October 2011 |
Oct 1st 9 - Noon | Wekiva River Clean-up from the Wekiva Falls Resort 30700 Wekiva River Rd Sorrento, Fl 32776 Join us for a great day – on the Wekiva River surrounded by the beauty of nature. We conduct our river clean up from canoes and kayaks provided free of charge by Wekiva Falls our host. Please remember to bring your cameras for beautiful river scapes that you'll never forget. For more information Call Mike at 407-234-7283 ** For all of our outdoor activities please bring: sunscreen, insect repellant, and WATER. We no longer provide individual disposable plastic water bottles.
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Oct 2nd 9 to noon | This is a fun family activity. We take 2 or 3 person canoes (with kids 4 person) and go out on the magnificent Wekiva River and use small nets to pick up any trash we see. A very easy canoe trip that offers great camera moments. All volunteers are welcome to join the US Green Chamber for this event. For more details call Mike at 407-234-7283
** For all of our outdoor activities please bring: sunscreen, insect repellant, WATER. We no longer provide individual disposable plastic water bottles.
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Oct 8th all day | Thunder Run - Sanford - details soon...  |
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Oct 8th 9 - 11 AM | Non-Native Invasive Plant Removal Big Tree Park 761 GENERAL HUTCHISON PKWY
LONGWOOD, FL 32750 We have non-native invasive plants growing in our forests. The only environmentally sensitive way to remove these is by hand. We will be putting our efforts into pulling these up so that we can plant native plants on some future events. For more details call Kristie at 772-285-5628
** For all of our outdoor activities please bring: sunscreen, insect repellant, gloves and WATER. We no longer provide individual disposable plastic water bottles. |
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Oct 15 9 - 12 | Aquatic Invasive Plant Removal Little Wekiva River We’ve been asking for months to be allowed the opportunity to attack the invasive plants in the Wekiva River. The Wekiva River Aquatic Preserve has invited us to join in their effort on the 15. This will be a lot different than our normal river clean-ups – most of our time will be spent wading and pulling our canoes with us. We need to have RSVPs for this effort. We’ll be departing from Katie & Russ Moncrief’s home and have a limited number of canoes. If you have your own canoe or kayak it will help a lot. Please call Mike Barr at 407-234-7283 for questions or to RSVP.  Hydrilla is naturalised and invasive in the United States following release in the 1960s from aquariums into waterways in Florida. It is now established in the southeast from Connecticut to Texas, and also in California.[8] By the 1990s control and management were costing millions of dollars each year.
Central and South Americans use the tubers of elephant ear tubers in various meals. The tuber is one of the most popular foods in the country and provides a basic diet for many. The tubers can be harvested and stored for several weeks if refrigerated. Elephant ear is cultivated in many of the Central and South American countries. Taro is native to Africa and was brought as a food crop for slaves. It is also widely eaten in many areas of the Pacific. |
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| Oct 15 9 - 12 | UCF Knights Give Back are hosting this river clean-up and everyone is welcome to join us for this fun family activity. We take 2 or 3 person canoes (with kids 4 person) and go out on the magnificent Wekiva River and use small nets to pick up any trash we see. A very easy canoe trip that offers great camera moments. For more details call Mike at 407-234-7283
** For all of our outdoor activities please bring: sunscreen, insect repellant, WATER. We no longer provide individual disposable plastic water bottles.
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Oct 15th 9 - 11 AM | Wekiva Springs Road Cleanup hosted by Wekiva Island & Keep Seminole Beautiful
Meet at the corner of SR 434 & Wekiva Springs Road by Publix. We pick up trash & litter to stop it from being washed down the storm drains and into our rivers and lakes. Call Sean Concannon for more information at 407-625-6839
** For all of our outdoor activities please bring: sunscreen, insect repellant, gloves and WATER. We no longer provide individual disposable plastic water bottles. |
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Oct 22nd 9 - Noon | This is a fun family activity. We take 2 or 3 person canoes (with kids 4 person) and go out on the magnificent Wekiva River and use small nets to pick up any trash we see. A very easy canoe trip that offers great camera moments. For more details call Mike at 407-234-7283
** For all of our outdoor activities please bring: sunscreen, insect repellant, WATER. We no longer provide individual disposable plastic water bottles.
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Oct 29th 9 AM to 6 PM | Keep Seminole Beautiful Rain Garden 9 AM until noon – River Clean-up Noon until 6:00 PM vendors open 1:00 PM Ground Breaking Ceremony 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM Work on planting native plants 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM work on Symantec Children’s’ Fishing Pier More details will follow – a special thank you to: Cuplet Fern Chapter of the Native Plant Society, Symantec, UCF I.D.E.A.S. Club, US Green Chamber of Commerce, A-1 Assets, and of course our hosts Wekiva Island. Please call or email Kristin Tupper for more information at (407) 252-6213 … Kristin@KeepSeminoleBeautiful.org |
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