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Nov. 11, 2009
Pat Kuehn, APR, CPRC
Community Information Specialist

Lyonia Environment Center waives fees Sunday, Nov. 15

Admission to the new Lyonia Environmental Center will be free from 1 - 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, in honor of Deltona Days.

Deltona Days, Nov. 14 - 21, is a week of activities and entertainment designed to introduce citizens to the community’s assets and build civic pride.

The environmental center, which opened last month in the Deltona Regional Library complex, provides visitors with a unique insight into Volusia County’s fragile ecosystems. Through hands-on interactive educational displays, visitors can see how sinkholes are formed, learn how gopher tortoises stay cool, and hear the sounds of a manatee. Other displays highlight the importance of the environment and explain how each person can conserve energy and natural resources.

The complex is adjacent to Lyonia Preserve, a 360-acre scrub habitat that provides a home for dozens of threatened Florida scrub jays and gopher tortoises. Visitors can walk along three nature trails and experience Florida scrub habitat in the preserve.

The Lyonia Environmental Center is open seven days a week at 2150 Eustace Ave., Deltona. Hours are 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and 1 - 5 p.m. Sundays.

For more information, please contact Katrina Locke at (386) 789-7207 or klocke@co.volusia.fl.us.

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