AME second-grader Tristan Starkey plays with bugs that he’s caught on the nature walk Jan. 16 at Joan M. Durante Community Park as classmate Chloe Espinosa looks on.
Second-grader Kendall Johnston examines foliage and a spider web using a magnifying glass Jan. 16 at Joan M. Durante Community Park.
Student Kate Davis examines her collected bugs, leaves and bougainvillea blossoms while learning about native plants during a Jan. 16 Anna Maria Elementary second-grade field trip to Joan M. Durante Community Park.
Park guide Kimber Fraley talks to Anna Maria Elementary second-grade students Jan. 16 about watersheds during a field trip to Joan M. Durante Community Park, 5550 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Islander Photos: Kristin Swain