Tampa Bay area residents looking for new areas to explore outside our beautiful beaches and exciting amusement parks have tens of thousands of acres of land within easy reach. ...more

October 31, 2009

A list of various local gardening events, classes and meetings. ...more

December 18, 2008

Several garden-related events and classes are listed. ...more

December 9, 2008

Events SUNDAY IN THE PARK: Temple Terrace Garden Club's fourth annual family day is noon to 4 p.m. today at Woodmont Park, on Woodmont Drive, across the street from the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club. Learn about the environment and gardening, and shop the vendors while the youngsters play games and make crafts. Proceeds benefit the Sincerely, Santa charity for needy children in Hillsborough County. For vendor-exhibitor information, call (813) 988-6794. ...more

November 16, 2008

GARDEN NOTES Events ORCHID SHOW & SALE: The Florida West Coast Orchid Society's annual show and sale is noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 3, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 and 5 at the The Honeywell MinReg Building, 6340 126th Ave. Largo. Questions? Call Brent Finke at (727) 460-4606. ...more

September 25, 2008

EAST LAKE - Pinellas County officials' plan to designate 900 acres of the Brooker Creek Preserve for a future water treatment facility has drawn fire from environmentalists and others. At a Tuesday night's town hall meeting at the Brooker Creek Preserve Education Center, county land management and utilities officials presented a revised management plan for the 8,000-plus-acre county-owned preserve. ...more

June 14, 2008

EAST LAKE -- Pinellas County officials' plan to designate 900 acres of the Brooker Creek Preserve for a future water treatment facility has drawn fire from environmentalists and others. At a Tuesday night town hall meeting at the Brooker Creek Preserve Education Center, county land management and utilities officials presented a revised management plan for the 8,000-plus-acre county-owned preserve. ...more

June 11, 2008

Today, Saturday 05/10 •The Palm Harbor Library, 2330 Nebraska Ave., is closed for renovation and will reopen, 9 a.m. Monday, May 19. 727-784-3332. ...more

May 10, 2008

In effort reduce the potential for future wildfires, the Florida Division of Forestry will be igniting prescribed burns within northern portions of the Brooker Creek Preserve either Saturday or Sunday. ...more

February 22, 2008

Dedicated To Preserving History As an unpaid intern for the Brooker Creek Preserve, Jamie Fridy has recorded and edited more than 100 hours of audio from residents of northwest Hillsborough and northeast Pinellas counties for an oral history project called Recollections Shared. northwest.tbo.com ...more

February 3, 2008