e invite you to join us April 21, 22 and 23rd, 2005 in celebrating wildlife and welcoming back our popular songbirds!

This website will be updated soon with information for the 2005 Festival. View information from our 2004 Festival below:

2004 Wakulla Wildlife Festival

Festival Admission: There is no registration fee to enjoy the festival. Normal admission fees apply during the festival to enter state parks, the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge and the Leon Sinks Geological Area.

On Saturday, April 17, activities at the Wakulla Springs State Park with $4.00 per vehicle Park Admission include: All presentations; All exhibits; Children crafts; and  Many guided tours on birds, trees, woodland plants, and medicinal plants

Additional fees apply to the Premium Guided Tours in or near Wakulla County identified below.

Because space is limited for these popular activities Preregistration is highly recommended or required using the enclosed registration form by April 9. You may also register at the festival for those Premium Guided Tours with space still available.

Festival Location

Our focus is on wildlife, songbirds, and the environment; therefore, festival tours take you to many phenomenal natural areas, including the Wakulla Springs State Park, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Wakulla River, Apalachee Bay, Apalachicola National Forest, Ochlockonee River State Park, Sinks of the Wakulla Springs River Basin, and Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory.

Please see the Map of Festival Locations , and consider driving time between tour locations when completing the preregistration form.

Overnight Accommodations Make a reservation directly with Wakulla Springs State Park and Lodge (850) 224-5950 to stay in one of the twenty-seven guest rooms. Click here for accommodations offering special rates.

Saturday's Children's Crafts and Educational Activities

Children can choose from numerous creative and educational stations. Wakulla Springs State Park and Wakulla County Extension Office will host a Children's Craft Tent, with various hands-on creative activities. Florida State University's Sea to See program will be on hand with touch tanks and information about Florida's sea life. The Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science will have hands-on activities and animals visiting from the museum.

Saturday's Learning Stations

These stations include Wetlands Working for Wildlife, where you can explore the importance of wetlands; Aquatic Health, a dock-side station where you can see a variety of creatures from the Wakulla River; Pointless Personal Pollution, which uses the "Enviroscape" to illustrate our impact on the environment; Birds of a Feather, where you can get answers to questions about birds; and Mist Netting and Bird Banding, where mist nets are temporarily suspended to catch birds so an identification number can be placed on their leg to help learn more about migration and our local birds.

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