Refuge to celebrate National Public Lands Day

The Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, 10216 Lee Road, is inviting volunteers and visitors to celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 27.

National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands. Admission is free.

Those who wish to volunteer will weed and plant at the refuge between 7:30 a.m. and noon.

Lunch immediately follows, leaving the remainder of the day for volunteers to celebrate the day with visitors.

Visitors are invited to explore the refuge between 6 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.

The Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is a 221-square-mile Everglades habitat, home to the American alligator and the Everglades snail kite.

Trails by foot, canoe and bike offer up close experiences.

The public also has access to boat ramps, fishing platform and observations towers.

To volunteer for National Public Lands Day, call David Underwood at 561-735-6030.

Mike Rothman can be reached at mkrothman@tribune.com.

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Mike Rothman
Mike Rothman graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Management. He grew up in South Florida and has been back working here since July 2006. Mike wrote for numerous publications previously including the Gainesville Sun, GatorBait Magazine and Inspin.com, where he was the NBA Expert.

When Mike is not hitting the streets of Boynton Beach and Delray Beach looking for stories, he can be found playing sports or spending time with friends.

He also enjoys provoking his fellow Hometown Downtown columnist, Dave DiPino, for the sake of good stories, of course. He can be reached at mkrothman@tribune.com or at 954-871-1233.