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Wildflowers - Let Them Bloom
Black-eyed Susans like these are a special discovery on Spring Walks.
Its that time of year again when a wide variety of native wildflowers begin showing off their beauty and providing food to pollinators and wildlife along our roadsides. We encourage you to Let Them Bloom – mow around them or at least save a patch where they can live out their cycle while providing benefits to both people (because they are beautiful to look at) and nature.
Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called Black-eyed Susan, is a North American flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Eastern and Central North America.
Butler Park Litter Pick Up and
Trail Walk for Earth Day April 24
Earth Day is the perfect time to visit Butler Park. It's our adoptee.
Celebrate Earth Day with us by attending a litter pick up at our Adopted Park.
Butler Park, 6205 W. Price Blvd., North Port
9:00 am start time; trail walk included!
Please bring your own water/snack/sunscreen/hat and wear comfortable closed toed shoes.
TAKE PART IN THE 2022 GIVING CHALLENGE! 24 Hours of Giving April 26-27 and
DOUBLE-TRIPLE Donation Matches
The Giving Challenge is an exciting 24-hour online giving event that connects 700+ nonprofit organizations with passionate donors and community members to support diverse causes and create enduring impact in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto counties.
Since 2012, the Giving Challenge has acted as a catalyst for connection and provided more than $59 million in unrestricted funding over seven challenges. During the 2020 Giving Challenge, in a time of unprecedented need, our community reached out with a remarkable outpouring of support, raising $19.1 million.
The Giving Challenge is hosted by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, with giving strengthened by The Patterson Foundation.
From noon on April 26 to noon on April 27, The Patterson Foundation will again match all donations made between $25 and $100 per donor, per nonprofit.
There will be no limit on the number of individual matches a nonprofit organization can receive.
BONUS: You can participate in person in the Giving Challenge with us this year too at the WKDW 97.5 FM/Common Grounds Meeting Hall’s
“Pop-up Giving Station” in North Port on April 26 from 6pm to 10pm!
12735 & 12737 Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL 34287 www.kdwradio.com
A Pop-up Giving Station is a place for nonprofits of all sizes to come together and invite potential donors to personally connect with their organization during the 2022 Giving Challenge. Pop-up Giving Stations will be recognized on the Community Foundation of Sarasota County and Giving Challenge websites.
At 6:30 pm live on air broadcasting will begin on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter WKDW 97.5 FM and www.kdwradio.com. Information about participating Pop-Up nonprofits will also be streaming together with information on how to donate.
From 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm musical performances will be held inside Common Grounds where donors and participants can view them live in person. Performances will also be streaming online and on radio and social media channels.
The race and walk courses are in the planning stages now. A variety of details are also in the works for an expanded pre-and-post-race/walk Wellness, Nature and Art Forest. This website will be updated periodically until all plans are finalized.
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (formerly S. simpsonii) is American elderberry, native to the eastern coast of the United States. Elderberry is in the Honeysuckle family and is a native shrub or small tree that typically grows to 10 feet and taller. It is commonly found in moist and wet open places: in swamps, and on banks of canals and other disturbed areas. It grows throughout Florida.
Upcoming Native Plant/Nature Walks/Events with our friends The Mangrove Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society
Join The Mangrove Chapter on the below upcoming Native Plant/Nature Walks, some of which we’ll be joining them on ourselves!
April 9 (9-11 am) Amberjack Environmental Park, 6450 Gasparilla Pines Blvd, Englewood April 20 (4-5 pm) Sunset Stroll, Bayshore Live Oak Park, 23157 Bayshore Rd, Port Charlotte April 30 (9-11 am) Curry Creek Preserve-East, 1500 Pinebrook Rd, Venice
FREE GUIDED HIKES continue with
RHPHOTOADVENTURES through 2022
Robin Hagan of RHPhotoAdventures will be your guide at a wide variety of diverse and interesting destinations in 2022. REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Complete the form below and the exact meetup location will be sent to you: https://rhphotoadventures.com/guided-tour-sign-up
April 10th 9:00am – Hickey Creek Mitigation Park, Alva
May 15th 9:00am- Shamrock Park, Venice
June 19th 9:00am – Lovers Key State Park, Ft. Myers
July 17th – Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park, Punta Gorda
August 21st – Circle B Bar Reserve, Lakeland
September 18th – Bird Rookery Swamp, Naples
October 16th – Emerson Point, Bradenton
November 20th – Oscar Scherer State Park, Venice
December 18th – Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park, Naples
