Happy Holidays! Join us at Prairie Creek Preserve with the whole family to plant longleaf pine seedlings and decorate holiday cookies. 

This event is open to the general public. Children participating must be accompanied by an adult. Due to COVID-19, space is limited to the first 25 people who RSVP (see below for RSVP info). Participants will be spread out and mask will be required 

WHEN

Saturday, December 11
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

WHERE

Prairie Creek Preserve
7204 SE CR 234
Gainesville, FL 32641

Specific parking instructions will be provided to all registrants. See below to RSVP.

ABOUT THE PRESERVE

Prairie Creek Preserve and the surrounding 1,150 acres were purchased by ACT from 2005 to 2009. Over 500 acres were then added to Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, while another 96 acres were added to Alachua County Forever’s Conservation Lands Program. The remainder comprises Prairie Creek Preserve, a 606-acre nature preserve that includes Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, a natural burial ground that also conserves land.

Prairie Creek drains Newnans Lake, one of the largest lakes in north Florida, towards Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park and Orange Lake. The upland areas of the preserve are made up of flatwoods, mesic and hydric hammocks, and wetlands that include cypress swamps, depression marshes, and blackwater streams. To learn more about the preserve here.

FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO RSVP

This event is free, but supplies and space are limited, please register for the event below.

Contact Alachua Conservation Trust by email at info@alachuaconservationtrust.org for more information. Due to Covid-19, space is limited to the 25 first people who RSVP.