Environmental Lands Education Centers

Education Centers The Environmental Lands Division (ELD) manages two award-winning educational centers: Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center in Tarpon Springs and Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center in St. Petersburg. Educational programming focuses on empowering citizens to make sound management decisions for the County's natural and cultural resources. The Centers provide educational programs, interactive exhibits, specialty hikes, guided canoe tours, and other activities to the visiting public. Come visit us! Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center Funded by the Penny for Pinellas, Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center opened in June 2004. This state-of-the-art Center is nestled along the banks of Brooker Creek and offers residents and visitors opportunities to experience, discover and understand how we are connected to our natural environment. In addition, the Center programs focus on the importance of conserving and managing our limited natural resources. Twenty-two interactive exhibits, hands-on workshops, invited speakers, guided hikes, and featured artist exhibitions all await discovery. A 4-mile hiking trail enhanced by 15 interpretative trail signs along a 0.7-mile boardwalk and upland trail loop is accessible from the Center complex. Visitors can also research a specific environmental topic in the Resource Center, or shop for that perfect gift in the "Discovering Nature Store" gift shop. Center Events Hiking Trails "Discovering Nature Store"
Center Hours:	Thursday – Sunday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Wednesday, 9:00 am – 8:30 pm Closed holidays
For more information, please contact us at (727) 453-6800 or brookercreek@pinellascounty.org Click here to learn more about Brooker Creek Preserve and its resource-based public recreational opportunities.
Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center opened in December 2002. Funded by the Penny for Pinellas, the Center's educational programming interprets the natural and cultural history of the Preserve, demonstrating how people and the natural world shape each other. Programs include guided nature walks, ongoing education activities with school groups, public workshops, and environmental presentations. Featured artist exhibits, a Resource Center, and gift shop provide visitors additional avenues to discover their connection to the natural world. Hiking trails, elevated boardwalks, paddling trails, canoe/kayak rentals, and a fishing pier. Center Events Visitor Guide
Center Hours:	Wednesday – Sunday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Closed holidays
To learn more, please visit our website at: www.weedonislandpreserve.org or contact us at (727) 453-6500 or weedonisland@pinellascounty.org. Click here to learn more about Weedon Island Preserve and its resource-based public recreational opportunities. Top of Page