OUTING at CREW April 3rd

OUTING AT CREW April 3rd

CREW, (Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed) is a Land & Water Management site on 60,000 acres. There are several trails open for hiking. Deb Dorsett Hanson, our Naturalist, will lead one group while Tim Conducts the Macro Workshop.

We will meet at 7:30 at Marsh Trail parking area where Deb will do a brief overview of CREW and share the trail maps.

Don’t run off until the OGP!

Then we will break into three groups and go in different directions, depending on what people wish to see/do.

Directions:

to the CREW Marsh Trails (It’s a total of :

From Naples/Bonita Springs/S. Fort Myers: travel I-75 N to exit 123 (Corkscrew Rd.). Travel 18 miles east on Corkscrew Rd. You will pass the Cypress Dome Trails. Go another 4 miles and you will see the CREW Marsh Trails on your right. Look for the brown road signs indicating the CREW Marsh Trails. Park at the CREW Marsh Trail parking area.

Still want to know more about CREW? their website.is here http://crewtrust.org/
Besides the abundance of Wildflowers at CREW, Tim Gibbons will conduct a workshop on photographing wildflowers, specifically, Macro Photography.

So, this outing will have a three options in which you can participate.

1. Just attend the Outing and photograph the flowers on your own.

2. Join the workshop group

3. accompany a CREW naturalist on one of the several trails at CREW

After completing your choice, you may stay and practice your new skills until you are ready to go home.

But please pick 1, 2 or 3, for the group you want, so that we will be able to make assignments based on the number that can be accommodated in each group.

Stuff that will be useful:

tripod
macro lens
extension tubes
a way to fire your flash off-camera.
Bug spray
Water
Hat
Suntan lotion
Snacks
There are Port-a-Potties – but no other facilities.

Please respond to this email with your 1, 2 or 3 choice by March 26, 2011

Thank you,

Les Schwartz