Friends of the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve to mark 20 years
The Friends of Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a “Sloughbration” on Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, at 7751 Penzance Road, Fort Myers.
The free event that celebrates 20 years protecting the slough will offer educational opportunities for all ages. Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve is a Lee County Parks & Recreation site.
Activities, displays and presenters will include:
– Guided walks
– Bird walks
– Interactive demonstrations including butterflies, birds, reptiles, insects, mammals, skulls, plants, basket weaving and sensory exploration
– Adam’s Animal Encounters
– Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Panther Outreach
– Florida Gulf Coast University Water School
– Lee County Mosquito Control District
– Lee County School District Environmental Education
– Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve
– Clinic for the Rehabilitation Of Wildlife
– Randell Research Center
– En plein air artists from Fort Myers Beach Art Alliance
– Children’s scavenger hunt
– Silent auction including items donated by photographer Clyde Butcher
– Music by The Florida Keys from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Great Blue Heron pavilion
Food vendors will include Brew Box Coffee Company, Nelson’s Port-a-Pit, Red Roc Cravings and Belgian Yummies Ice Cream.
A commemorative T-shirt will be available for purchase. It features the “Sloughbration” logo by a 2021 summer camp attendee. The image depicts a pond in the slough with an alligator and a turtle sunning themselves. All the proceeds will go to the group’s mission to protect, preserve and promote the slough.
Free parking is available at the nearby Lee County Sports Complex, at 14100 Six Mile Cypress Parkway. A free continuous shuttle will take attendees to and from the slough. No public parking will be available at the slough that day. A Spanish translator will be available at the Welcome Area.
For more information, email friendssloughbration@yahoo.com.