Volusia County Moms

Lyonia Environmental Center to Host Scrub Jay Festival, Feb. 20

The Lyonia Environmental Center (LEC) will host a Florida Scrub Jay Festival 
from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20.

The family event will celebrate the Florida scrub jay, the only bird unique to Florida. Visitors will learn about the bird, which is a threatened species, and the scrub habitat where it makes its home.

The festival will offer live music in the Deltona Amphitheater, guided nature
walks in Lyonia Preserve, presentations and activities for children in the LEC,
and environmental displays in the Deltona Regional Library auditorium.

Admission to the festival, the environmental center and Lyonia Preserve will be
free.

The festival is supported by the LEC and the education committee of the
Northeast Florida Scrub Working Group. The education committee was formed to
create educational opportunities, promote conservation, and increase awareness
of scrub habitat and the Florida scrub jay.

The LEC is part of the Deltona Regional Library complex at 2150 Eustace Ave. It
is open from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; from 9 a.m. -
7:30 p.m. Thursdays; from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and from 1 - 5
p.m. Sundays.

For updates on what’s happening at the LEC, visit www.lyoniapreserve.com or call
(386) 789-7207.

Volusia County Christmas Parades

Looking for a Christmas parade to take the kids to? You are in luck, there are some scheduled all around Volusia County. Here's a list:

Daytona Beach - December 5, Seabreeze Bridge at 6:30 p.m.

DeLand - December 5, Through downtown DeLand at 5:30 p.m.

DeBary - December 14, Spring Vista Drive, North along S Hwy 17/92 to Poinsettia at 3:00 p.m.

Holly Hill - December 5, 10:00 a.m.

Ormond Beach - December 12, Ormond Beach City Hall Plaza at 6:30 p.m.

New Smyrna Beach - December 5, Light Up Flagler Avenue parade at 5:30 p.m.

Port Orange - December 6, Corner of Dunlawton and Nova Road at 2:00 p.m.