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Oct. 28, 2009
Pat Kuehn, APR, CPRC
Community Information Specialist
November
programs to focus on Native American Heritage
Month
The Lyonia
Environmental Center (LEC) will offer a variety
of educational programs focusing on Native
American Heritage Month in November.
Programs
include:
• “A mystery
of history” from 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 5. This program will focus on the
historical land uses of scrub habitat. The
program, for ages 9 and up, will begin in the
classrooms and includes an optional hike of
Lyonia Preserve.
• “Native
American traditional plant uses” from 9:30 -
11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Attendees can take
a botanical journey back in time to learn how
some of our modern-day medicines and food
products were derived from Native American uses
of Florida native plants. This program is
suggested for ages 10 and up.
• “Native
American folklore and legends” from 6:15 -
7:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. All ages are
welcome for this program, which will explain
ways Native Americans used nature to guide them
in their daily lives.
•
“Leftovers” from 10 - 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov.
28. Having a hard time being creative with your
Thanksgiving leftovers? Come see how wildlife
scavengers deal efficiently with nature’s
leftovers. This program is appropriate for all
ages.
Advance
registration is requested by calling (386)
789-7207. Children must be accompanied by a
participating adult.
Participation
in the programs is free with paid admission to
the LEC. Admission is $5 for teenagers and
adults, $4 for seniors, $2 for children ages 3 -
12, and free for children 2 and under. Annual
memberships are available for $15 for students
and senior citizens, $25 for individuals, and
$45 for families.
The LEC is part
of the Deltona Regional Library complex at 2150
Eustace Ave. It is open from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 9 a.m. - 7
p.m. Thursdays; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays; and 1 - 5 p.m. Sundays.
For updates on what’s happening at the Lyonia
Environmental Center, contact Katrina Locke at
(386) 789-7207 or
klocke@co.volusia.fl.us.
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