Matanzas Pass Preserve turned out to be my second favorite field trip. Going in and meeting the woman who maintains the facility was awesome. She was so passionate about what she does and loves to educate others about her home town.
Then, we went out onto the board walk and saw the mangroves. It was so fun because we could touch the leaves. Then we learned the difference between red, white, and black mangroves. Since I am always up to trying new things, I licked the back of a black mangrove leaf. It was so salty, but to interesting because I had never known that leaves play an important role.
All of the trees along the board walk has so many functions and purposes.
Finally, we went out to the over look over the water. It was so peaceful to see how calm the water was.
Conservation 2020's mission is to preserve Florida's natural habitats. I had never heard of this program until this class and never been to any of the preserves spoken about in the website. In my hometown, we have the Weeki Wachee preserves that are maintained by Swift Mud, and strictly enforced. Normally, I would say using tax dollars on land preservation is not a priority, but maybe using a percentage is appropriate.
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