Nearly 700 attend National Estuaries Day celebration

            Hundreds of people came out last Friday for the annual Estuaries Day celebration.

The Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve said 692 people turned out Friday for the event which draws attention to the importance of the water and environment in estuaries that are home to an abundance of Florida’s birds, wildlife and fish.

The event also needed 82 volunteers.

The Apalachicola estuary is one of the most productive and pristine estuarine systems in the northern hemisphere.

The Estuary Day celebration lets people see some of the birds and animals our area and has games, touch tanks, and other activities for children.

The research reserve also gave away about 600 T-shirts, and plenty of door prizes from local businesses.

              

And if you get a chance to stop by the research Reserve Nature center in the next few weeks you can see the 6 entries in the First Ever Marine Debris Sculpture Contest. 

All of the creations were constructed from marine debris collected during the 2015 Coastal Cleanup.

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