Weedon Island Preserve
- 1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
- Phone: 727-453-6500
- Web site: View Site
- E-mail: weedonisland@pinellascounty.org
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The goal of Weedon Island Preserve Management is to effectively coordinate the management of the site’s ecological and cultural resources using methods that promote public education and encourage compatible recreational activities. An active approach to land management includes prescribed burns in natural cycles, selective restoration of mangrove areas affected by mosquito ditches to restore water flow, and getting rid of exotic and invasive plants. Research and species counts are conducted periodically throughout the year.
Visitors to Weedon Island Preserve can enjoy the preserve and its natural wonders through many recreation activities:
* A fishing pier
* A 45-foot observation tower
* 6,600 feet of ADA accessible boardwalk with three observation platforms
* Paddling trails and launch
* Over 3 miles of Hiking Trails
* Small picnic areas
* Videos and exhibits about the early peoples of Weedon Island and Florida at the Cultural and Natural History Center
* Observation decks of the Cultural and Natural History Center
* Weedon Island Preserve is open 7 days a week from dawn to dusk
* Cultural and Natural History Center is open Wednesday – Sunday, from 10AM to 4 PM
Business hours
- Sundays: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Fridays: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Scheduled events
July 2008
- Photography Hike at Weedon Island Preserve
- Sunday, July 6 (Free)
- Wee-time at Weedon: Carolina's Story: Sea Turtles Get Sick Too!
- Thursday, July 10 (Free)
- Guided Canoe Trip at Weedon Island Preserve
- Friday, July 11 ($10 - $20)
- Saturday Guided Hike at Weedon Island Preserve
- Saturday, July 12 (Free)
- Guided Canoe Trip at Weedon Island Preserve
- Saturday, July 19 ($10 - $20)
- Saturday Guided Hike at Weedon Island Preserve
- Saturday, July 19 (Free)
- Wee-Time at Weedon: Tiny Workers: Ants in Your Backyard
- Thursday, July 24 (Free)
- Saturday Guided Hike at Weedon Island Preserve
- Saturday, July 26 (Free)
Ongoing events
- Don Nauman - Photographer (Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday) (Runs Until Sunday, April 29, 2007)
- From Sea to Shining Sea (Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday) (Runs Until Sunday, April 29, 2007)
- Birds: The Art of Form and Function (Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday) (Runs Until Sunday, April 29, 2007)
- In My Back Yard - Hall Gallery Exhibit (Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday) (Runs Until Sunday, April 29, 2007)
- From Sea to Shining Sea: 200 Years of America’s Coastal Survey Exhibit Continues (Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday) (Runs Until Sunday, April 29, 2007)
- Saturday Guided Hike (Every Saturday) (Runs Until Sunday, April 29, 2007)
- Florida’s Heritage, Lands and Inhabitants (Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday) (Runs Until Sunday, April 29, 2007)
- Visions of Florida (Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday) (Runs Until Sunday, April 29, 2007)
- Connecting People and Place Exhibit Gallery (Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday) (Runs Until Sunday, April 29, 2007)
- Our Florida Legacy Exhibition Opening (Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday) (Runs Until Sunday, April 29, 2007)
- Christopher Still-Florida Artist Exhibit Gallery (Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday) (Runs Until Sunday, April 29, 2007)
- "Native Visions" Exhibit (Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday) (Runs Until Sunday, April 29, 2007)
- Bay Treasures Exhibit (Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday) (Runs Until Sunday, April 29, 2007)
Past events
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