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Florida Wildflower Symposium

Silver Springs Park, E Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, Fl

The annual event is the only one of its kind in the state, focusing exclusively on the state’s #native #wildflowers and their ecosystems.

Friday, Sept. 23, features a choice of field trips, such as kayaking with Adventure Outpost’s Lars Andersen, a Silver River boat tour, a hike in Ocala National Forest’s Big Scrub, and a tram tour that will take in Silver Springs’ natural side. Participants will gather at the park on Friday afternoon for presentations on timely conservation topics, including Florida’s springs and black bears. A wildflower garden ribbon-cutting beside the spring run and a good old-fashioned barbecue with live entertainment will follow.

The symposium’s Saturday, Sept. 24, schedule features presentations, workshops and garden walks, including:

• Keynote address by Roger Hammer, award-winning author, naturalist, botanist and photographer. • A presentation on Monarch butterflies by botanist and St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge ranger Scott Davis. • "Florida's Ghost Orchids" with biologist and #Fakahatchee Strand State Park ranger Mike Owen. • "Transformation of a Turfgrass Lawn into a Native Landscape" presented by native plant enthusiast Stephen Turnipseed. • A butterfly walk in the garden with butterfly expert Jaret Daniels of the Florida Museum of Natural History.

And more!

Symposium admission is $35 for Florida Wildflower Foundation members and $45 for non-members (barbecue, field trips and Saturday lunch priced separately). Cost includes admission to the park and a glass-bottom boat ride discount.

For details or to register, visit www.FlaWildflowers.org/symposium.

Choice event sponsorships are available. Contact Lisa Roberts at lroberts@flawildflowers.org or 407-622-1606 for information.