Saturday, March 29th: Wetlands Dayto be held at:
The Green Cay Wetlands 12800 Hagen Ranch Road,
Boynton Beach . FREE

On Saturday, March 29th, a collection of local nature center experts, wetland
birds and animals, environmental volunteers, naturalists and photographers
will be there to celebrate Wetlands Day 2008. P.B. CountyWater Utilities
Department sponsors this event to promote awareness of water
conservation and environmental issues.
At 10 a.m. Karen Milstein and Arlene Spagna, nationally-published nature
photographers, will speak, followed by a presentation from the South Florida Water Management District on the role of man-made wetlands in Everglades restoration
at 11 a.m. At noon, Busch wildlife will give a presentation on the animals of the
wetlands featuring baby alligators and birds of prey. The day will conclude with a rehabilitated wildlife release.
Palm Beach County Environmental Resource Management will hand out native
saplings and information on reforestation. Nature Center volunteers will give
boardwalk tours and provide story telling at the chickee hut every hour on the
half hour.

The Green Cay and Wakodahatchee Wetlands were built by the P.B.C. Water
Utilities Department as an important component in its Reclaimed Water Program.
In addition to providing valuable wildlife habitat to more than 150 bird species,
turtles, fish, bobcats, foxes and otters, the wetlands also receive and help clean
treated wastewater that is piped underground from the nearby Southern Region
Water Reclamation Facility. This wastewater treatment plant also supplies the
surrounding community with reclaimed water, a cost savings for consumers
while conserving fresh drinking water that would otherwise be used to
quench thirsty South Florida lawns and golf courses.

This information supplied by Robert Nelton, Senior Public Relations
Specialist for P.B. County Water utilities Dept.

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