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The Tibet-Butler Nature Preserve gives you the chance to experience the saying of old “The best things in life are free.” Long after Disney & Orlando changed the entire area it’s hard to imagine what it used to be like At the Tibet-Butler Nature Preserve you can get a genuinely unique experience that unlike most attractions in the area is free

You don’t have to travel far from World [sic] Disney World & Sea World to experience nature The preserve is located close by these attractions & contains 440 acres of pristine Florida ecology. The Vera Carter Environmental Center is building that focuses attention on the environment with programs for children & adults. Also inside are modern displays that present the local flora & fauna in the environment.

The watershed along Lake Tibet-Butler part of Butler Chain of Lakes was the object of a purchase made by the South Florida Water Management District SFWMD in’89. This was part of the Save Our Rivers Program that was designed to protect the area. Foxes & bobcats are live on the preserve but are shy so visitors do not see them often. A lot of bird watching & nature observation is done at the preserve & four miles of well-maintained trails help visitors explore nature & learn about the terrain at various “learning stations.”

At the preserve a variety of hiking programs that emphasize ecosystems animals the plants of Central Florida & outside sports are offered as well as educational programs. Technology is used at the preserve to offer interactive computer-based learning programs. Although most of the preserve is geared for people of all ages the art classes sponsored at the preserve are for adults only.

If you are up to a challenge as well as a great experience discovering native Florida then the Preserve Trailblazer program is for you This program held in conjunction with other Florida nature preserves is totally free. Participants in the program hike the preserve’s trails for 30 miles at their own pace. Afterwards participants are awarded an official trailblazer T-shirts in recognition of their outstanding achievement.

The contact information for the preserve is as follows Tibet-Butler Preserve 8777 State Road 535 Orlando 32836. Located near I-4 visitors should get off on Exit 68 look for signs for Lake Buena Vista . Take C.R. 535 which is Winter Garden-Vineland Road north-bound for about five miles. The preserve’s entrance will be on the right east side of the road.

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