CORTEZ – The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH) held its monthly meeting on Jan. 3 at Fishermen’s Hall in Cortez, and on the agenda was a vote to hold a campout weekend at the FISH Preserve for the Bradenton Kiwanis Club.
“The Kiwanis Club has been working with us on a project out here, but it’s a small portion of the Kiwanis Club,” said Allen Garner, who has worked hundreds of hours on improvements to the FISH Preserve in Cortez. “Those of us that have been working on the project wanted to get more of the club members out here to see it.”
Garner says the purpose of having a campout is to get Kiwanis members who were not able to participate in the project to have a chance to see all the good work that has been done. They are welcome to bring tents, motorhomes or whatever they may choose to camp in and enjoy a weekend of fun at the Preserve.
“We also want to make it a kayaking day so they can see the extent of the preserve,” said Garner. “We want to get more members out to see the place, and maybe that will help with funding in the future.”
The FISH board of directors voted unanimously to approve the camping weekend, which will be Feb. 11-13.
