Lyonia Environmental Center to host Scrub Jay Festival Feb. 20

The Lyonia Environmental Center (LEC) will host a Florida Scrub Jay Festival from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. Events schedule listed below.

The family event will celebrate the Florida scrub jay, the only bird unique to Florida. Visitors will learn about the bird, which is a threatened species, and the scrub habitat where it makes its home.

The festival will offer live music in the Deltona Amphitheater, guided nature walks in Lyonia Preserve, presentations and activities for children in the LEC, and environmental displays in the Deltona Regional Library auditorium.

Admission to the festival, the environmental center and Lyonia Preserve will be free.

The festival is supported by the LEC and the education committee of the Northeast Florida Scrub Working Group. The education committee was formed to create educational opportunities, promote conservation, and increase awareness of scrub habitat and the Florida scrub jay.

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; from 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and from 1 - 5 p.m. Sundays.

For updates on what’s happening at the LEC, call (386) 789-7207.

LYONIA ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS

• 10:00 a.m. - From Scrub to River: Birds of the St Johns River presented by: Arnette Sherman
• 10:30 a.m. - Saving the Florida Scrub-Jay presented by: Adam Kent
• 11:00 a.m. - Scrub-Jays at Lyonia presented by: Casey Lyon
• 11:30 a.m. - The Prescription for Healthy Habitat: Prescribed Fire presented by: Alaina Bernard
• 12:00 p.m. - Video presentations on the history of Audubon
• 1:00 p.m. - Florida’s Amazing Scrub Insects presented by: Mark Deyrup
• 1:30 p.m. - Jay Watch: Citizen Science in Action presented by: Cheryl Millett
• 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Video presentations on the history of Audubon

HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES

• 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Volusia County Schools Environmental Service Learning Legacy Project

LYONIA PRESERVE GUIDED WALKS
Meet in the pavilion

• 8:00 a.m. Early Morning Bird Walk - Pre-registration required please call 386-789-7207 ext 253
• 9:00 a.m. 11:30 p.m., & 1:30 p.m. - Natural History and Land Management
• 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. &. 2:00 p.m. - Plant Walk
• 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. - Scrub-jay Walk

PRESCRIBED FIRE

• 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. - Rosie Mulholland, Ongoing Presentations

DELTONA AMPHITHEATER
Live music from 10:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

• 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. - Susie Cool, Asli Goncer, Stuart Hall, and Vic DeGiorgio
• 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. - Flat Mountain Band
• 12 – 12:45 p.m. - Vic DeGiorgio, Stuart Hall and KZ Zuckerman
• 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. - The Scrub Hillbillies
• 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. - Rog Lee

DELTONA REGIONAL LIBRARY AUDITORIUM

• Environmental displays

Scrub-jay education materials

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