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2018 Seagrass Survey

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Thank you for your interest in the 2018 Seagrass Survey! Registration for the volunteer survey is currently closed. However, we welcome you to join us afterward for our annual Seagrass nature festival May 5, 2018 at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron (1717 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, Florida) This family-friendly festival is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Stop by to enjoy music and food as well as nature-themed games, crafts, and other hands-on activities from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Join us for the 4th Annual Sarasota County Seagrass Survey on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron (1717 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236). The Seagrass Survey is from 8:00am - 1:00pm (sign-in/packet pick-up for registered volunteers begins at 7:30am). Afterward, stay for a nature festival back on land. This family-friendly festival will feature hands-on activities, music, food, and more from 11am - 2:00pm and is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Registration is also available for wading trips in the seagrass beds around Ken Thompson Park during the festival. This event is hosted by Sarasota County and the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program.

The Seagrass Survey is a FREE citizen science event that celebrates Sarasota County’s commitment to its water resources and focuses on increasing awareness of the economic and environmental value of seagrass habitat. Survey volunteers will take to the waters around Sarasota Bay to count and identify seagrass species, in an effort to collect data for the County's Seagrass Monitoring Program. Registered volunteers will receive a free t-shirt and free lunch voucher (redeemable at one of the food truck vendors present at the event).

Free public parking is available at Ken Thompson Park (1700 Ken Thompson Parkway), across from the entrance to the Sarasota Sailing Squadron.

Seagrass Survey & Festivities Agenda:

7:30am - 8:00am: Volunteer Sign-In/Packet & Equipment Pick-up.
8:00am - 9:00am: Volunteer Orientation & Training.
9:00am - 12:00pm: Data Collection (Survey).
11:00am - 2:00pm: Educational exhibits, hands-on activities, music, food, and more! FREE and open to the public.

12:00pm: Volunteers Return (Check-In). Each survey volunteer will receive a free lunch voucher that can be used at any food truck vendor at the SeagrassFest upon checking data sheets & field equipment back in.
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Seagrass Survey Volunteer Luncheon.

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