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Okeeheelee Nature Center

kerryhutch123 — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:47:31 CDT

Location
Okeeheelee Nature Center features 2.5 miles of trails winding through 90 acres of pine flatwoods and wetlands. Highlights of the center include hands-on exhibits, animal encounters and a nature related gift shop. Marvel at our birds of prey, touch a live snake or prowl for owls during one of our many programs scheduled throughout the year for families, youth and adults.
It is located one mile west of Jog Rd. on Forest Hill Blvd.

Hours
Sunrise - sunset

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands

kerryhutch123 — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:16:15 CDT

Location
The Wakodahatchee Wetlands are located in suburban Delray Beach on the east side of Jog Road between Woolbright Road and Atlantic Avenue (Exit Route 95 onto Atlantic Avenue West; continue to Jog Road; turn right; park is on the right) The site is on the southeast side of Palm Beach County Water Utility Department's Southern Region Operations Center at 13026 Jog Road, Delray Beach. Click here for map.

Hours
The wetlands are open to the general public from sunrise to sunset, seven days a week. There is no admission charge.

Green Cay Wetlands

kerryhutch123 — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:15:05 CDT

Location
The Green Cay Wetlands and Nature Center are located at 12800 Hagen Ranch Road, which is in suburban Boynton Beach on the east side of Hagen Ranch Road, between Boynton Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue.

Hours
The wetland boardwalk is open to the general public from sunrise to sunset, seven days a week. The nature center hours are Tuesday through Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Giving Back to Nature
For more than 40 years, Ted and Trudy Winsberg worked the land at their Green Cay Farm, producing the finest bell peppers and other winter vegetables around. Through the years, surrounding farms in the area were converted one by one to large-scale developments, but the Winsbergs had a different vision for their land -- the Green Cay Wetlands. The Winsbergs' love for this land, coupled with their untold generosity and desire to make the world a better place, have resulted in world-class constructed wetlands. Prior to becoming farmland, this land consisted of an open prairie with wetland areas. By transforming it into the Green Cay Wetlands, the land's natural beauty has been restored and an oasis of green space within a suburban community has been created.

Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

kerryhutch123 — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:14:48 CDT

Location
The Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, the last northernmost portion of the unique Everglades. With over 221 square miles of Everglades habitat, A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is home to the American alligator and the endangered Everglades snail kite. In any given year, as many as 257 species of birds may use the refuge's diverse wetlands.

Hours
The refuge is open to the public from sunrise to sunset daily. Exact times are posted at each entrance and change with the hours of daylight. Currently the refuge opens at 5:00AM and closes 6:00PM.
The refuge visitor center hours of operation are Wednesday through Friday from 9:00AM to 4:00PM and on Saturday and Sunday from 9:00AM to 4:30PM. The visitor center is closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day but all trails and entrances will remain open.

Fees
A fee of $5.00 is charged to private vehicles entering the refuge. When the fee booth is unmanned, visitors are subject to the honor system and should pay at the fee shelter next to the fee booth. However, for those needing change, they may get change from the Visitor Center and pay at the center without having to return to the fee shelter. Fee waivers may be obtained for educational groups and official visitors.
All passes admit the pass holder and any accompanying passengers in a single private vehicle.

Loxahatchee Refuge Pass
The Loxahatchee Refuge Pass is good for one year from the month of purchase and is honored only at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. The pass is available at the fee booth (when open), the Headquarters Administration Office (weekdays) or the Visitor Center on weekends. The cost is $12.00.