African Violets Clinic
2025-07-21 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Centennial Park Library, 5740 Moog Road, Holiday, FL, 34690, United States
African violets are a fun addition to any home.
With their fancy leaves and beautiful flower, they tend to make great specimen plants for your collection. In this lecture we will be talking about African violets and some of their more common cousins and how to use the right amount of light, water, and nutrients to get them to flourish in your home.
Please feel free to bring your plants if you need some help and tips to grow or if you would like to show yours off.
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Fins, Skins, & Feathers Camp
2025-07-22 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-24 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Boyd Hill Nature Preserve Classroom, 1101 COUNTRY CLUB WY S, St. Petersburg, FL, 33705, United States
Ages 7 yrs – 12 yrs
Jul 21, 2025 – Jul 25, 2025
Weekdays – 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Campers will dive into the world of unique animal adaptations: fins, skins, and feathers!
Throughout the week, campers will meet some of Boyd Hill’s Ambassador Animals along with other activities, crafts, and fun!
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Farming at Boyd Hill Garden
2025-07-24 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-07-31 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-08-07 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-08-14 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-08-21 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-08-28 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-09-04 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-09-11 15:30 - 17:00 and 1 more date | Pinellas Pioneer Settlement, 3130 31st Street South, St. Petersburg, FL, 33712, United States
Fun, hands-on education on organic gardening, raising chickens, and fun activities from 4-H curricula.
Ages 7 yrs – 11 yrs
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Landscape & Wildlife Photography
2025-07-26 10:30 - 11:30 | Brooker Creek Environmental Education Center, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34688, United States
Join photographers Karl and Kathleen Nichter for an introduction to nature photography!
Are you interested in landscape and wildlife photography in Florida? Join photographer/naturalists Karl and Kathleen Nichter for a program on these two areas of photography. They will be showing a lot of examples of both types along with how they were taken, where, what cameras and settings, and tips and tricks for finding and making your own shots.
Although we won’t be taking any photographs during this session, if you have any camera questions bring your camera along and we will do our best to answer them.
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Important Additional Notes: It takes about 10 minutes to drive from the preserve entrance (Keystone Rd.) to the parking lot, and there is a 3-5 minute walk from the parking lot to the Education Center buildings. This event will be held in the auditorium.

Butterflies, Moths, Oh My!
2025-07-27 15:30 - 16:30 | Boyd Hill Nature Preserve Classroom, 1101 COUNTRY CLUB WY S, St. Petersburg, FL, 33705, United States
Join Ranger Dave in exploring butterflies and moths out on the trails.
Learn about the importance of these species and why they are good to have around your gardens!
Learn how to identify butterfly and moth species with a nature hike and a craft.
Ages 6 yrs – 12 yrs
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Bay Babies
2025-08-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-05 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Tampa Bay Watch Marine & Education Center, 3000 Pinellas Bayway South, Tierra Verde, FL, 33715, United States
Come join us with your young scientists!
Ages 3 – 6
This program is for the youngest ocean explorers. Bay Babies is offered for 3 to 6 year olds monthly. Each session may include story time, crafts, activities, and animal interactions to keep your little one(s) engaged and excited.
Program is held in our indoor classroom and space is limited.
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Children must have an accompanying adult in the classroom. Due to space constraints, only one adult per child is allowed.

Flowers and Herbs in Containers
2025-08-09 09:00 - 10:00 | Land O’ Lakes Heritage Park, 5401 Land O' Lakes Blvd (US 41), Land O' Lakes, FL, 34639, United States
New to gardening? Want to experiment with new plants or herbs with little risk? Learn how to grow flowers and herbs in convenient, versatile containers.
This easy, almost foolproof method allows anyone to try their hand at growing just what they want, where they want. Practical ideas and short cuts will soon have you growing a beautiful container garden.
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Container Gardening, Fruits & Vegetables, and Ornamentals
2025-08-09 09:30 - 10:30 | Zephyrhills Public Library, 5347 8th Street, Zephyrhills, FL, 33542, United States
Is your gardening space small? Learn more about container gardening at this seminar.
Got a little space? Try container gardening! We will show you how to grow your favorite plants, including fruits and vegetables, to make that small space into a garden space.
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Horticulture in Arts and Crafts
2025-08-12 14:00 - 15:00 | New River Branch Library, 34043 State Road 54, Wesley Chapel, FL, 33543, United States
Discover how to preserve flowers and plants to use them for greetings cards, framed flower pictures, potpourri, etc.
Have you grown lots of flowers and plants? Now what? Discover how to preserve and use them for decorations, crafts and gifts.
Samples will be shown of greeting cards, framed flower pictures, potpourri, a variety of seed tapes, seed balls, gift tags, gift boxes, book marks and 2 topiaries. Handouts for making some items will be given.
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Photography Composition Workshop
2025-08-15 09:00 - 10:30 | Majeed Discovery Garden, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo, FL, 33774, United States
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How to Build a Raised Bed Garden
2025-08-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Centennial Park Library, 5740 Moog Road, Holiday, FL, 34690, United States
Come learn all about the basics at this seminar.
The presentation will discuss the advantages to raised bed gardens, how to find the best location in your yard, different methods and materials for the construction, how to prep the area before you start construction, best types of irrigation, the best times of the year to plant different crops, and most importantly what material to fill the bed to maintain great soil health.
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Cottage Foods 101
2025-08-27 10:00 - 12:00 | UF/IFAS Extension, Hillsborough County, 5339 County Road 579, Seffner, FL, 33584, United States
This 2-hour workshop will introduce the basics of starting your own cottage food business out of your home, up to $250,000.
Ever thought about starting a food business out of your home but weren’t sure how to get started? This 2-hour workshop will provide you with an introduction to the basics of starting a food business. Topics include:
· Cottage food regulations
· Business registration
· Budget basics
· Food safety
· Allergens
· Labeling
· …and more!
This is an introductory class that will provide you with the information you need to help you decide whether to pursue your home-based food business.
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If you have any questions, please contact the UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County at: (813) 744-5519
**The University of Florida is committed to providing universal access to all of our events. For disability accommodations, such as sign language interpreters and listening devices, please contact Joshua Payne at: joshuapayne@ufl.edu or 813 744-5519 x 54136, at least 1 week in advance.

Understanding Light in Nature Photography Workshop
2025-08-29 09:00 - 10:30 | Majeed Discovery Garden, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo, FL, 33774, United States

Understanding Light in Nature Photography Workshop
2025-08-30 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-09-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo, FL, 33778, United States
What makes one photo more compelling than another? It often comes down to composition — how you arrange the elements of a scene within your frame. In this hands-on class, you’ll learn the art of composition to create more engaging images. We’ll break down techniques like the Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, Framing, Curves, and more, all using clear visual examples.
We’ll start with an easy-to-follow classroom presentation, then head into the gardens to practice what you’ve learned with your camera in hand. For DSLR, mirrorless, and smartphone photographers – this class will help you see your scenes with a fresh eye.
Registration is required
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Tampa Audubon Society Photo Club
2025-09-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Online Event
In the August photo session, share photos that showcase birds/wildlife and color.
The meetings are virtual and the Zoom link changes monthly – check your newsletter every month for the correct link. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87304467169
To participate:
• Upload your photos to SmugMug here. Send them at least 24 hours before the meeting.
• Limit your photos to about eight, or what can be shown in five minutes.
• Photos must be JPGs. Do not include them in Word, PowerPoint or any other file format.
• Label the beginning of each photo file with your name, such as Smith_Spoonbill, Smith_Warbler
• Be ready to tell us about your photo during the meeting.
If you have any questions, please contact Jonathan Hoiles, Photo Club Leader, at jonathan.hoiles@tampaaudubon.org

Birding at Davis Park
2025-09-20 07:30 - 11:00 | Davis Park, 612 N Parsons Avenue, Brandon, FL, 33510, United States
Davis Park is an underappreciated hotspot in Brandon just north of Highway 60 off of Parsons. The park has one named lake, Mead Lake, and two unnamed lakes. All three lakes are home to breeding Wood Ducks, Sandhill Cranes and other waterfowl. Black-bellied Ducks, Wood Ducks, Black-crown Night Herons, cranes and other bird species roost for the night in the park. American Kestrels, Red-shouldered Hawks, Eastern Bluebirds, Northern Flickers and many other species breed here.
Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the small parking areas on the right side of the park open field [27.947294, -82.290945] shortly after you drive through the wooded area.
Details of the Davis Pak eBird reports are here: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L8712193
To register, click here: https://mobilize.us/s/y8T3k2 or RSVP field trip leader Mic McCarty mic.mccarty@tampaaudubon.org
Important! Pre-registration is required, and participation is limited. Please do not attend this or any Tampa Audubon Society events if you have flu, cold, or covid symptoms. Tampa Audubon is committed to reducing the spread of illnesses. The health and safety of our members is of the highest priority.
