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This educational, 3-day program allows you to snorkel with Florida’s manatees while also learning about their ecology and conservation. Participants stay in historic cabins at Espedeco Tree Farm, a private, family-owned property with >1,100 acres of sustainably managed habitat.
This is a great program for families. The highlight of the adventure will be two mornings spent snorkeling alongside large congregations of Florida’s endangered manatees, in the crystal clear springs that they rely on in the winter months. In the afternoons, we will explore the grounds of Espedeco Tree Farm and you will have the option to take a local airboat excursion (at an additional cost).
Wildlife Highlights
The highlight of our trip will be two mornings spent snorkeling with manatees in their warm water winter refuge. The manatees are part of the Crystal River herd, which makes up roughly 25 percent of the United States’ manatee population.
We will also have time to explore Espedeco’s forests, which protect a disappearing habitat where many of Florida’s native species can still be found in abundance, including alligators, bobcats, endangered gopher tortoises, armadillos, opossums, white tailed deer, foxes, and a wide variety of birds including osprey, owls, and hawks. Espedeco’s open fields and wild meadows are also home to many species of butterflies.
Trip Dates & Cost
2019: January 25–28. From $950/person, not including airfare.
For more information visit: https://www.oceanicsociety.org/expeditions/florida-manatee-weekends–156
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