While washing your car, park it on the grass; otherwise, cleaning chemicals and other pollutants picked up by the water was into storm drains and on to rivers and lakes. Grass and other vegetation help filter pollutants.

Calendar of Events

Festival of Hawks

Date: Wednesday, Sep. 23, 2009
Location: Holiday Beach Conservation Area - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Experts on the Hawk Tower at this globally significant Important Bird Area assist with hawk identification daily. On weekends, attend for banding demonstrations, wild hawk releases and talks. Many special features during September 19/20 weekend also include workshops and seminars for experts and novices alike, Dragonfly hikes, hands-on kid's activities, bird banding and Monarch Butterfly tagging demonstrations. If you miss the main Festival of Hawks, visit on Saturday, September 26 for more special events hosted by the Holiday Beach Migration Observatory.