Monthly Meeting and Lecture
Monthly MEETING and LECTURE: “Wakodahatchee & Green Cay Wetlands: A Beautiful Way To Conserve Water” with Michael E. Rawls, R.L.A. ASLA Guest Speaker
Date and Time
April 2, 7:00 p.m. meeting & lecture.
Light refreshments at 6:30 p.m.
Rooms 101 and 102 at FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, 6301 Summit Blvd, (near Jog Road) in West Palm Beach. Meeting is free and open to the public.
Program Overview
Michael Rawls, Landscape Architect at Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department, will discuss water quality and wetlands restoration at the Audubon Everglades May 7 program. In his presentation Rawls will review the history of Green Cay Wetlands, design and implementation of the project, water reclamation, habitat creation, the educational aspect of the project, and how the project has impacted the community.
After Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department opened the successful Wakodahatchee Wetlands in 1996, they had the opportunity to expand their water treatment operation. Farmers and environmentalists Ted and Trudy Winsberg sold the land they owned across from Wakodahatchee to the County at a reduced price with the condition it be used to create treatment wetlands and habitat. With a team of consultants, Rawls and PBCWUD staff designed a plan for Green Cay that would build and improve upon the treatment systems used at Wakodahatchee, create a habitat, and place a high emphasis on public access and environmental education.
Approximately 800,000 people visit Green Cay each year to walk its 1.5 miles of boardwalk, which winds through a variety of habitats, including cabbage palm hammock, cypress swamp, wetland hammock, and tropical hardwood hammock. The water reclamation project filters millions of gallons of water each day in its wetlands which attract over 200 species of birds, making it the most visited location in Palm Beach County for birders, nature photographers and residents to experience wetland ecology and water conservation first-hand.
More Meeting Information
Meeting and program is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for light refreshments, in rooms 101 and 102 at FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, 6301 Summit Blvd (near Jog Road) in West Palm Beach. We look forward to seeing you there!
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