Parks
& Nature Areas
Pinellas
County Parks - Parks and Recreation
- Discover the natural beauty of Pinellas
County's internationally known, award-winning
parks and what they have to offer.
Fred Marquis Pinellas
Trail –Parks and Recreation/Planning – The Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail is a unique 34 mile linear
county park. Park rangers who patrol the Trail
are available for presentations. Topics range
from bicycle safety, Pinellas Trail history,
safety and security, and Trail construction
updates.
Florida
Botanical Gardens & Pinellas County Extension
The Florida Botanical Gardens is a public
garden and part of the Pinewood Cultural Park,
also home to Pinellas
County Extension, Gulf Coast Museum of Art
and Heritage Village.
Pinellas County Extension
serves as a bridge between the research of
the University of Florida and the local community
by interpretation, demonstration and implementation
of information.
Speaker’s topics include:
- Pinellas County Extension and how it provides
Solutions for Your Life, Pinellas County Extension
is a partner with the University of Florida
and is a resource for information onyouth
development, healthy lifestyles, nutrition, natural resource conservation and gardening;
- Florida-Friendly Landscaping with emphasis
on Florida Native Plants;
- Rain Barrel Programs
and Workshops – learn how to harvest rain
from your roof;
- Invasive Exotic Plant Species
– identification and control of non-native
plants that are invasive in Florida’s environment;
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - insect
and disease control that minimizes pesticide
use for a Florida-Friendly landscape;
- Micro-Irrigation
Systems - for landscape water conservation;
- Stormwater Runoff - Preventing Pollution from
the Landscape. Discusses landscape practices
that minimize pollution and the function and
maintenance of stormwater ponds;
- Compost Happens
– learn how to turn your yard waste into organic
gold;
- Gardening Invasive Exotic Plants Native
Plants in the Landscape Soils, Fertilizer.
Other
topics can be tailored to the audience,
such as
- Butterfly Gardening;
- Trees and Storms;
- Small Trees for Small Spaces;
- Selecting Trees
for Central and South Florida;
- Pruning;
- Container
Gardening;
- Landscape Design Basics;
- Herb Gardening
Organic Gardening;
- Fertilizer and Mulch.
To
request a speaker, either fill out the online
form, or phone the Pinellas County Communications
Department at 464-4600. Please give three
weeks notice to fill your request.
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