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Green Thumb Thursdays at Unity of Naples T
hursdays at Unity of Naples means learning about all things plant- wise from experts. The 2013 Educational Garden Workshop (EGW) Series, presented by the Collier County Master Gardeners and coordinat- ed by University of Florida IFAS Extension and the Collier County Public Services Division, will offer weekly sessions from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and then feature a Garden Tour for EGW cardholders on March 14. Presentations include Theme Gardens, February 7; Success with
Succulents, February 14; Your Pond’s “Littoral Zone”, February 21; Florida Smart Gardening, February 28; and The Plant Clinic Comes to You, March 7.
Cost: $25/complete series, $7/separate workshops. Location: 2000 Unity Way. Or- der complete series at
2013gws.eventbrite.com. Register for Garden Tour by Feb. 28. For more information, call 239-353-4244.
Conservancy’s Phase One Renovation Complete
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he first phase of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s renovations has been completed, and guests and members are invited to travel over Smith Preserve
Way, the new entrance from Goodlette-Frank Road, into the Nature Center. Once there, they can enjoy the Dalton Discovery Center, take an electric boat ride from the Allyn Family Lagoon and Dock, view visiting wading birds at the Shotwell Wa- vering Family Filter Marsh and perhaps spot some resident gopher tortoises from the gazebo overlooking the Christopher B. Smith Preserve. The Conservancy will celebrate its Grand Reopening Weekend Festival on April 20 to 21, and all guest experiences will be open at that time.
Location: 1450 Merrihue Dr., Naples. For more information, call 239-262-0304 or visit
Conservancy.org.
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For the third year, Lee County Parks & Recreation hosted University of Georgia students of the IMPACT program for a week-long experiential service learning project last December that resulted in improvements to Matanzas Pass Pre- serve, Six Mile Cypress Preserve, Impe- rial River Boat Ramp and JY Linear Trail, plus a visit to Sanibel Sea School. The 19 students and Parks & Recreation staff removed exotic and invasive vegetation to fill more than five, 20-yard-long horti- cultural containers. “It’s a great program that gives college students a chance to experience and
serve in communities all over the country,” says Vicki Little, a Lee County Parks & Recreation senior supervisor. “The students are ambitious and motivated; they understand the importance of giving and making a difference.”
For more information about Lee County Parks & Recreation Volunteer Services, call 239 533-7422, email
KCahill@LeeGov.com or visit
LeeParks.org.
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