Schedule subject to change.

5th ANNUAL GIVE SPRINGS A BREAK

Friday, June 8th – Sunday, June 10th – Ginnie Springs Outdoors Presented by the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute

FRIDAY JUNE 8TH

TIME LEARNING SESSION/ACTIVITY LOCATION

5:00 PM Overnight Camping Check-In Opens; select campsite near Turkey Roost Pavilion *See campground map below

Turkey Roost Pavilion

6:00 PM Dinner provided by Gator Dominos Student Welcome and Introductions

Turkey Roost Pavilion

7:00 PM Springs Feature Film: Saving Florida’s Springs w/ Tessa Skiles, Film Producer and Florida Springs Institute Media Director

Turkey Roost Pavilion

8:00 PM Campfire and s’mores Ginnie Campground

SATURDAY JUNE 9TH

TIME LEARNING SESSION/ACTIVITY LOCATION

8:30 AM Breakfast; Saturday camping check in begins; select site and set up camp; Day Pass Check-in Opens

Turkey Roost Pavilion

9:00 AM Optional Spring-Side Yoga Class w/ Ellie Pollock, Certified Yoga Instructor

Devils Eye Spring

10:00 AM Student Welcome and Introductions w/ Florida Springs Institute Staff Turkey Roost Pavilion

10:30 AM Springs Learning Session: Springs Biology w/ Dr. Bob Knight, Florida Springs Institute Executive Director

Turkey Roost Pavilion

11:30 AM Springs Learning Session: Cave Critters and Cave Exploration w/ Tom Morris, Biologist and Cave Diver, Karst Environmental Services

Turkey Roost Pavilion

Schedule subject to change.

12:30 PM Lunch provided by High Springs SUBWAY

1:00 PM Creative Skill Workshop: Connecting with your State and Local Representatives w/ Heather Obara, Esq., Associate Director of the Florida Springs Institute

Turkey Roost Pavilion

1:30 PM Creative Skill Workshop: Documenting Springs Anthropology w/ Dr. Amanda Concha-Holmes, Applied Ecological and Visual Anthropologist Devils Spring System

3:00 PM Break Ginnie Campground

3:30 PM Santa Fe River Tube Float Beaver Landing

Tube Launch

7:00 PM Dinner provided by Mi Apa Latin Café and Wellspring Kombucha with talk from Christian Benway, Owner, Wellspring Kombucha

Turkey Roost Pavilion

9:00 PM Campfire and s’mores Ginnie Campground

SUNDAY JUNE 10TH

TIME LEARNING SESSION/ACTIVITY LOCATION

8:30 AM Breakfast provided by Bagel Bakery and Flagship Coffee Roasters Day Pass Check-in Opens

Turkey Roost Pavilion

9:00 AM Optional Spring-Side Yoga Session w/ Ellie Pollock, Certified Yoga Instructor

Devils Eye Spring

10:00 AM Creative Skill Workshop: Springs Watercolor Painting w/ Curtis Whitwam, Artist, Curtis Whitwam Art

Turkey Roost Pavilion

11:30 AM Springs Learning Session: Spring Stresses w/ Dr. Bob Knight, Executive Director of the Florida Springs Institute

Turkey Roost Pavilion

12:30 PM Lunch Ginnie Deli sponsored by First Magnitude Brewing Co. w/ talk on Corporate Environmental Responsibility by First Magnitude

Turkey Roost Pavilion

1:30PM Break Ginnie Campground

2:00 PM Santa Fe River Kayak Tour led by Lars Andersen, Adventure Outpost Ginnie Springs

Boat Ramp 4:00 PM Event Wrap Up

GINNIE SPRINGS OUTDOORS PARK/CAMPGROUND MAP

5th ANNUAL GIVE SPRINGS A BREAK

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