Commissioner Abrams to Host Opening Event for Pondhawk Public-Use Facilities Sept. 13

For immediate release: September 11, 2012
Contact: Samantha Corr, 561-233-2455 scorr@pbcgov.org

Reporters and photographers are invited to join Palm Beach County and its partners for the opening event of the county’s 79-acre Pondhawk Natural Area on Thursday, Sept. 13 at 9 a.m.

District 4 Commissioner Steven L. Abrams will host the event which will showcase the recently completed wetland restoration and public-use facilities at the natural area. There will be a short ceremony followed by a guided tour led by Department of Environmental Resources Management staff.

New public-use facilities include:

• half-mile accessible loop trail and wildlife observation platform
• quarter-mile natural-surface hiking trail
• quarter-mile multiuse (hiking and cycling) trail around Blue Lake adjacent to the Spanish River Library
• bicycle rack
• informational kiosk

Funding partners include Palm Beach County, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection/Florida Communities Trust program, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the City of Boca Raton.

• This event is free and open to the public.
• Casual attire and comfortable shoes are suggested. 
• Restrooms are available at Spanish River Library.

For more information, please contact:
Ginny Powell, 561-233-2452 or 561-315-4565
Samantha Corr, 561-233-2455 or 561-532-3740