Interest	Date	Activity/Details
	Oct 3	9:00am Mackay Gardens and Lakeside Preserve (Lake Alfred) Joint activity with Polk County Master Gardeners to improve native plant areas around Mackay Gardens
	Oct 10	Activities postponed until a future date
	Oct 13	9:00am Walk-in-Water tract of Lake Wales Ridge State Forest Transplant live oak nursery stock into the landscape
	Oct 14	10:00am Lakewatch at Circle B Bar Reserve (Lakeland area) Lakewatch training for interested Ridge Rangers
	Oct 17	6:45am Boktoberfest at Bok Tower Gardens Operate information booth at Boktoberfest to inform the public about Ridge Rangers and recruit new members
	Oct 17	9:00am Highlands Hammock State Park (Sebring) Remove invasive plants
	Oct 21	9:00am Bok Tower Gardens Stewardshipdetails to be provided later
	Oct 24	Royce Ranch activity postponed
	Oct 24	9:00am Avon Park AF Range Prepare red cockaded woodpecker site to receive a shipment of new birds
	Oct 31	9:00am Water, Wings & Wild Things, Promotional event at Circle B Bar Reserve (Lakeland area) Ridge Ranger display at Circle B Bar; open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
	Oct 31	9:00am Silverlake (near Avon Park) Install Jaywatch survey point markers at Silverlake
	Nov. 3	7:30am Depart Sebring for Pelican Island GIS/GPS preparation for invasive plant study
	Nov 5	9:00am Tiger Creek Preserve Remove invasive plants in sandhill area
	Nov 7	9:00am Lake McLeod (west of Lake Wales) Habitat enhancement, fenceline cleanup
	Nov 7	8:00am CCC Festival, Highlands Hammock SP Public information and recruiting display at festival
	Nov 14	9:00am Lake Kissimmee State Park (East of Lake Wales) Stewardshipdetails to be provided later
	Nov 21	9:00am Bok Tower Gardens Stewardship; details to be provided later
	Dec 5	9:00am Highlands Hammock State Park Invasive plant removal; assist park staff with evening concert. Camp site available for Ridge Ranger participants
	Dec 12	9:00am MacKay Gardens and Lakeside Preserve Improve native plant habitat at the Preserve
	Dec 16	9:00am Bok Tower Gardens Stewardship; details to be provided later
	Dec 19	9:00am Lake Louisa State Park (near Clermont) Stewardship; details to be provided later

Other activities will be announced as they become available. You'll get e-mails and new items will be posted on the Ridge Ranger Web site.

Native plant nursery - every Thursday morning at Royce Ranch; schedule is flexible and individual work any day of the week is encouraged! Your schedule becomes our schedule.
Lakewatch - Initial training, Oct. 14. Additional lakes and positions available.
Invasive Plant - GPS location and identification - Initial training, November 3 at Pelican Island; FWC vehicle(s) will leave Sebring at 7:30 a.m. for a full-day training session with USFWS at their Pelican Island location. Check the schedule and contact volunteer coordinator if you are interested.
Youth programs - watch the schedule; bring new ideas to the volunteer coordinator.

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