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BISCAYNE BAY AQUATIC PRESERVES PROCLAIMS MARCH AS SEAGRASS AWARENESS MONTH

~The public is invited to attend this free event~

WHO:         Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves along with Mayor of North Bay Village, Connie Leon-Kreps, and the North Bay Village Commissioners are kicking off the 7th Annual Seagrass Awareness Month.

WHAT:       7th Annual Seagrass Awareness Month Proclamation

A free catamaran boat cruise guided by aquatic preserve biologists will be offered immediately following the proclamation ceremony. Cruise participants will receive an intimate perspective on the seagrass beds of Biscayne Bay and the myriad of seabirds and shorebirds, seagrass-reliant mammals and commercially and recreationally important fish species that call these areas their home.

WHEN:      Saturday, March 21, 2015
                  10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

WHERE:    Pelican Harbor Marina
                  1277 NE 79th Street Causeway
                  Miami, FL 33138

Advance reservations for the boat cruise are required. To register and for more information, click here or email Biscayne.Bay@dep.state.fl.us.

About the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state’s principal environmental agency, created to protect, conserve and manage Florida’s environment and natural resources. The department enforces federal and state environmental laws, protects Florida’s air and water quality, cleans up pollution, regulates solid waste management, promotes pollution prevention, and acquires environmentally sensitive lands for preservation. The agency also maintains a statewide system of parks, trails and aquatic preserves. To view the department’s website log on to www.dep.state.fl.us.

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