GreyHawk Landing residents explore nature

The events committee organized the nature walk Saturday.

  • By Jessica Salmond
  • | 11:17 a.m. February 20, 2016
  • East County
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GreyHawk Landing residents took a walk on the wilder side of their community Saturday, Feb. 20.

The events committee hosted the annual walk, sponsored by Aquagenics, which manages GreyHawk’s aquatic systems.

Two Aquagenics representatives, Shaun Bless of West Palm Beach and John Maeneill of Sarasota, and Ernesto Lasso De La Vega with the Lee County Hyacinth Control District, lead the walk for about 30 people.

“We’ll talk about snakes and butterflies, and how we live in conjunction with wildlife,” Lasso De La Vega said. “The design of this community is very toward that idea. Every street either has a pond or a preserve.”

Jacob and Jocelyn Gomez examine their checklists.
Jacob and Jocelyn Gomez examine their checklists.
Shaun Bless, left, and John Maenelli, right, of Aquagenics, and Ernesto Lasso De La Vega, center, of the Lee County Hyacinth Control District, lead the nature walk.
Shaun Bless, left, and John Maenelli, right, of Aquagenics, and Ernesto Lasso De La Vega, center, of the Lee County Hyacinth Control District, lead the nature walk.
Kids got a hand out where they could check off what they saw.
Kids got a hand out where they could check off what they saw.
Jae and Braden Sammy talk about what they'll see on the walk.
Jae and Braden Sammy talk about what they'll see on the walk.
Ken and Alexis Lemieux
Ken and Alexis Lemieux
Ernesto Lasso De La Vega talks about respecting snakes instead of trying to get rid of them.
Ernesto Lasso De La Vega talks about respecting snakes instead of trying to get rid of them.
Sandy Druist, Lindsay Wilson and Deej Rausch, members of the events committee, helped organize the walk.
Sandy Druist, Lindsay Wilson and Deej Rausch, members of the events committee, helped organize the walk.
Linda and Danny Smith, John Rausch, and Sandy and Rick Kreider came along for the walk.
Linda and Danny Smith, John Rausch, and Sandy and Rick Kreider came along for the walk.

 

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