Hello Fieldtrippers!
Are you ready for our bus trip to Lakeland? Here is some information for your trip.
Remember that it is Wednesday, February 8th at 7:00 am!
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7:00 |
We will board the bus at the Unity Church in Beverly Hills. (some maps call it Lecanto) For your convenience there is a bathroom on the bus You will receive maps of the reserve and can plan the route you wish to take I will tell you the trails that I will lead and you might choose to take another after reading the description Birding can also be good just around the visitor center area where it is more shaded |
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9:00 |
We should arrive at the Circle B Reserve Restrooms are just inside the door of the visitor center |
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12:30 |
We will reload the bus to drive to our lunch restaurant--Anna's Diner |
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1:00-2:45 |
Lunch |
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3:00 |
Reload the bus for the trip home |
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5:00 |
We arrive back at the church |
You do not need to tip the bus driver as that has been taken care of with your ticket cost. Also note that all tickets have been sold.
See you on Wednesday!
Jean Freidner
PS: For those of you driving on your own you are welcome to follow the bus or you can meet us there around 9:00 am.
Circle B Bar Reserve
4399 Winter Lake Road Lakeland, Fl 33803
Entrance on south side of SR 540 (Winter Lake Road) between US 98 and Thornhill Road
6 am-6:30 pm
The 1,267 acre property was jointly purchased in 2000 by the Southwest Florida Water Management District and Polk County's Environmental Lands Program. It comprises oak hammock, freshwater marsh, hardwood swamp and lake shore. There is a tremendous bird population, including a variety of wading birds, waterfowl, ospreys and bald eagles. Alligators inhabit Lake Hancock and may be observed from a distance.