Students enjoy trip to Manatee Park

Special to Caloosa Belle Independent

Posted 2/22/24

Country Oaks Elementary School fourth graders recently took a field trip to Manatee Park.

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Students enjoy trip to Manatee Park

Country Oaks Elementary School Fourth Graders traveled to Lee County for a class field trip to Manatee Park. [Photo courtesy Country Oaks Elementary School]

Posted Thursday, February 22, 2024 4:43 pm

Fourth graders at Country Oaks Elementary School are learning about Florida manatees. They visited Manatee Park as a field trip. [Photo courtesy Country Oaks Elementary School]

Country Oaks Elementary School Fourth Graders recently enjoyed an educational visit to Manatee Park. Manatee Park is a non-captive warm water refuge for the Florida Manatee. Optimum viewing months are late December, January, and February when the gulf temperature is below 68F. [Photo courtesy Country Oaks Elementary]

Special to Caloosa Belle Independent

Country Oaks Elementary School fourth graders recently took a field trip to Manatee Park.

Manatee Park is a seasonal location for viewing non-captive Florida manatees in Lee County. Manatees visit the park in search of warm water during the cooler days in winter when the temperature in the Gulf of Mexico is below 68° F (20° C). The warm water in the Manatee Park canal comes from the Florida Power and Light Power Plant across the street and is created as a byproduct of cooling off their equipment.

For more photos, see the school's page on Facebook.