Enjoy Return of Fakahatchee Coastal Cruises
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btain a firsthand glimpse of Olde Florida history and tradition, Ev- erglades-style, with the return of Faka- hatchee Coastal Cruises. The Friends of Fakahatchee will host cruises beginning with a presentation at the Everglades Na- tional Park ranger station, in Everglades City, at 3 p.m., followed by ferry rides to the island by Everglades National Park Boat Tours on January 21, February 25 and March 10 and 25.
Visual attractions include the mys- terious mangroves of The Ten Thousand Islands, dolphins cavorting with the tour boat, unusual plants on the path up the ancient shell mound to the old cemetery on Fakahatchee Island, and the variety of birds, especially during the return trip.
Fee: $75 per person. For information or to register, call Marya at 239-695-2905 or visit
OrchidSwamp.org and click on Events Schedule.
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Bamboo Café French Home Cook- ing, in Crayton Cove, is the first Naples business to be certified by the city’s Department of Natural Resources and its NPower program as a Naples Certified Green Business. The program is part of a grant-funded energy outreach campaign that identifies the existing environmental attributes of local businesses and makes recommendations for ways to further conserve resources.
The café conducts extensive sus- tainability and recyling efforts and also serves locally grown, organic produce as seasonally available. A Florida Power and Light evaluation identified and quanti- fied costs and savings, including lighting upgrades, and owners Lisa and Philippe Boet have begun tracking utility bills, from electricity to water and fuel, to better monitor and minimize resource use.
For more information on how a business may become certified or to request a free presentation, call NPower project man- ager Cloe Waterfield at 239-234-4558 or visit
NPowerNaples.com.
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