Hike, Bike, Learn, Play in December

A monthly e-newsletter sharing our nature news and events. 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 Demonstration Garden near the Nature...

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April in Sarasota’s Parks

A monthly e-newsletter sharing our nature news and events. Hike for your Heart! Just another justification to get outdoors...a healthy heart! Take in the scenery of Sleeping Turtles Preserve North, located along the beautiful 'Wild and Scenic' Myakka River, while...

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January Explorations in our Parks

A monthly nature e-newsletter sharing our nature news and events Happy New Year to you and yours! Phillippi Estate Park Archaeological Event New College Archaeology professor, Dr. Uzi Baram; Sarasota County archaeologists Ryan Murphy and Steve Koski; Florida Public Archaeological...

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Autumn ripens in our parks

A monthly e-newsletter sharing our nature news and events Fall Flowers Walk at South Venice Lemon Bay Preserve with Denny and Al   Join Sarasota County volunteer guides, amateur botanists and Florida Native Plant Society members, Denny Girard and Al Squires...

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Nature Events in Sarasota’s Parks for February 2015

Lots of varied activities - from moon walks to bicycling to the Surrey rides on the Trail! A monthly e-newsletter sharing our nature news and events This Saturday! FIRE FEST 2015! Prescribed Burn Demos - live! Special guest speakers Fire...

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Community Crowdfunds Legacy Trail Study: $72,000!

 [clearboth]Community Crowdfunding: Individuals, Organizations, and Businesses Donate Over $72,000 to Match Public Funding for Current Feasibility Review VENICE, FL (January 13, 2015) – With gifts ranging from $10 to several thousand dollars, hundreds of community members have chipped in to help...

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December 2014 Newsletter of the Friends

December 2014 GREETINGS from the Friends Tourist picnic Siesta Key 1941 Chapter Notes Arts & Craft in Englewood The Holiday Arts & Craft Show will return to the Englewood Sports Complex on Saturday, Dec. 6- it's one day only - free...

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Perspectives on extending the Legacy Trail

The Friends of the Legacy Trail (FLT) Chapter seeks to connect the existing trail from its current north end (near Culverhouse Nature Park) to downtown Sarasota - a distance of eight miles.   One can identify many good reasons for this...

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The Friends Newsletter for May 2014

The May edition of the Newsletter of the Friends of Sarasota County Parks. Find out about The Giving Challenge (it's May 6th - May 7th), Recognition Fish, Paw Parks Maps, and lots more. Click here to see it online (it looks...

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Sarasota Nature Events for May

Birding, nature walks, kayaking, bicycling, Little Naturalists, guided tours, dragonflies, butterflies, and much more: A monthly e-newsletter sharing Sarasota County Natural Lands and Parks news and events. So much to do... Be A Part of the Grand Opening Celebration! Be a...

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