- November 24, 2024
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The Avian Reconditioning Center, which takes in orphaned or injured birds, brought several birds, including a peregrine falcon, barn owl and juvenile bald eagle.
Students at Oakland Avenue Charter School created artwork with a nature theme for the ONP festival.
Paisley Mickler, Shannon Diaz and Andrea Pumar sold handmade items at the Matthew’s Hope booth.
Children were curious about the items on display at the Oakland Nature Preserve booth.
Citra Clayton watched with interest the box turtle that roamed the grounds.
Manning the Friends of Lake Apopka tent were Lloyd Hart, Steve Koontz, Joe Dunn and Daniel Whitehouse.
The Avian Reconditioning Center, which takes in orphaned or injured birds, brought several birds, including a peregrine falcon, barn owl and juvenile bald eagle.
Carole Weibley-Engle and Melissa Brudzinski of Bloom & Grow Garden Society shared information about pollinators.
Florida Fossil Hunters brought interesting artifacts from the past.
Payton Powers connected with one of the skunks from Pet Skunk Advocates and Rescue.
Zoey Bonner, 13, sold ZZ plants (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) from her grandfather’s nursery.
Orange County District 1 Commissioner Nicole Wilson and communications aide Andrew Dietzen shared information about protecting the environment and water supply.
Clarence McVey and Alyssa Epperson represented the Florida Park Service and Lake Louisa, and they brought along a friend: Elvira the rat snake.
The Oakland Nature Preserve and Orange Audubon Society held a successful Nature Fest event Saturday, Sept. 23, on the ONP grounds with more than 1,000 guests and vendors. Environmental groups set up booths, attendees had close-up views of birds of prey, representatives from the St. Johns River Water Management District offered boat tours of Lake Apopka, and children’s art was on display.
