Participants will meet at the Cedar Key Biological Station and start the day with a visit to a living shoreline, the result of a coastal restoration project the Bio Station has undertaken. Please note: access to the living shoreline restoration project will be via a golf cart rented locally. Rentals will be $7.50 per person, golf cart capacity is up to 4 per vehicle.

Afterwards, we will break for lunch, then head over to the Cedar Key Arts Center gallery to view the March 2022 Open Show titled the “Art and Science of Horseshoe Crabs.” The Bio Station will have a special booth in the show which a donation by our Friends group made possible.

And to cap off this amazing day, participants will be able to join Savanna Barry, co-author of the Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch (FHCW) program and regional specialized agent with UF/IFAS Extension Florida Sea Grant. With Barry and her volunteer team, we will participate in a Horseshoe Crab survey on the beach. FHCW is a standardized citizen science program, started in Cedar Key by the University of Florida (Dept. of Biology, UF IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, and Florida Sea Grant) and FWC’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) in 2016. FHCW takes advantage of beach nesting behavior to collect valuable information about breeding horseshoe crabs.

**Note about mandatory safety requirements to participate: we will ask all participants to attest that they are either fully vaccinated or have tested negative for Covid-19 in the last 72 hours prior to March 21st via signature on Friends of Pinellas Master Naturalists waiver.

Weather forecast for 3/21/22 shows mostly sunny day with high near 70, lows in 50's, dressing in layers is best option for comfort throughout the day.

What to Bring:

• $7.50 golf cart rental fee per person
• Hat and sunscreen
• Water bottle
• Lunch, snacks (some may opt to purchase lunch at local eatery)
• Walking, closed toe shoes
• Water shoes suitable for a beach walk
• Camera, binoculars

Any questions, please email Joan Landis, Trip Coordinator: jclandisoutdoors@gmail.com