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NATURE AT HOME
FGCU educator creates “I spy” nature booklet to guide families through fun activities they can do in the backyard. BY ANDREA STETSON
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icky Pires wants children, their parents and even their grandparents to get outside and discover nature. A few days after the beaches, hiking paths and nature trails closed due to the coronavirus, Ricky sheltered inside coming up with a way for
families to enjoy the outside. Ricky is the founder and director of the Wings of Hope program at Florida Gulf Coast University. For 20 years she has been traveling to elementary schools around Southwest Florida teaching children about the environment, while also educating students at FGCU.
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