The conservation department at Bok Tower Gardens is excited to announce the planting of this year’s introductions of Clasping Warea plants on June 6 at Lake Louisa State Park!   

We have roughly 1,000 plants to be introduced into the park at two different sites, and are looking for about twenty-five people to help with planting. 

This is our third consecutive year of Clasping Warea introductions at Lake Louisa, and it’s always a fun event!  

Clasping Warea Introduction Planting at Lake Louisa State Park

9 AM to 3:30 PM, Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Approximately 1000 plants need to be planted -- looking for all the help we can get!

Please bring gloves, water bottle, hat, and wear long pants and closed-toed shoes. Please bring a shovel if you have one. 

Lunch and water refills will be provided

Meet at the Lake Louisa State Park Entrance Station

7305 US Highway 27, Clermont, FL 34714.

Please register so the staff can properly plan.

Register by sending an email to Whitney Costner at wcostner@boktower.org

Please register by Friday, June 1

Carpooling from Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales available.

Meet at the Bok Tower Gardens greenhouse at 7:45 am for carpooling to LLSP.  We will leave Bok promptly at 8:00 am, arrive at the site roughly 9:00 am.  We should be back at Bok no later than 4:30 pm. 

If you would be willing to help drive the group (mileage reimbursed), please let Whitney Costner know at the above contact information.  

A short drive from Orlando, the 4,500 acre Lake Louisa State Park is noted for its beautiful lakes, rolling hills and scenic landscapes. Lake Louisa, the largest in a chain of 13 lakes, is designated as an Outstanding Florida Water Way. The park is home to 11 distinct natural plant communities and lies within the eastern most boundary of the Green Swamp (Area of Critical State Concern) and the northern most boundary of the Lake Wales Ridge. The presence of white-tail deer, bobcat, fox squirrel, raccoon, gopher tortoise, bald eagle, osprey and cypress fringed lakes makes nature study a great pastime. The park is located on US Highway 27, seven miles south of State Road 50 in Clermont.

Learn more at https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Lake-Louisa