Manatee County Conservation Lands Management Division Presents
Around the Bend Nature & HeritageTours

Join us!  Fridays through March. Scheduled tours include:

 
Emerson Point Park - Coastal uplands and Native American history: Meet at the Temple Mound parking lot for a 2-hour tour including the largest remaining Native American Temple Mound on Tampa Bay.  Learn the story of the invasive air potato and why hundreds of students every year participate in the “spud-busting” restoration project here.

    February 4th 1:30-3:30pm

    February 18th 1:30-3:30pm

    March 4th 10:00am-Noon

    March 18th 1:30-3:30pm

 

Rye Wilderness Park - Upper Manatee River and Florida Scrub ecosystem: Meet at the picnic pavilion prepared to ford the shallow Rye Branch creek. Discover the ancient history of the Florida Scrub community, and the more recent pioneer settlement as we visit the Rye Family Cemetery.

    January 28th 1:30-3:30pm

    February 11th 10:00am-Noon

    March 11th 10:00am-Noon

    March 25th 10:00am-Noon
   Naturalists from Around the Bend Nature Tours lead the journey to discover the rich natural and cultural heritage of Manatee County.
   These tours are provided FREE as an outreach of the Manatee County Conservation Lands Management Division.

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