Here I am standing at the entrance to the Barrier Island Center. It is a beautiful educational facility in the heart of the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge between Melbourne Beach and Sebastian Inlet.
Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com
Looking for something to do the day after Christmas? Something that involves nature and walking perhaps? Check out the late December events at the Barrier Island Center web site calendar. They are having a “Who’s Home for the Holidays? hike at the Maritime Hammock Sanctuary pond.
Looking toward January, the Barrier Island Center in Melbourne Beach is offering the following events/classes:
- Pelican Island Sunset Paddle
- Oyster Mat Making (project to renew oyster reefs)
- Beach Clean-up
- Presentation: “Ospreys of Pelican Island”
- Drawing Shells with Stippling
- “Beaning in the Bahamas” Discovering sea-beans with Nan Rhodes
- “Beachcombing for Treasures Walk” Hunt for sea-beans
- BIC Garden Club
- Sea-Bean Jewels – create a bracelet from sea-beans
- “Messages Made of Mud!” Eco-Art for Everyone
- Discovering New Adventures – the story of Forever Florida
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Barrier Island Center events for January 2010 - click to enlarge
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I travel to Titusville to visit my parents on a regular basis and this looks like a place to add to my list of things to do while on the East Coast of Florida, thanks so much for the informative article!