CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT  CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us  ST. JOSEPH BAY STATE BUFFER PRESERVE OFFERS NATURE PROGRAM SERIES  WHAT:     “Nature-Nauts” educational presentation series WHEN:      Dec. 11, 2015; 5–7 p.m.; How Good Fires Prevent Bad Fire                   March 12, 2016; 10–11:30 a.m.; How the Water Flows                   July 9, 2016; 10–11:30 a.m.; Plants of the Preserve WHERE:    St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve’s Visitor Center                   3915 State Road 30-A                   Port St. Joe, FL HOW:        Register by calling 850-229-1787, ext. 1       The St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve offers a series of free educational presentations called “Nature-Nauts,” which focus on exploring nature and how the preserve is kept pristine. The December “Nature-Nauts” program will address intriguing facts about the preserve and the importance of prescribed fires in managing the preserve habitat while attendees make s’mores around a campfire. The March program will address the importance of the local watershed and how water flows through the preserve before heading into the bay. The final “Nature-Nauts” presentation will focus on the rare, endangered and threatened plants found within the preserve and how staff works to protect them. The St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve also offers educational opportunities through self-guided interpretative hiking trails, TRAM Tours and programs in the Visitor Center. For more information call 850-229-1787, Ext. 1, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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