The South
Florida Water Management District and Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, a
unit within the College of Education at Florida Atlantic University are
partnering to offer FREE birding tours of the Stormwater Treatment Areas.
The
stormwater treatment areas, owned and operated by the South Florida Water
Management District, are vast, constructed wetlands that use vegetation to
naturally cleanse excess nutrients from water before it enters the Everglades.
These remote, shallow water marshes attract many species of nesting wading
birds, migratory and other water fowl such as great blue herons, wood storks,
snowy egrets and roseate spoonbills.
Tours are
open to anyone, but participants must register before the desired date to
reserve a space on the trip.
To register
for the tour or more information, contact Helen Beers at
Pine Jog
Environmental Education Center (561) 686 6600.