A 3,000-foot boardwalk leads visitors to a 45 foot observation tower is an excellent aid to viewing birds and other wildlife. With favorable weather conditions, one can see much of the Preserve and Tampa Bay from this tower, as well as the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg.
Wild Thing, I Think I Love You
An Art & Education Event at Weedon Island Preserve
Make SPECIAL plans to visit the Preserve on Saturday, January 9, 2010, from 1 to 4 pm.
You’ll love the wild things that have been captured (on canvas) by local artists from Augustine-Ludovico Studio. See Gopher Tortoises, Pelicans, Screech Owls, Alligators, Mangroves, scenes from Egmont Key, Fort Desoto Park and more.
Exhibiting Artists include: Lorraine Cavanaugh, Loren Corrieri, Diana Craig, Vivek Lakhotia, Marc Levasseur, Augustine Ludovico, and Suzanne Wheeler.
Meet the artists
Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010
Time 1- 4 p.m.,
Paintings will be on exhibit until February 28, 2010
See painting demonstrations, and also learn more about local animals and plants from Weedon Island Naturalists and classroom displays at this free art & education event.
Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center
1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Petersburg. FL 33702
For information call 727-453-6500
Directions: Take Park Blvd. east towards the Gandy Bridge. After Derby Lanes Dog Track, make a right on San Martin Blvd. There will be a brown sign for Weedon Island Preserve. Continue on San Martin until you see sign for preserve on your left.
