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2025 Orlando Wetlands Festival
Next date: Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 09:00 AM to 03:00 PM
Wetlands Festival, bird banding
This all-ages event includes:
environmental education exhibitions
guided bus tours of the Orlando Wetlands
games and activities for kids
guided specialty hikes
food vendors
live music
guest speakers and more!
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Come learn about how “Water is Life” and see first-hand how the City of Orlando’s Water Reclamation Division is taking care of our water and the environment.
Festival attendee touching the back of an alligator
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Attendees admiring different types of plants
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A small hawk glancing over its shoulder
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Scheduled Events
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Bus Tours
Approximately 45 minutes
9:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m. in SPANISH , 11:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 1:30 p.m. in SPANISH, 1:45 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 2:15 p.m.
Hop on a bus with an experienced volunteer guide for a tour around the Orlando Wetlands. You will learn about the purpose and design of the wetlands. Birds and wildlife species will be observed and identified along the way.
Guided Birding Hikes
Approximately 1.25 hours
9:15 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:15 p.m. and 1:45 p.m.
Take a guided hike through mixed marsh areas, observing a variety of bird species. Join local birders for a guided hike at this bird-rich wetlands with 253 documented bird species.
Guided Photo Walks
Approximately 1.5 hours
9:30 – 11 a.m. and 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Vinny Colucci – Wildlife and Nature Photo Walk
(Beginner-Intermediate)
Vinny & Annette Colucci will lead the group to walking locations within the Orlando Wetlands to obtain photo images of birds and alligators within the property. From point and shoot cameras, to higher end equipment, Vinny will cover camera settings and composition to capture nesting and birds in flight as well as any other subject we might come across. We will also cover some landscape as the Orlando Wetlands is a beautiful environment for photography. Learn tips and techniques for outdoor photography. Please bring your own camera.
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 12:30 – 2 p.m.
Mark Pollitt – OW as a Photographic Playground
(All Skill Levels)
Mark Pollitt will take the group to selected spots in the wetlands to try their hands at numerous ways in which visitors can use any camera, or phone, to expand their enjoyment of the wetlands through photography. We will explore how the wetlands can be your personal classroom and studio.
Native Plant Identification Hikes Approximately
1.25 hours hike
10:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
Join Florida Native Plant Society for a plant identification hike through a palm and oak hammock.
Aquatic Critter Activity
Approximately 1 hour
9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Join macroinvertebrate and biology scientists for a family friendly hands-on exploration of aquatic organisms found in the Orlando Wetlands. Participants may use nets to collect macroinvertebrates, fish, and other aquatic species. Specimens will also be on display.
Presentations
9 a.m. Announcements
9:20 a.m. Homer Stiles- Country Music
9:50 a.m. Door Prize Giveaway
10 a.m. Benefits of Native Aquatic & Wetland Plants
Dr. Lyn Gettys, University of Florida, IFAS, FLREC
10:30 a.m. Pet Skunks Don’t Stink
Kat Wysocki, Pet Skunk Advocates & Rescue
11 a.m. Homer Stiles- Country Music
11:30 a.m. Water for Raptors
Dr. Daisy Fiore, Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
12 p.m. Ceremony Remarks
Commissioner Robert F. Stuart
12:15 p.m. Iron Bridge: Where Does Your Water Go?
Mark Richmond, City of Orlando Iron Bridge
12:45 p.m. What’s New at the Wetlands?
Mark Sees, Orlando Wetlands Manager
1:15 p.m. Homer Stiles- Country Music
2 p.m. Roaming Raptors
Avian Reconditioning Center
2:30 p.m. Door Prize Drawing
https://www.orlando.gov/Events/Orlando-Wetlands-Festival-2025
