FIRST LADY ANN SCOTT TO VISIT APALACHICOLA NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE

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FIRST LADY ANN SCOTT TO VISIT APALACHICOLA NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE

~National Estuaries Day focused on the importance of estuarine education and conservation in the places where rivers meet the sea~

TALLAHASSEE -- On Friday, Sept. 28, First Lady Ann Scott will visit the Apalachicola

National Estuarine Research Reserve in Eastpoint to celebrate National Estuaries

Day. During her visit, the First Lady will read to children "A House for Hermit Crab"

by renowned environmental children’s author Eric Carle and participate in other

educational activities at the reserve’s nature center.

WHAT: National Estuaries Day celebration

WHEN: 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve

108 Island Drive

Eastpoint, FL 32328

About Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas is responsible for oversight of the State’s 41 Aquatic Preserves, three National Estuarine Research Reserves, The Coral Reef Conservation Program, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It is the mission of CAMA to protect, enhance, and restore natural habitats and resources of nearly 4.5 million acres of coastal and submerged lands. For more information on DEP’s Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas, visit http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal

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