Description

As a joint offering of the Florida Manatee Festival, Friends of the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge Complex, the City of Crystal River, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife, you can take a free shuttle right from the Manatee Festival to Three Sisters Springs and the new Visitor’s Center! Fun and informative programs will be held throughout the weekend at both Three Sisters and the Visitor’s Center along with conservation displays at Three Sisters Springs.

Buses will run on Sunday, January 15th from 9 am - 3:30 pm with pickup and drop off located near the entry gate on 5th Street. 

Program location & times:

Pavilion at Three Sisters Springs: 

• 9:30 am Birding Tour (volunteers) 
• 10:30 am Wetlands Tour (volunteers) 
• 11:30 am Manatees: Why do We Care? (Madaris Serano Perez) 
• 12:30 pm Manatees: Why do We Care? (Madaris Serano Perez) 
• 1:30 pm Beyond the Boardwalk (volunteers) 

Classroom at Visitor Center 

• 11:00 am The Wonderful World of Manatees By Jim Valade 
• 1:00 pm The Wonderful World of Manatees By Jim Valade