On Thursday, July 15 at 7 p.m. Southern Conservation Trust is hosting a Nature Discovery Program at the Flat Creek Nature Center in Peachtree City. Dennis Chase, a freshwater biologist formerly with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will be the guide for a Wetland Walk on the Flat Creek Boardwalk. Visitors will learn about the characteristics and functions of wetlands and the unique plants and creatures that inhabit this forested wetland preserve.

The July 15 Wetland Walk is one of a series of Nature Discovery programs for families hosted by Southern Conservation Trust at the Flat Creek Nature Center throughout 2004. Recent program topics have featured live snakes and local geology. On August 19 a wildlife specialist with the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center will bring several species of reptiles.

Southern Conservation Trust is a nonprofit land trust based in Peachtree City that owns and manages over 600 acres of nature preserves in Fayette County. SCT also works with willing landowners to protect scenic open space through legal tools that may provide tax benefits s for the property owner.

The Wetland Tour will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 15 in the area behind the Flat Creek Nature Center building, next to the Frederick Brown amphitheatre at 201 McIntosh Trail in Peachtree City. The program is free and appropriate for all ages.

For directions or more information on this and upcoming SCT community events, visit www.sctlandtrust.org,call 770-486-7774 or email info@sctlandtrust.org