Everyone and everything needs water to survive.  If you have water, you still need a place to live and the right things to eat.   This tour takes you from the water through habitat that provides both shelter and food for many creatures.   Led by Steve Boetger, #4 USDA Agronomist, Marnie Hutcheson, #5,  Shady Grove Preserve,  and Sandra Marraffino, #3 Audubon.

To contact us:

Phone: 352-207-6520

E-mail: MLH@ShadyGrovePreserve.com

The Water, the Habitats and the Wildlife

Natural Systems Citizen Education Program

Nature Discovery Field Trips

At Shady Grove Preserve, Ocala FL

On this walk you will learn about:

· Soils and what grows well in them. 

· Endangered species and their habitats on land and water

· Why diversity is so important

On this walk you might see…

Animals

· Wild Turkey, various water birds,

· Coyote, Squirrels, Florida fur rats

· Gopher Tortoise, and pond turtles

Plants and Trees

· In Bloom: Blackberries, Carolina Jasmine, and  small wild flowers

· Deer Moss, Fungus, Resurrection Fern and more.

· 20 or so varieties of trees, ask your guides as you go

· Poison Ivy is out so BEWARE leaves of three.

Follow the Green arrows