Free Covid 19 Testing is being conducted at 751 Executive Drive, West Palm Beach, in the BrandsMart parking lot, Starting Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. The tests are for ages 18 and older only. Please wear a mask to the testing site.
Grassy Waters trail open
The Grassy Waters Preserve’s Eagle Trail is open, and fishing from shore is permitted, even as the preserve’s Gator Lake Fishing Pier Improvement Project begins this week. The Gator Lake Fishing Pier, at 8537 Northlake Blvd., is getting new decking and railings, a sun shelter and improved Americans with Disabilities Act access.
Meanwhile the trail is open and canoes, kayaks, and boats with electric motors are allowed. Please follow CDC guidelines and local orders. Gas boats are prohibited.
Mounts Botanical Garden’s GARDEN-TO-GO
For families seeking fun and educational things to do this summer, Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden is now offering GARDEN-TO-GO, 12 amazing projects and activities for people of all ages. Available for purchase at the Mounts Gift shop ($20 for members, $25 for nonmembers), each GARDEN-TO-GO package includes a Garden Guide with information and instructions for a dozen different creative learning experiences:
- Garden Themed Projects: Make a bird feeder, build a bee house (to attract garden pollinators), creative garden markers, how to make a rain gauge, and build a bee bath.
- Gardening activities: Indoor potato gardening, kitchen scrap gardening, and creating garden themed snacks.
- Art projects: Have fun with sun prints, create leaf print art, make your own plant holder, and create flowers and butterflies with coffee filters.
Mounts Botanical Garden is open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. The Mounts Gift Shop is located by the entrance on North Military Trail.
Admission to Mounts has been reduced to $10 (general); $5 (children 5-12), and free for members. Mounts Botanical is located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach. For more information, please visit www.mounts.org.
Looking for volunteers
West Palm Beach seeks volunteers to help with COVID-19 response. The City and Living Hungry are co-hosting food distributions for local organizations through the end of August of 2020. During this weekly event, approximately 1,500 to 2,000 boxes of food are donated to organizations to help families who have been negatively affected by COVID-19. Due to increasing demand, event organizers request the help of additional volunteers to help ensure all community needs are met.
Positions are open to anyone 13 or older. Following CDC guidelines and local orders, the group meets every Wednesday from 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the former West Palm Beach Golf Course located at 7001 Parker Ave.
To register or for more information, please visit volunteer.volunteerflorida.org/opportunity/a0Cf400000VomkUEAR. To contact City of West Palm Beach Events Specialist Mara Green, dial (561) 804-4938 (TTY: 800-955-8771) or email [email protected].
