Come Explore Red Bug Slough Preserve with Your Dog!

Location:
Red Bug Slough Preserve
5200 North Beneva Road

Contact:
If you are having problems with on-line registration, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at 941-861-5000 and ask for Natural Resources.

Description:
This Sarasota County preserve isn't just for people! Leash up your beloved pooch and join Sarasota County Environmental Specialist Jeff Weber for a guided walk designed to delight you AND your canine companions. From 9 - 11 AM on Friday, January 1, 2010, participants will enjoy a relaxing stroll through Red Bug Slough Preserve exploring woodland trails that lead to an open field near the slough. ALL DOGS MUST BE ON LEASHES, have proof of current vaccinations (including rabies) and be well socialized. Spaces are extremely limited and reservations are required.

Red Bug Slough Preserve is one of many natural areas available through the county's environmental lands program. In addition to a wide variety of native plant species, the preserve also provides habitat for river otters, bobcats and various species of wading birds.

Participants should wear long pants, comfortable walking shoes, and bring a light jacket, a hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, drinking water, binoculars (optional), camera and hand lens (optional). Please be sure to bring along extra drinking water for your dog and a pooper scooper, if needed. Doggie bags are available on site.

Directions to Red Bug Slough Preserve: Take I -75 to Exit 205 (S.R. 72 or Clark Road). Go west on Clark Road to Beneva Road and turn right onto Beneva. Continue north to the preserve entrance and parking area located at 5200 North Beneva Road.