Thank you for your interest in the 10th annual Great Air Potato Roundup! Unfortunately, due to a large number of participants this year, we cannot accommodate any more volunteers for the Roundup. However, Gainesville’s natural areas still need your help, and we would be happy to schedule a volunteer event for your or your group at a later date. Please contact Gary Paul at paulga@cityofgainesville.org after February 1. Save the date now for next year's Roundup: January 30th, 2010!
On behalf of the Nature Operations Division of the Department of Recreation & Parks, we would like to thank our great supporters!
For more information on non-native, invasive plants please visit Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council, and UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants web sites. The UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants has online short video clips for plant information: Cogon grass, Coral ardisia, Mexican petunia, Chinese tallow, Old world climbing fern and Skunk vine. Please check the web site for further updates!
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SAVE THE DATE!
Spring Native Plant Sale on April 10th and 11th
Put some zing in your spring and bring the family out to the Native Plant Sale to get native plants for your home garden on Saturday, April 11th, open to the general public from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.
The largest native plant sale in North Florida, offering thousands of ferns, grasses, trees, shrubs, and wildflowers. Young sprouts will bloom in the children’s area at this family-friendly event!
The sale is hosted cooperatively by the Paynes Prairie chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS), Friends of Nature Parks (FNP) and the City of Gainesville's Nature Operations Division of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. On Saturday the sale features refreshments for sale, a kid's area, and a free naturalist-led wildflower walk at 11:30 am. An exclusive member’s sale is on Friday, April 10th, and it will run from 4:30 to 6:30 pm - open to members of the Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS), and Friends of Nature Parks (FNP) only.
For information about this event, joining FNPS or FNP, or programs offered by the Nature Operations Division, call Morningside Nature Center at 334-3326. Check out our online video!
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PLAN TO ATTEND!
Farm and Forest Festival on Saturday, April 25th
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
The Farm and Forest Festival is the largest festival at Morningside Nature Center Living History Farm. The Festival, which takes place on April 25th, highlights North Central Florida rural life in 1870. Visitors can view historic-breed farm animals, hear period music, and observe traditional crafts and trades such as sheepshearing, spinning, weaving, and woodstove cooking. Horse-drawn wagon rides and crafts add to the merriment of this family-friendly event!
Prices are $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 3-12. Free admission for children under 3 years of age.
Farm & Forest Festival School Days: April 23rd and 24th
9:00 am—1:00 pm
Join the celebration of 19th century living in rural Florida at an educational festival of local history, and FUN! |