In celebration of World Environment Day,
the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program's Bay
Guardians will team up with Oscar Scherer
State Park, Scheda Ecological Associates and
Around the Bend Nature Tours for a volun-
teer planting on Earth Day, April 27, the Bay
Guardians have announced.
Nine thousand wetland plants will be placed
in shallow water in the park that day, a news
release says. The event will begin at 11 a.m.,
with lunch to be provided at noon by Friends
of Oscar Scherer Park. An RSVP is required.
"This event is suitable for ages 6 and up," the
release points out.
Participants are encouraged to wear hats,
sunscreen, close-toed shoes ("old tennis
shoes work great," the release notes), clothes
that can get dirty and work gloves. "Bring a
trowel if you have one," the release adds, and
"please bring a reusable water bottle if you
have one to reduce our plastic pollution."
Oscar Scherer State Park is located at 1843 S.
Tamiami Trail in Osprey. Anyone with ques-
tions may contact Camille Boffa at info@
sarasotabay.org or 955-8085.
BAY GUARDIANS TO TEAM WITH PARTNERS FOR EARTH DAY PLANTING
Oscar Scherer State Park will be the site of an Earth Day event on April 27. Photo courtesy of Fran
Palmeri
Sarasota News Leader April 18, 2014 Page 84
