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Riverview High School will unveil the Eagle Native Plant Nature Trail on its campus at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, the school has announced. The new feature is an extension of Riverview's Stars to Starfish program, which focuses on the sky, thanks to the school's planetarium; the sea, in the school's AquaDome; and now the Earth, with the new nature trail, a news release explains. The event, which is free to the public, will include tours of the nature trail and AquaDome from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and planetarium shows from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For those interested in stargazing, the Observers Club will be on site with telescopes, the release points out. Developed by students, the Eagle Native Plant Nature Trail includes 600 linear feet of trail with 7,600 plants (representing 53 species that are native to Florida), along with a pond and surrounding garden, all housed within five ecosystems, the release notes. Students planted much of the foliage during the late April week that included Earth Day. "We are excited about this expansion of the Stars to Starfish program," said Katrin Rudge, director of the Riverview Aquascience Department and co-director of the Stars to Starfish Program, in the release. "We want students, staff, parents and other visitors to appreciate the beauty of Florida's trees, shrubs, grasses, wildflowers, air plants and RIVERVIEW HIGH TO DEDICATE EAGLE NATIVE PLANT NATURE TRAIL (Foreground from left) Riverview High School students Alexander Katsarelas, Jack Ostrowski and Elliott Tuchfeld work on the school's Eagle Native Plants Nature Trail in April. They were among the more than 100 students who planted foliage. Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader May 9, 2014 Page 84