
The 5,000-acre park is located in the Green Swamp at 16000 State Road 471 just south of the Withlacoochee River.\n<\/p>\n
Barbecue lunch will be provided by the Friends of Colt Creek State Park. Live music will be provided by Al & Rich of the Sofa Kings.\n<\/p>\n
If you haven’t visited the park before Sunday’s even will be great chance to learn about its variety of habitats either via hourly tram rides or a ranger-led hike.\n<\/p>\n
Sierra will have a table to educate people about owls and anyone who stops by will have a chance to learn what’s inside owl pellets.\n<\/p>\n
Other scheduled activities include educational exhibits on recycling, fire management, butterflies and more.\n<\/p>\n
In addition, there will opportunities for fishing and kayaking available.\n<\/p>\n
Admission to the park is $4 per vehicle.\n<\/p>\n
The park is open every day from 8 a.m. to sunset.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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