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PAGE 30 GIA Certifi ed Diamond | Engagement Rings Custom Designs | Full Service Repair GIA Trained Staff | Financing Available adno=3840338-1 Nobody compares to our Jewelry Repair! 1975 S. Tamiami Trail | Venice, FL 941-493-1911 ReflectionsInG old.com @refl ections_in_gold | @refl ectionsingold941 5()/(&7,216 (67 EST. 1982 MYAKKAHATCHEE CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL PARK This park is on 160 acres of heavily wooded land and has hiking, biking and equestrian trails. It's a nature preserve, so there is plenty of opportunity for birding and wildlife viewing. 6968 Reisterstown Road, North Port. 941- 423-7275, https://bit.ly/3i7YevA NATHAN BENDERSON PARK This is a gated park, daylight use only, with walking and biking trails. It also is one of a handful of sites in North America identified as having all of the natural attributes that make up a premiere rowing facility. The park began hosting organized regatta competitions in 2009. The site is dog friendly (leash required.) 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota. 941-861-5000, https://bit.ly/3CP3SuI OAKS PARK Oaks Park is part of the Myakkahatchee Creek Greenway. It is a great place to enjoy nature while biking and hiking. It is considered to be some of the best mountain bike trails in the area. 5430 Mandrake Terrace, North Port. 941- 429-7275, https://bit.ly/3zKbxYY OSCAR SCHERER STATE PARK Florida state parks provide habitat for many rare, threatened, or endangered plants and animals. With 1382 acres comprised of pine flatwoods, a blackwater stream called South Creek, and two freshwater lakes, Oscar Scherer State Park is no exception. The park in particular is noted for its population of scrub-jays, gopher tortoises and indigo snakes. 1843 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey. 941- 483-5956, https://bit.ly/3i7sgzu SHAMROCK PARK AND NATURE CENTER This park is good for hiking, biking and wildlife viewing. You also can pop into the nature center afterward. The website includes a trail map. 3900 Shamrock Drive, Venice. 941-861-5000, https://bit.ly/3ALXsvw PHOTO PROVIDED Earth Day participants at Oscar Scherer State Park in April.