DipityFrom Science@NASA:November 10, 2009: This year's Leonid meteor shower peaks on Tuesday, Nov. 17th. If forecasters are correct, the shower should produce a mild but pretty sprinkling of meteors over...
Holiday Open House Saturday, December 5, 20099am-2pmJoin us for our semi-annual celebration! This year marks our 10th year Anniversary!Schedule of Family-friendly Activities: 9am: Guided walking To...
I am looking for scouts who are interested and available to help with our Open House on Saturday, Dec. 5. I am looking for young folks to cover the nature activities (ant lions, butterflies, frogs,...
From TBEP listserv:Exotic Pet Amnesty Day at Busch GardensThis Saturday, Nov. 7Get your non-native pet micro-chipped or turn in an exotic pet you can no longer care for at a special Amnesty Day thi...
CAMP BAYOU 10TH ANNIVERSARY PHOTO CONTEST 2009 Can it be 10 years already? In recognition of Camp Bayou's ten years of increasing awareness and understanding of our natural and cultural resources...
For those who wish to incorporate some additional educational activities into a viewing of an Inconvenient Truth, check out An Inconvenient Truth In The Classroom: Free High School CurriculumHaven'...
The St. Petersburg Science Center's 11th Annual Open House and Earth Science Day for Fourth Graders"Understanding Climate" is the theme for the 2009 Open House. Scientists will share how plants, an...
Just in time for Halloween...Stop in at Camp Bayou, October 29-31 from 9am-2pm, and pick up a "Don't be Scared" Scavenger Hunt activity sheet. Anyone who finds all the items listed will receive a p...
Camp Bayou will be closed today, Thursday, October 22, due to a prescribed burn in progress. We will be open tomorrow, Friday, October 23 from 9am-2pm as usual unless there are any unforeseen compl...
Be Out There (www.nwf.org/beoutthere)is a national movement to return to the nation's children a connection to the natural world around us and the joy and sustenance it brings. Studies show that ch...
Camp Bayou will be at the Season Opening Day of the Ruskin Community Market this Saturday, October 24 from 9am-noon. Stop in and find your inner child while creating a chalk drawing reflecting a na...
Caused by debris from Halley's Comet, the 2009 Orionid meteor shower peaks on Wednesday, Oct. 21st, and forecasters say it could be an unusually good show.NASA -The 2009 Orionid Meteor ShowerMETEOR...
Blogging for BAD09From NOAA: September Temperature Above-Average for the U.S.The September 2009 average temperature for the contiguous United States was above the long-term average, according to NO...
If any of these survive it will make the Guiness Book of World (and beyond?) Records for distance traveled by an invasive species:Can Life Survive Deep Space? Let’s Send It There! Wired Science Wir...
The Planning Commission and USF are proud to present the 2009 Going Green Tampa Bay Expo. Join us! For info visit: www.goinggreentampabay.com When: Fri., Oct. 9 from 1 pm -5 pm & Sat., Oct...
ScienceDaily (2009-10-05) -- A new analysis of climate risk shows that even moderate carbon-reduction policies now can substantially lower the risk of future climate change. It also shows that quic...
The Ruskin Community Market re-opens for the season on Saturday, October 24. From 9am to 1pm the outdoor market will be open, offering fresh local produce, foods, plants, arts, crafts and music. J...
Register Today The Dialogue will be held on October 23rd, prior to the Audubon Assembly, at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park from 9am until noon. © Dave Kandz On October 23rd, participate a...
ScienceDaily (2009-10-02) -- A 2005-2007 dry spell in the southeastern United States destroyed billions of dollars of crops, drained municipal reservoirs and sparked legal wars among a half-dozen s...
Great background and explanation of climate change fluctuations by NASA scientists.Climate Change: News'Warming up' (pun intended) for Blog Action Day- October 15, BAD09.
Friday, October 23, 2009Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pmLocation: Camp BayouCity/Town: Ruskin, FLWalk the trails, without flashllights, just after sunset. End at the campfire for s'mores and star-gazing. Fin...
From DEP:EXPERIENCE FLORIDA'S LUSH BEAUTY DURING GREENWAYS AND TRAILS MONTH ~Greenways and trails celebrate record-setting year of visitation~ TALLAHASSEE –The Florida Department of Environmenta...
The Fall 2009 issue of the Camp Bayou Buzzzzz! is now online at http://campbayou.org/newsletters/2009fall.pdf. Please let me know if you recieve duplicate emails so I may update my address book. As...
What says "Fall" in Florida?Lately I've noticed a lot of posts around the web asking how folks recognize that 'Fall' is just around the corner. Northern posts proclaim the vibrant spectrum of color...
New Addition to Camp Bayou- Giant's Camp Cabins It has been months in the making, with many more to completion, but two of the remaining Giant's Camp Cabins that were slowly deteriorating next to t...
Teacher Magazine: Teaching Secrets: How to Maximize Hands-On LearningMy favorite sentence from the article:"As I have surveyed students over the years, I’ve never found a class that would choose an...
Bat Presentationbecause bats are beautiful... Time:6:30PM Friday, September 4th, 2009The folks from the Florida Bat Conservancy will offer a program on bats. This will immediately precede our Full ...
Make "Corazon de Tampa" the official song of Tampa Petition
Actually this beautiful Golden Silk Spider had spun her web just outside the Nature Center door but there are many more cousins positioned throughout the trails, just waiting for their own tasty...
Great getting out on the trail this week...Met up with a very cooperative Palamedes Swallowtail visiting firebush flowers in the native plant nursery. This is one of the butterflies we ...
That's Jeri, Dolly and Fred (L-R) holding the check.Thank you Tampa Bay Rays for the helpful donation and a great evening at the game!
Pictured top: Kids find aquatic creatures in basin of river waterBottom: John Peterson of Ruskin proudly wears the backpack he won, one of several larger prizes given away to participants through a...
Earth is entering a stream of dusty debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, the source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Although the shower won't peak until August 11th and 12th, the show is already ge...
While waiting for the mover, who will be bringing two of the old Giant's Camp cabins to Camp Bayou, we heard a call. At 9am on a sunny morning, we heard, "Who cooks, who cooks, who cooks for you?" ...
Nine teachers and Camp Bayou volunteers attended the 6 hour Project Wild workshop at Camp Bayou on Friday, July 24. Activities included 'Water Canaries', netting aquatic critters in the river and '...
Media contact: Dolly Cummingsphone: 813-363-54382nd Annual Back to School- Back to Nature EventRemember when you were little and you spent a good part of your day catching butterflies or fireflies,...
If you are reading this from the Tampa, Fl area, look up to the skies to see the International Space Station on Monday, July 6 at 9:05pm. Look to the south, just above the horizon and for 5 minutes...
Law allows all residents to install Florida-friendly landscaping A new law signed by Gov. Charlie Crist promotes the installation of Florida-friendly landscaping. The law states that home...
Media contact: Dolly Cummings phone: 813-363-5438 2nd Annual Back to School- Back to Nature Event Saturday, August 1, 20099am- noonFREE but pre-registration is requested. Easy online registrat...
Abridged from the Friends of the SouthShore Regional Library email announcement:Eclectic and Amazing Summer Art ExhibitDuring July and August, the Crawford Art Studio at the SouthShore Regional Lib...
From: GatorBobTO: Outdoor Recreational Enthusiast and FamiliesSUBJECT: Hillsborough County Regional and Wilderness Parks Are About To Close.Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)...
Friends of Uzita Heritage ParkThe first organizational meeting of the Friends of Uzita Heritiage Park will be held Wednesday July 15 from 6pm to 8pm in the large meeting room at the SouthShore Regi...
From: Fred Jacobsen- Ruskin History Project fred@GoThere.com Ron Leybovich Fifth/Third Bank 1020 US Hwy 41 N Ruskin 33570 813 641-1421 The staff and management of the Ruskin Branch of Fifth/Thi...
The summer 2009 issue of the Camp Bayou Buzzzzz! is now online at http://campbayou.org/newsletters/2009summer.pdf . Please let me know if you recieve duplicate emails so I may update my address boo...
Usually I put a little distance between 'On the Trail...' posts but I had to post this photo of a butterfly orchid (Encyclia tampensis), one of several, growing in the huge live oak at Camp Bayou. ...
The hog plum is in bloom all over the preserve. The pungently sweet aroma greets you as soon as you arrive. Take a stroll but be on the alert for, ironically, the family of feral hogs that have lef...
Gopher apple (top) in bloom and shiny leaf blueberry (bottom) with fruit in various stages of maturity, are now a common sight along the Tortoise trail.
Thank a Pollinator TodaySaturday, June 27, 20099:00am-10:00amPollinator WalkGuided walk through the 'Butterfly Habitat' with a stop at the Native Plant Nursery and Demonstration gardens for pollina...
From FDEP:State Recognizes June as Florida Rivers Month-Florida’s rivers play a crucial role in state’s ecological and economical health -TALLAHASSEE - Governor Charlie Crist recently signed a proc...
Following is from FWC but don't forget there are also trails at Camp Bayou ...For immediate release: June 4, 2009Contact: Wendy DialPhotos: Go to MyFWC.com and click on “Newsroom.” ...
Rebuilding a VillageThe Native People's Camp at Camp Bayou was recently given a facelift by the young ladies from Brownie troop 1243 and Junior troop 356, both from Ruskin. The exhibit had been cre...
From: Information@MyFWC.com Subject: FWC-FWRI Press ReleaseFor immediate release: May 8, 2009Boating and Angling Guide to Tampa Bay: Go to http://research.MyFWC.com/boating_guides.FWC launches new ...
Save the Date!Saturday, August 1, 20099am- noonBack to School- Back to Nature eventKids visit a variety of nature stations, then receive a free school supply item.Raffles for backpacks, Publix gift...
From: SpaceWeather.com swlist@spaceweather.com Space Weather News for May 4, 2009http://spaceweather.comMETEOR SHOWER: Earth is entering a stream of dusty debris from Halley's Comet, the source of ...
Despite budget cutbacks, shortage of volunteers, drought-induced fire emergencies, heat exhaustion and the threat of swine flu, the Watershed Tent still drew crowds at the annual Ruskin Tomato and ...
Finally... I get to see pawpaw fruit! Usually the plants get cleaned out by the wildlife very quickly.Hmmm..... looks like a member of the milkweed family. But which one....? Update: Dr. Wunderlin ...
NCLI COALITION CELEBRATES HISTORIC LEGISLATION INTRODUCED ON EARTH DAY (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Citing the critical need to improve environmental education across the country, The No Child Left...
TripAdvisor™ TravelCast is a barometer of what's hot in travel destinations. TripAdvisor engineers have developed a proprietary algorithm that looks at several criteria including changes in search ...
Census: Hillsborough one of the nation's top farming counties Despite its urbanization, Hillsborough County continues to be among the nation's major agricultural producers. http://www.msnbc.msn.com...
From NWF's Green Hour enewsletter: SPEAK OUT FOR NATURE IN THE CLASSROOM The No Child Left Inside Act of 2009 was introduced on Earth Day. Ask your members of Congress to pass this historic legi...
e-mail Hillsborough county's legislators and ask them to vote NO tomorrow on SB 360.This bill started out as one of the original BAD growth management bills (I wrote about it here: http://tr.im/st...
Media contact: Dolly Cummings phone: 813-363-5438 Events at Camp Bayou Camp Bayou's annual Spring Open House, held on Saturday, April 18, started off with volunteers for the Great American Clea...
The Watershed Tent will include fun and relevant information about our natural environment, coordinated by the Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center. It includes organizations such as Hillsborough Cou...
From FDEP: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 6, 2009 SPRING INTO APRIL WITH A GREEN HOME ~DEP offers environmentally friendly tips for thinking green when spring cleaning~ TALLAHASSEE- Spring is he...
Spring Open HouseSaturday, April 18, 20098am-2pmSchedule of Activities:8am: Great American Cleanup begins– register at Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful9 am: Trail games begin– Butterfly Blingo, S...
Media contact: Dolly Cummingsphone: 813-363-5438Giving Science a Sense of PlaceOn March 20-21, visitors to Camp Bayou's Citizen Science Symposium enjoyed beautiful spring mornings filled with educa...
FWC BIOLOGISTS RESCUE MANATEE SUFFERING FROM HEAD WOUNDFor immediate release: March 19, 2009Photos: Go to MyFWC.com and click on “Newsroom.”FWC biologists rescue manatee suffering from head woundBi...
Hurray for Spring! We 'sprang' ahead and got this season's edition out a few days early. Check it out at www.campbayou.org/new.html > http://campbayou.org/newsletters/spring2009.pdf. If you do not ...
Media contact: Dolly Cummings phone: 813-363-5438 Citizen Science at Camp Bayou The Citizen Science Symposium will be held on March 20-21, 2009 from 9am-2pm at Camp Bayou in Ruskin. This event ...
Media contact: Dolly Cummings phone: 813-363-5438 "A Sense of Wonder" film screening at Camp Bayou Where: Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center, Ruskin, FL When: Friday, March 20, 2009 at 1pm Cost...
I don't usually copy other blog articles but this one touches an area that I am quite passionate about- native landscaping to create suburban wildlife habitats. Read on...From Cool Green Science Bl...
Earth HourOn 28 March 2009 millions of people around the globe will unite for one hour and switch off their lights to show that they care about our living planet.
Join us for this “Year of Science 2009” event. Find out what it’s like to be a citizen scientist at the 1st Annual Citizen Science Symposium, March 20–21, 2009, from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Hands-on activiti...
Media contact: Dolly Cummingsphone: 813-363-5438email: campbayou@yahoo.comCitizen Science Photo ContestCalling all nature photographers!A photo contest began on February 1 and will continue until t...
Ah, Winter in Florida is a fleeting thing. How ironic that the Beach Sunflower, that normally waves its bright yellow face along the swale side of a dune as you pass it on your way to a warm sunny ...
The Camp Bayou Service Day volunteers accomplished an impressive task- over 85 lbs of trash was collected within 3 hours by just 10 people. Half the group were in kayaks and picked up along the sce...
From: CNAHSubject: Florida Turtles ForeverDate: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 9:03 AMNEWS RELEASE The Center for North American Herpetology St. George Island, Florida http://www.cnah.org 14 January ...
From: Abby Ybarra and Lucas JohnsonGrassroots CoordinatorsNo Child Left Inside CoalitionSpread the Word about NCLI to President-elect ObamaWe have an immediate opportunity to let the incoming Obama...
This weekend's full Moon is the biggest and brightest of 2009. It's a "perigee Moon" as much as 50,000 km closer to Earth than other full Moons we'll see later this year. Perigee moonlight shi...
You never know what might be found just around the bend. These deer used to live next door but since the owner moved, have been travelling at will around the neighborhood. They are a common sight t...
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