Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge’s National Public Lands Day Event a Success
On Saturday, September 24, 2016, the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge hosted its annual National Public Lands Day event. “It was a great success,” announced Joseph Whelan one of the Refuge staff organizers. Fifty people volunteered several hours last Saturday planting 700 cypress trees on Refuge property. The area was previously covered by the non-native invasive Brazilian pepper. The Refuge was very pleased that so many different people came out for this yearly event, like individuals, families and church groups. National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands. During National Public Lands Day events, federal land management agencies work to connect people to public lands in their community, inspire environmental stewardship, and encourage use of public lands for education, recreation, and general health. The Refuge is located off U.S. 441/SR 7, two miles south of SR 804 (Boynton Beach Blvd.) and three miles north of SR 806 (Delray Beach’s Atlantic Avenue). The Refuge is currently open from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., seven days a week. Refuge hours are posted at each entrance. The Visitor Center hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., seven days a week. An entrance fee of $5.00 per vehicle or $1.00 per pedestrian is charged. A variety of annual passes, including a $12.00 refuge specific annual pass, are available. Please visit the Refuge website at http://www.fws.gov/refuge/arm_loxahatchee or call the Administration Office at (561) 732-3684.
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