MEMBER MICRONEWS

ENJOY FREE CONE DAY AT BARTOW DAIRY QUEEN!

Where- Dairy Queen Bartow
1795 N Broadway Ave
Bartow
When- March 15 all day

All the donations for this event goes to the Children's Miracle Network.

Does not apply to Drive-Thru. Must come inside for free cone. No purchase or

donation necessary to receive free cone. All donations will be contributed

to Children's Miracle Network.

BARTOW ANTIQUE FAIR MARCH 12
Main Street Bartow, Inc.’s next monthly Antique Fair will be on Saturday, March 12, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. along Main Street in downtown Bartow. Booth spaces are $20.00 each and can be reserved by contacting Irene at 863-646-0644 or the Main Street Bartow office at 863-519-0508. The Antique Fair is held the second Saturday of each month.

GREEN SWAMP EAST HIKE SET
WHAT: Join the Friends of the Parks for a guided hike at Green Swamp East – Trial Ford. The hike is 3 miles round trip.
WHEN:          Saturday, March 12, 2016
                      from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
WHERE:       Green Swamp East – Trial Ford

GPS COORDINATES FOR PARKING: N 28° 18.651 W 082° 03.317
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: From I-4/US 98 go north on US 98 for 13.6 miles. Turn right onto FL-471 and continue north for 4.4 miles north. The trail head and parking will be on the right. Look for the gate and walk through (Just before crossing the Withlacoochee Bridge).

ABOUT THE SITE: This is a place in the middle of the state, far from either coast, where people can go to experience the unaltered natural beauty of central Florida. As part of the 51,000-acre East Tract of the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve, Trial Ford offers visitors the ability to hike, hunt, bike, camp or fish in a rare wilderness full of local flora and fauna. Be prepared for wet hiking; some trails are excessively wet during certain times of year.
THINGS TO SEE: This area contains a variety of habitat types including flatwoods, oak hammocks, river swamp and cypress ponds as well as a wide diversity of plant and animal life. Watch for Sherman’s fox squirrels, swallow-tailed kites and endangered wood storks.
BE PREPARED: Insect repellant is recommended to ward off mosquitos and ticks.
Trails can be wet.
VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT JOINING FRIENDS OF THE PARKS, MAKING A DONATION, TREK TEN TRAILS AND DIRT DAY PROGRAMS: www.friendsoftheparks.net


MEMBER MICRONEWS ENJOY FREE CONE DAY AT BARTOW DAIRY QUEEN! Where- Dairy Queen Bartow 1795 N Broadway Ave Bartow When- March 15 all day All the donations for this event goes to the Children's Miracle Network. Does not apply to Drive-Thru. Must come inside for free cone. No purchase or donation necessary to receive free cone. All donations will be contributed to Children's Miracle Network. *BARTOW ANTIQUE FAIR MARCH 12* Main Street Bartow, Inc.’s next monthly Antique Fair will be on Saturday, March 12, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. along Main Street in downtown Bartow. Booth spaces are $20.00 each and can be reserved by contacting Irene at 863-646-0644 or the Main Street Bartow office at 863-519-0508. The Antique Fair is held the second Saturday of each month. GREEN SWAMP EAST HIKE SET WHAT: Join the Friends of the Parks for a guided hike at Green Swamp East – Trial Ford. The hike is 3 miles round trip. WHEN: Saturday, March 12, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. WHERE: Green Swamp East – Trial Ford GPS COORDINATES FOR PARKING: N 28° 18.651 W 082° 03.317 DRIVING DIRECTIONS: From I-4/US 98 go north on US 98 for 13.6 miles. Turn right onto FL-471 and continue north for 4.4 miles north. The trail head and parking will be on the right. Look for the gate and walk through (Just before crossing the Withlacoochee Bridge). ABOUT THE SITE: This is a place in the middle of the state, far from either coast, where people can go to experience the unaltered natural beauty of central Florida. As part of the 51,000-acre East Tract of the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve, Trial Ford offers visitors the ability to hike, hunt, bike, camp or fish in a rare wilderness full of local flora and fauna. Be prepared for wet hiking; some trails are excessively wet during certain times of year. THINGS TO SEE: This area contains a variety of habitat types including flatwoods, oak hammocks, river swamp and cypress ponds as well as a wide diversity of plant and animal life. Watch for Sherman’s fox squirrels, swallow-tailed kites and endangered wood storks. BE PREPARED: Insect repellant is recommended to ward off mosquitos and ticks. Trails can be wet. VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT JOINING FRIENDS OF THE PARKS, MAKING A DONATION, TREK TEN TRAILS AND DIRT DAY PROGRAMS: www.friendsoftheparks.net
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