Week of February 26, 2009
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OUTDOORS Thursday 2/26 WALKING THE ESTATETake a one-and-a-half-mile hike through tropical hardwood forests and across one of the last existing Tequesta Indian Burial Mounds. 12:30 p.m. Daily. Deering Estate at Cutler, 16701 SW 72nd Ave., Palmetto Bay. Free with park admission. Details: (305) 235-1668 or www.deeringestate.org. WILDLIFE SEARCH Join Castellow Hammock Nature Center's naturalists for a guided night hike to see what creatures lurk in the park at night. 7-8:30 p.m. 22301 SW 162nd Ave., Aladdin City. $6. Details: (305) 242-7688 or www.miamidade.gov/parks. MOONLIGHT TOUR The Deering Estate hosts an evening canoe trip across Biscayne Bay to Chicken Key. 7-11 p.m. Deering Estate at Cutler, 16701 SW 72nd Ave., Palmetto Bay. $40. Details: (305) 235-1668 or www.deeringestate.org. NIGHT HIKE Join Deering Estate naturalists for a nighttime prowl of the estate's grounds and see what comes out after the sun goes down. 7-9 p.m. Deering Estate at Cutler, 16701 SW 72nd Ave., Palmetto Bay. Details: (305) 235-1668 ext. 233 or www.deeringestate.org. FARMER'S MARKET Bayfront Park's Farmer's Market returns for another year, bringing fresh produce to the heart of downtown. Vendors will be selling exotic fruits, organic honey, orchids, herb plants and homemade guacamole as well as new vendors selling organic body-care products, baked goods and ceviche. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Details: (305) 358-7550. Saturday 2/28 SWAMP TROMPLocal guides tour the Everglades stopping along the "river of grass" at alligator holes for a chance to see the prehistoric creatures in their natural habitat. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. AD Barnes Park, 3401 SW 72nd Ave., Ludlam. $60. RSVP required. Details: (305) 365-3018 or www.miamidade.gov/parks.
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