MM 102.6, Oceanside, Overseas Highway
Key Largo FL 33037
Directions
Across from the Dive Shop; park in Wild Tamarind Trail parking area (turn right off main road)
Fees
Free with park entrance fee
Description
Nursery volunteers from Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock will have an information booth where visitors can learn the importance of native plants, how to propagate and care for native plants, and how to plant butterfly gardens. Native plants, raised by the nursery volunteers, will be given away for planting at Keys' residences. By giving residents native plants, this event aims to increase awareness regarding the importance of growing natives in the delicate environment of Key Largo and the Florida Keys.
The event will concentrate on education about plants that grow in the Keys and will include a speaker at 10:30 a.m. on landscaping with Florida Keys native plants. Keys residents who attend the talk will be given a chance in a drawing to receive an extra native plant.
There will be two 45-minute-long nature trail walks through the tropical hardwood hammock, as well as two half-hour butterfly garden tours at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. All are limited to 15 participants each, on a first-come, first-served, basis.