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Get Closer Look At Tampa Bay Through Marine Tour Class

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By YVETTE C. HAMMETT | The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 4, 2009

TIERRA VERDE - A new tour class offered on the fringes of Tampa Bay plunges participants into the marine environment, revealing its fragile beauty.

Tampa Bay Watch, a nonprofit stewardship program dedicated to protecting and restoring the Bay, is offering the four-hour course from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Wednesday from its headquarters near the entrance to Fort DeSoto Park.

A Day on the Bay is a community course designed for residents, visitors and groups interested in learning more about the marine environment through kayaking and touch tanks, Tampa Bay Watch spokeswoman Rachel Arndt said.

The course starts with a classroom orientation of the estuary, touch tanks and a day exploring the Bay in a tandem kayak. Participants will paddle around the Tampa Bay Watch Marine and Education Center, past oyster beds, a local bird rookery, seagrass beds and a mangrove forest.

Tuition is $20 for Tampa Bay Watch members and $25 for nonmembers.

To reserve a spot, go to www.tampabaywatch.org or call (727) 867-8166.

Reporter Yvette C. Hammett can be reached at (813) 865-1566.

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