Weedon Island Swamp Walk 21 November
Enjoy the cool weather and get out for little exercise. Bring your waterproof shoes for a wet walk along the mangrove shoreline and tidal flats of Weedon Island. It’s suitable for ages 8 and older and runs 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Weedon Island Preserve, 1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Petersburg. It’s free but registration is required at (727) 453-6500. Strollers are not recommended. Weedon Island Preserve is an approximately 3,164-acre preserve that extends along the west side of Tampa Bay in Pinellas County. It is the largest estuarine Preserve in Pinellas County, and is predominately comprised of aquatic habitats with mangrove swamps, shoreline, and seagrass beds along the eastern edge of the Preserve. Weedon Island Preserve contains a fishing pier, a 45-foot observation tower, 6,600 feet accessible boardwalk with three observation platforms, paddling trails and launch , over 3 miles of hiking trails, 3 small picnic areas and a Cultural and Natural History Center. The Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center opened in the fall of 2002. The mission of the Center is to interpret the natural, cultural and archaeological history of the Preserve in order to demonstrate how the environment and people support and shape each other. Weedon Island is just across the bay from MacDill AFB and is about a 20 minute drive from the Base.
