County to Host NENA Bike-N-Hike on March 7

For immediate release: February 19, 2009
Contact: Scott Lynch, 561-681-3878 Ginny Powell, 561-233-2452

To celebrate Bike Month 2009, the Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management has scheduled a Northeast Everglades Natural Area (NENA) Bike-N-Hike event for Saturday, March 7.

The easy, eight-mile, round-trip bike ride will follow the C-18W Canal management road between the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area (JWCWMA) and Hungryland Slough Natural Area. This same route is a proposed NENA multiuser trail, known as the Pântano Trail, connecting Riverbend Park with the JWCWMA.
The ride will also include a short, guided hike through the Hungryland Slough Natural Area. There is an opportunity to explore the JWCWMA and Pine Jog’s Everglades Youth Conservation Camp after the event. An entrance fee of $3/person is required to access the JWCWMA.

• Bring $3/person for FFWC Day-Use Permit paid at Corbett entrance.
• Sign in upon arrival on the day of the event & complete a waiver of liability.
• Wear comfortable clothing and sturdy, close-toed shoes (no flip-flops).
• Stay hydrated.  Bring 1-2 bottles of water.  Snacks will be provided.
• Stay with the group and follow the directions of the ride leader.
• Helmets are recommended.  Florida law requires bicycle riders under the age of 16 to wear a helmet. 

  
DIRECTIONS to J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area:  South entrance is located in Loxahatchee of off Seminole Pratt-Whitney Road. Go west on Northlake Blvd., Okeechobee Blvd., or Southern Blvd. Go north on Seminole Pratt-Whitney Road to the J.W. Corbett entrance on the left. 

For more information and/or to register for this event, go to: http://www.pbcgov.com/erm/nena/ and click on “NENA Bike Ride.”  You may also register by contacting Scott Lynch at the Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management at 561-681-3878 or slynch@pbcgov.com