The Weeki Wachee River is an invaluable feature in Hernando County, driving tourism, employment, and renowned for its waterways as a prime recreational destination in addition to being a first magnitude Outstanding Florida Spring. Join us for the Weeki Wachee River Summit on Friday, May 3, 2024, from 9 am—1:30… Read More
The Little Mermaid Jr. is a stage musical based on the animated 1989 Disney film of the same name and the classic story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen about a mermaid who dreams of the world above the sea and gives up her voice to find love. Read More
Dr. Ken Meyer is Executive Director of Avian Research and Conservation Institute. Dr. Meyer has studied the conservation biology of birds in Florida and beyond since the 1980s, beginning with […]
Meet at 8 a.m. at Chinsegut Conservation Center, 23212 Lake Lindsey Road, Brooksville. Learn to identify birds at feeders and during a short walk. There will be binoculars available for […]
The picnic is at Lake Townsen Regional Park, 28011 Lake Lindsey Road (County Road 476), east of U.S. 41. A bird walk is at 5 p.m., and dinner at 6 p.m. Participants are asked to bring their own place settings and a side dish to share. For more information, contact Vera: billandverahuckaby@gmail.com or 352-848-5776.
At 6:15 a.m. meet on the south side of Croom Road (CR-480) at the horse corral at the intersection with Forest Road 7. This is 7 miles east of US-41. Find Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Bachman’s Sparrow, and other resident forest birds. Rest rooms and drinking water are a mile away. We’ll walk through some brush, so […]
Help pick up trash on Northcliffe Blvd. between U.S. 19 and Deltona Blvd. High school students will receive credit for community service. Meet at 8 a.m. at the parking lot of Good Shepherds Plaza, 8417 Northcliffe Blvd., Spring Hill. To volunteer, contact Steve.Smetko@frontier.com or 352-247-9793.
At 7:30 a.m. meet in the parking lot at 13489 Government Road, Brooksville. From U. S. 41, turn east on Deer Run Road. At the intersection with Government Road, go straight in the right lane. (Don’t depend on your GPS; it might lead you to the wrong entrance.) Along the 1.5-mile trail through sandhill and […]
