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CCMP updates available for review!
As we continue to update our Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for Tampa Bay, we welcome your review and comments. Drafts of the seven latest actions -- addressing habitat restoration and mitigation, beneficial uses of d
redged
material, toxic contamination and public health --
are available for review here
. Send comments to nanette@tbep.org.
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Florida Wildlife Corridor Film Screening
Wednesday, February 3
6:30 p.m
USF St. Petersburg Campus
A free screening of "The Forgotten Coast: Return to Wild Florida" will be offered at USF's Florida St. Petersburg campus on February 3rd at 6:30pm (University Student Center 2nd Floor Ballrooms) hosted by Florida Wildlife Corridor and the Environmental Science and Sustainability Club. Refreshments will be provided at 6:00pm and the campus parking garage will be free of charge that night!
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Celebrate RaptorFest at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve!
Saturday, February 6, 10 am - 4 pm
1101 Country Club Way South
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Don't miss this chance to experience magnificent birds of prey up close at the Third Annual Raptor Fest at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve. The event is FREE to the public and will feature live raptors and presentations, local artists, and food trucks, including:
- free-flight demonstrations by local falconers
- photo opportunities with live raptors
- activities for children and families
- live music by Duo Vida
Additional parking will be available at Lake Vista Recreation Center (1401 62nd Ave. South), with free shuttles to event. For more information, visit
RaptorFest.org
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Get Set for the Great Weedon Bird Quest
Friday, February 12, 8 - 10 am
Weedon Island Preserve
1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
Join us on a quest to find our avian friends at Weedon Island Preserve. Learn the identifying marks and behaviors of year-round residents and seasonal visitors, while helping to compile an annual checklist of the Preserve's birds. Binoculars and bird guides will be available. Recommended for adults; all levels of birding experience welcome.
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 Bay Life Art Show
Friday/Saturday, February 12-13
Tampa Bay Watch
3000 Pinellas Bayway South, Tierra Verde, FL 33715
Prominent Florida artists will be exhibiting and selling their works in oils, acrylic, mixed media and glass at the
3rd Annual Bay Life Art Show, benefiting Tampa Bay Watch.
Cocktail Reception & Art Preview
:
Friday, 5-9 pm
Exclusive preview of art show with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and donation bar.
RSVP by Feb. 8 to
mtepper@tampabaywatch.org
or (727) 867-8166 Ext. 234.
Exhibition
: Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm
Art gallery open to the public with all works available for purchase. Artist demonstrations and activities throughout the day:
- 10 - 11 am, Free yoga on the lawn overlooking the bay (bring your own mat)
- 11 am, Take-home shell crafting for kids of all ages
- 1 pm, Watercolor painting techniques demonstration by artist Joyce Ely Walker
PaniniRiffic food truck will be on site and a donation beer/wine bar will be available in the Community Room alongside artist displays.
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Birding 101 at Lettuce Lake Park
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Photo credit: Steve Tryon
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Saturday, February 13, 9 - 11 am
6920 E. Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL 33637
Tampa
Audubon hosts this casual two-hour trek for beginning birders along the boardwalk at Lettuce Lake Park. Participants typically see a diverse mix of waterfowl, waders, and woodland birds, as well as the occasional raptor.
What to bring: Water and binoculars, if you have them (a few extra binoculars
will be available).
Directions: The park entrance is located on Fletcher Ave., 1.4 miles west of I-75. Group meets at Nature Center parking lot.
Park entrance fee: $2
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Footprints on the Land Hike
Saturday, February 20,
9 - 10:30 am
Brooker Creek Preserve
3940 Keystone Road
Tarpon Springs, FL 34688
Learn about the many ecological "footprints" left behind by Native Americans, early settlers and modern development, and how altered native habitats are being restored at Brooker Creek Preserve. Volunteer guides lead this casual and entertaining mile-long hike along the Education Trail. Sturdy, closed-toe shoes or sneakers are recommended. All ages are welcome, but children under the age of six may find this hike challenging.
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Seasons of Florida Photography Hike
Saturday, February 27, 8:30
- 10:30 am
Brooker Creek Preserve
3940 Keystone Road
Tarpon Springs, FL 34688
Join photographers and naturalists Karl and Kathleen Nichter to explore and photograph the natural beauty of Brooker Creek Preserve. Photography tips and techniques will be discussed, along
with an introduction to the Preserve's
animal and plant life.
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Save the Date: March 5!
Pitch in at Great American Cleanup in Hillsborough County
Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful is recruiting volunteers and site captains for the 2016 Great American Cleanup at various sites throughout Hillsborough County. Projects may involve habitat restoration, trash removal, landscape plantings, playground/park restoration, and tree plantings.
This year's theme, Green Starts Here, is a call to action to create sustainable communities by focusing on activities that impact individuals in needs, aid the environment and provide aesthetic community improvements.
For information on project sites and volunteer opportunities, email tdamico@ktbb.org.
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 The mission of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program is to build partnerships to restore and protect Tampa Bay through implementation of a
scientifically sound, community-based management plan. TBEP is a partnership of Hillsborough, Manatee and Pinellas counties; the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater; the Southwest Florida Water Management District; the the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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