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Earth Day celebrated out at Oscar Scherer


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 4:00 a.m. April 19, 2011
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Earth Day celebrated out at Oscar Scherer
Trinity Redhead and Arianne Shedlock, 8, hold up the caterpillar they found during the Earth Day Celebration. The girls also had caterpillars painted across their noses and named their new friend
Trinity Redhead and Arianne Shedlock, 8, hold up the caterpillar they found during the Earth Day Celebration. The girls also had caterpillars painted across their noses and named their new friend "Tatty".
Justin Matthews shows how friendly his Great Horn Owl, Cosmo, is towards him and answers people's questions about wildlife during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
Justin Matthews shows how friendly his Great Horn Owl, Cosmo, is towards him and answers people's questions about wildlife during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
The Venice High Zoology Club held a
The Venice High Zoology Club held a "beauty contest" between their two snakes, Sherbert and Elvis, to raise money for their 2011 conservation project during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
Girl Scouts get ready to make treats for birds with pinecones, birdseed and peanut butter at the Veince Audubon Society Table during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
Girl Scouts get ready to make treats for birds with pinecones, birdseed and peanut butter at the Veince Audubon Society Table during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
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A band plays during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey. Redhead and Shedlock also had catepillars painted across their noses and named their new friend
A band plays during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey. Redhead and Shedlock also had catepillars painted across their noses and named their new friend "Tatty".
People look into buying some plants for their gardens during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
People look into buying some plants for their gardens during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
Louis Robinson, 8, throws a ring towards the pegs while his father, Boyd, watches during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
Louis Robinson, 8, throws a ring towards the pegs while his father, Boyd, watches during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
Paul Thomas, Jack Pietrantone and Steve Michalski pose in front of the Urban Fishery Project trailer where they worked during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
Paul Thomas, Jack Pietrantone and Steve Michalski pose in front of the Urban Fishery Project trailer where they worked during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
Larry Best pushes Tammy LaBar off the shore in a kayak with her kids Jacob, 3, and Jasmine, 4, during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
Larry Best pushes Tammy LaBar off the shore in a kayak with her kids Jacob, 3, and Jasmine, 4, during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
Gabriella Gregory, 6, Ares Brill, 3, and Jackson Gregory, 6, play with some fun drums and other rhythm instruments brought by The Rhythm Inlet to play during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
Gabriella Gregory, 6, Ares Brill, 3, and Jackson Gregory, 6, play with some fun drums and other rhythm instruments brought by The Rhythm Inlet to play during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
People line up for some food during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.
People line up for some food during the Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.

 

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