- April 19, 2024
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Students' creative artwork was on display at the festival.
Students' creative artwork was on display at the festival.
Students' creative artwork was on display at the festival.
Writer Peggy Lantz set up a booth with her many books on nature.
Gary and Jimmie Atwill volunteered at one of the ONP booths.
May Donaldson hung out with Bailey, a roughly 5-year-old skunk with Pet Skunk Advocates & Rescue.
Ambeeka and Anameeka Shah were ready to go home and plant their new tree from the Girl Scout booth.
Santiago Bastidas convinced his daughter, Zoe, to touch the bear’s long nails. The bear was part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission display.
Nature photographer Bridget Crawford sold her work at the preserve event.
Maximus Brittain cooled off with a blue raspberry icy treat.
Mabel, the Oakland Nature Preserve corn snake, slithered about at the ONP booth.
The Oakland Nature Preserve hosted its first onsite festival Saturday, Sept. 24, to allow folks to experience natural Florida. A variety of wildlife and nature organizations set up booths,
an array of Florida animals greeted families, and several programs were presented throughout the afternoon.
Guests also could take a guided hike on the upland trails or a boat tour of Lake Apopka.
