Loxa-Lucie Headwaters Initiative

Sierra Club Loxahatchee Group/The Guardians of Martin County

Speaker Greg Braun presents the Loxa-Lucie Headwaters Initiative, designed to protect the largest area of natural lands east of I-95 in southeast Florida. Through conservation of important scrub, pine flatwoods and marshes, the project aims to preserve and restore historical water flows while protecting an ecological corridor for native endangered plants and wildlife between the Atlantic Ridge Preserve and Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

Optional Field Trip: Greg Braun will lead a small group hike into a portion of land preserved by the Loxa-Lucie Headwaters Initiative. The hike will be through initiative land acquisition #3, about 5 miles from the library.

Meetup Point for Field Trip: Kitching Creek Preserve, 6125 SE 138 Street, Hobe Sound 33455.Waivers required. Closed toed walking shoes and water bottle strongly encouraged.