Welcome
to the Friends the Island Parks website.
We join the Egmont
Key Alliance along with the Friends
of Anclote Key in supporting our island parks. Friends of the Island
Parks is a CSO (Citizens Support Organization). Florida Park Service CSOs
are volunteer organizations that sponsor events, raise funds, and support
the goals of the parks. The Friends of the Island Parks CSO's main focus
is the support of Caladesi Island State Park and Honeymoon Island State
Park.
Honeymoon and Caladesi Islands
are rare, natural barrier islands that are basically undeveloped. Visitors
have the opportunity to enjoy a taste of Florida's original coast, to see
many types of wildlife that depend on these ecosystems and to learn about
these islands that need to be protected.
From the ospreys, owls and
eagles that make the island their year long home to the loggerhead turtles
that lay eggs on the beaches, the egrets wading in the sea grasses and
the manatees and dolphins that swim in the surrounding waters, we can all
appreciate and celebrate this natural environment together as Friends of
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Friends General Meeting
Topics
for 2010
February:
Annual Chocolate Buffet
March: Past FIP President
Sally Hess speaks in regards to the Friends of Florida State Parks
April: Art Opening
- Welcome our newest exhibitor at the Nature Center! Artist to be announced!
Programs for remainder
of year to be announced!
http://www.caladesiferry.org
Ferry form Honeymoon to Caladesi
runs daily starting at 10 am, weather permitting. Call the ticket booth
for daily update on marine weather before heading out! 727-734-1501 |
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of Pinellas Master Naturalists Presents a Special Eagle Nesting Program
by Barbara Walker from Clearwater Audubon Society
What: Nesting Eagles
of Pinellas County, Florida
When: Saturday March
6th
10:00 a.m. - 1 Hour Slide
Presentation
11:00 a.m. - 1 1/2 Hour
2 mile (round trip) walk to eagle nest on Osprey Trail at Honeymoon Island
Where: Meet at Rotary
Centennial Nature Center at Honeymoon Island State Park
Contact Person: Mary
Sanders
Contact Phone: 727-667-2600
Contact Email: mary.sanders1@verizon.net
Cost: Park entry
fee required. Program itself is free.
Park Hours: Daily
8 am to Sunset
Nature Center Hours:
Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FPMN Website:pinellasmasternaturalists.org
2010
North Pinellas Photography Forum Saturday Workshops
Organizer:
Jeff
Donald, NPPF
Phone:
727-441-9763
Signup:
Fee
Based Pre-Registration Required
Where:
Rotary
Centennial Nature Center
Dates:
February 6, 2010 9 AM
to 4 PM
Beginning Photography
March 13, 2010 9 AM to
4 PM
Learning Exposure and How
to Use Your Camera's Histogram
April 3, 2010 9 AM to
4 PM
Learn the Basics of Composition
May 1, 2010 9 AM to 4
PM
Intermediate Photography
June 5, 2010 9 AM to
4 PM
Learn to Shoot in RAW
July 10, 2010 9 AM to
4 PM
Learning HDR Photography
August 7, 2010 9 AM to
4 PM
Beginning Photography
September 11, 2010
Beginning Nature Photography
9 AM to 4 PM
October 2, 2010 9 AM
to 4 PM
Introduction to Lightroom
November 6, 2010
9 AM to 4 PM
Tips and Tricks for Better
Digital Photography
December 4, 2010 9 AM
to 4 PM
2010 Holiday Season Buying
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