Event:   School groups and outdoor enthusiasts will see wild turkeys fly to suitable habitat as part of two symbolic, educational wild turkey releases celebrating the comeback of the wild turkey.

Who:    Academy at the Lakes seventh grade students and their Science Instructor, Mr. Nick Kapetanis at the invitation of Crystal Springs Preserve.

What:   The National Wild Turkey Federation Annual Turkey Release

When:  Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.

Where:  Two Rivers Ranch

              40 Ranch Road

              Thonotosassa, Florida

              (Located on Highway 301 across from Hillsborough River State Park)

Contact:  Robert Sullivan, Director of Admissions (813) 909-7919

Middle Division students at Academy at the Lakes at the invitation of Crystal Springs Preserve have been asked to participate in the 2006 National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Thanksgiving Turkey Release at Two Rivers Ranch in Thonotosassa. For the past two years, as part of their quarterly community service program, Academy at the Lakes middle division students have worked at Crystal Springs Preserve (CSP) cleaning up the environment. They rake, pull weeds, etc. In recognition of their community service involvement and to further their enrichment in science, CSP has selected Academy at the Lakes to participate in the NWTF Turkey Release.

For more information on the Turkey Release visit the NWTF site at www.nwtf.org