The Apalachicola
National Estuarine Research Reserve Nature center is inviting everyone out to
check out their ever growing number of nature trails.
On
Saturday afternoon at 4 the Nature Center will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony
for its newest boardwalk.
The
boardwalk was funded by the Friends of the Apalachicola Reserve.
A walk
can take you through a coastal hammock shaded by live oak and magnolia trees
and a slash pines forest that opens up in to a freshwater marsh.
You can
often see ospreys, eagles, box
turtles, skinks and even an occasional black bear.
The
boardwalk ends overlooking the Apalachicola Bay where you can use a powerful
scenic telescope to see across the bay and watch oystermen at work.
People
who walk the trail will also see a series of twelve quotes along the trail from
noted authors such as Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The
quotes are there to serve as momentary inspiration to help visitors connect
with the nature that surrounds them.
The
Nature Center has nearly 1/3 of a mile of newly built raised wooden boardwalks
that traverse the Reserve’s 28 acres.
The
reserve is located at 108 Island Drive in Eastpoint – it is open from 9 to 4 Tuesday through Saturday.
Again,
the ribbon cutting for the new boardwalk will be at 4 o’clock on Saturday.
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