Gopher Tortoise SHELLabration!
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Join us for a wild and wonderful celebration of one of Florida’s most important species!
🎉 Free and open to the public — everyone is welcome!
📅 Wednesday, April 8
⏰ 4:30–6:30 PM
📍 New Port Richey Public Library
5939 Main St, New Port Richey, FL 34652
Celebrate National Gopher Tortoise Day with an engaging, family-friendly event hosted by the New Port Richey Public Library and Florida Suncoast Sierra Club. Meet live “creepy crawly” critters from Heart of the Wild, Inc., hear from a Florida biologist who specializes in gopher tortoises, and learn why this keystone species is so vital to our ecosystem.
Enjoy kids’ activities and a screening of the documentary Gopher Games—it’s sure to be a true SHELLebration!