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The Living History Farm

Morningside Nature Center

Let Your Cell Phone Be Your Guide

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Discover

Nature Operations!

Weekly ongoing programs at Morningside Nature Center,

running from September through May:

Barnyard Buddiesat the Living History Farm: Morningside

Nature Center has a farm, eeieeioh! On this

farm, youngsters and their parents can meet and greet

animals by helping staff with the afternoon feeding.

Feed-A-Frog-Fridays: Youngsters, with an adult, can

join a Morningside Nature Center animal caretaker for

amphibian and reptile feeding.

Living History Days: The Living History Farm comes to life

with staff interpreting day-to-day life on a rural Florida

farm. Sample biscuits, fresh butter and a slice of life from

1870!

Nature Operations Division Events: Native Plant Sales in

Spring and Fall | Jean Dorney Wildflower Walks | Ghost

Walk|Youth Fiddle & Open String~Band Contest at the Cane

Boil | Great Air Potato Roundup | Farm And Forest Festival

For more information about the events or programs offered

by the Nature Operations Division, please contact us at

352-334-3326, visit www.natureoperations.org or be our

fan on FaceBook: Nature Operations, Gainesville, FL.

Discover

Florida As It Was!

Gainesvilles premier nature park, Morningside Nature

Center, is one of the last remaining examples of fire-

dependent longleaf pine woodlands in the area. Strollalong a trail deep in the woods, walk through a cypress

dome, enjoy the rays of sunshine filtered by towering

longleaf pine trees, or step back in time over 130 years on

a ten-acre Living History Farm. Discover some of the best

bird watching in North Florida, observe butterflies busy at

wildflowers, and hear frogs and toads calling.

See these natural treasures for yourself. Respect for

natureit starts in parks!!

Morningside Nature Center

3540 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32641

352-334-3326, or visit www.natureoperations.org

www.gainesvillecelltours.com

This Cell Phone Tour Program is in partnership with the City of Gainesville, Nature Operations

Division part of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs and Alachua County.

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Cell Phone Tour

Instructions

The numbers above correspond to cell phone tour stops.

Dial 352-385-5351

Followed by the tour stop number and the # sign.For comments or feedback, please dial 0#

Standard cell phone charges apply.

Discover

The Past Through Your Cell Phone!

Travel back in time when you dial your cell phone and take an exclusive tour

of the Living History Farm at Morningside Nature Center. Discover what life

was like in the mid to late 1800s on a single family farm in north central

Florida, enjoy the lush grounds, and for more information about the farm, pick

up a complimentary copy of The Old Era newspaper.

Begin YourTour Here

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