June 2007 Events | June 16 until June 20 | Wilderness Estates
Gopher Tortoise Humane Relocation Located in Seminole County at State Road 46 & County Road 426 in Geneva, FL. For details call Carissa Kent at 407-529-5006. You must wear long pants and closed shoes, bring bug spray and sun block. Open to the public. | June 20 6 to 8 PM | KSB Board Meeting Panera Bread - Meeting Room 1210 International Parkway #300
Lake Mary 32746 Open to the public | June 21 9 AM to Noon | Invasive Plant Removal part of an AFCD effort across Central Florida Seminole County Environmental Studies Center 2985 Osprey Trl, Longwood, FL 32750. by reservation only | June 23 9 AM to 2:00 PM | SPRING LAKE RESTORATION PROJECT Work alongside biologists from Seminole County Roads Stormwater Division and Department of Environmental Protection to remove invasive plants and replant with native species. These re-vegetation projects are grubby, wet, and FUN! Closed-toed shoes and long-pants are required. Bring gloves, hat, and sunscreen. Volunteers will park along Spring Valley Road at Spring Valley Farm Community Association, 797 Spring Valley Road, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714. Please call 407-665-5724 to register or email wavsem@seminolecountyfl.gov. | | June 29 & 30 | Hi all~~
I apologize for the late update, but I had some email problems. I sent out an update as soon as I tallied all of the tortoises and burrows last Friday, but the update did not make it to everyone. I have been sending emails, some making it and some not. I think I have fixed the problem now. So, here's the update of our totals thus far as well as the schedule for the continuance of the dig.
Thanks to all of us working together, 240 tortoises have been saved. And, we have dug almost 550 burrows!! YEAH!!!!!!!! An entire self sustaining population of tortoises will continue on into perpetuity thanks to your hard work and generosity...
But, we still have more work to do to save the remaining tortoises on the site.
We will continue the dig on Friday, June 29th and Saturday, June 30th. I have had several requests to try and make one of the days Saturday, and we were able to book the backhoe operators for Friday AND Saturday. We are in need of tortoise handler and scour team members once again. On Saturday, we will review our progress and determine whether we need to continue into next week. We have approximately 130 burrows left to dig.
My phone has been devastated by sand and sweat (:P:P:P) and is not working terribly well (I'm waiting on a replacement). You are more than welcome to call (hopefully it will ring) or email me if you are interested in helping out on one of these days. As always, you are more than welcome to come to the site (if you cannot reach me prior), and we'll put you to work :P:P:P
Thanks again for your dedication and generosity to these imperiled species...
Carissa Kent
407-529-5006 | June 30 at 7:00 AM | Michael Barr interviewed on My65 (6 on cable) Orlando Matters about Keep Seminole Beautiful. Show is hosted by Keith Landry. 
| | June 30 at 9:30 AM | Jim Logue Day Ceremony at the Black Hammock Wilderness Area Trail Head Parking at the Shane Kelly Park - more details will follow.... |
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