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Get ready to discover your super powers this July with Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources and the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA).
This year it’s all about discovering your super powers at your local park and recreation facilities. From learning a new skill like swimming to meeting your fitness goals, your Sarasota County park and recreation facilities and natural areas can have you feeling like a superhero before July is through.
Check out July’s events here.
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All You Wanted To Know About Mangroves and More!
Join Sarasota County volunteer guide, Tina Sebastian, on an informative walk and talk to learn about our area’s mangroves. Tina will teach a short class about the mangroves and then take you on a 45 min. educational walk around the park discussing mangroves and their importance to Florida coastlines.
Friday, July 1, 9 – 11 a.m. 
570 Bay Park Blvd., Englewood
Space limited to 20.
Guide: Tina Sebastian, Sarasota County Volunteer Guide
Registration info here for this event.
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Demonstration Garden Tour at Shamrock Park
Join the master gardener volunteers as they provide free demonstration garden tours and advice on Florida gardening.
Meet at the central garden area near the Nature Center.
Thursday, July 7, 9 a.m.
Demonstration Garden area
3900 Shamrock Dr., Venice
No registrations needed.
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Seasons and Serendipity Stroll at Shamrock Park
Florida does have seasons, not just for hurricanes and warm vs. hotter weather.
Join Sarasota County Volunteer Master Naturalists and Shamrock Park Staff to stroll the trails, relying on changing seasons to bring us new flowers and birds’ nests, insects and animal activity. A little serendipity will find things in unexpected places!
Friday, July 8, 8 – 10 a.m.
3900 Shamrock Dr., Venice
Space limited to 20.
Guide: Sarasota County Volunteer Master Naturalists and Sarasota County Staff
Registration info here for this event.
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Join the Lemon Bay F.I.S.H. Project
Calling all F.I.S.H. – Folks Interested in Submerged Habitats!
Get a little wet, have a little fun and learn a lot!
Join American Littoral Society Biologist, Chuck Idelberger, on a search for marine life in Lemon Bay. Using hand and seine nets, you will search shallow waters and seagrass beds, observing, collecting, and discussing the natural history of some of the many interesting fishes and other animals that inhabit the bay.
Saturday, July 9, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. 
570 Bay Park Blvd., Englewood
Space is unlimited.
Guide: Chuck Idelberger, American
Littoral Society Biologist
For registration, please call Chuck Idelberger directly at 941-488-8998.
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Monthly Rain Barrel Workshop and Sales
Learn how the use of rain barrels can conserve water, save money by reducing the use of potable water in landscapes (lower utility bills), and reduce stormwater runoff by storing and diverting runoff from impervious surfaces (roofs). Practical tips on the construction and installation will be provided. Rain barrels for sale for $37 each, includes tax and spigot assembly. Cash or check accepted.
Saturday, July 16, 10 – 11 a.m.
6700 Clark Road, Sarasota
Contact: David Pouso, Sarasota CountyEnvironmental Specialist, 941-861-5000
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Summer FUNgus:
Mushroom, Lichen, Fungus ID Hike
Join Sarasota County Parks Naturalist, Ray Vinson to look beyond the wildflowers to the often overlooked seasonal diversity of mushrooms, lichen, shelf fungus and slime molds in hardwood forests of Southwest Florida. Enjoy shade from the dense canopy along Phillippi Creek at Pinecraft Park on a warm summer morning, while we learn about the important role fungus plays in the ecosystem.
Sunday, July 17, 8 – 10 a.m. 
1420 Gilbert Ave., Sarasota
Space limited to 20.
Guide: Ray Vinson,
Sarasota County Parks Naturalist
Registration info here for this event.
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Summer FUNgus:
Mushroom, Lichen, Fungus ID Hike
Join Sarasota County Parks Naturalist, Ray Vinson to look beyond the wildflowers to the often overlooked seasonal diversity of mushrooms, lichen, shelf fungus and slime molds in hardwood forests of Southwest Florida. Enjoy shade from the dense canopy along Phillippi Creek at Pinecraft Park on a warm summer morning, while we learn about the important role fungus plays in the ecosystem.
Tuesday, July 19, 8 – 10 a.m. 
3462 Border Road, Venice
Space limited to 20.
Guide: Ray Vinson,
Sarasota County Parks Naturalist
Registration info here for this event.
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Seasons and Serendipity Stroll at Shamrock Park
Florida does have seasons, not just for hurricanes and warm vs. hotter weather.
Join Sarasota County Volunteer Master Naturalists and Shamrock Park Staff to stroll the trails, relying on changing seasons to bring us new flowers and birds’ nests, insects and animal activity. A little serendipity will find things in unexpected places!
Friday, July 22, 8 – 10 a.m.
3900 Shamrock Dr., Venice
Space limited to 20.
Guide: Sarasota County Volunteer Master Naturalists and Sarasota County Staff
Registration info here for this event.
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For more nature based events for you and your family, please be sure to visit the links on the right column of this newsletter.Go outside.jpg) and play! 
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Registration Process for Nature Events
Look for ‘View Activities’ (if you already have an account), orSIGN UP HERE (if you need to open up a new household account). Attached here are directions to help you set up a ‘household’ account to sign up for a free nature event.
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Please remember the 3 R’s.
Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle, when visiting your parks and environmental lands!
Please use appropriate containers for recycles and trash.
When visiting a preserve or environmental land where there are limited trash receptacles, please remember to ‘Pack it in. Pack it out.’ Leave nothing but your footprints. Thank you for caring.
For more information on the three R’s for your home and business, visit Sarasota County Solid Waste for useful information.
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Sarasota, Florida 34236
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