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LogoFriends of St. Joseph Bay Preserves

NEWS

March 2008

In this issue

Calendar at a Glance

March 29: Chapman's Rhododendrons

April 9: Sunset at the Preserves

Pass it on!

If you know someone who may be interested in receiving information about St. Joseph Bay Preserves, please forward this email. For more information about The Preserves, please call (850)229-1787 or visit www.stjosephbaypreserves.org.

Membership Info

  • Student: $10.00
  • Senior: $10.00
  • Individual: $15.00
  • Family: $25.00
  • Sponsor: $100.00 and $250.00
  • Gold: $1000.00
  • Corporate: $1000.00

Please make checks payable to: Friends of St. Joseph Bay Preserves, Inc., and mail to 3915 Hwy C-30, Port St. Joe, FL, 32456. Be sure to include your name, address, phone number, and email

You may also use our membership form at our website.

Chapman's Rhododendrons Are Blooming!

March 29 9:00 - 12:00 EDT

Don't forget to mark your calendars for Saturday March 29 to see one of the Preserves' outstanding botanical jewels: Chapman's Rhododendrons.

You won't want to miss seeing the spectacular blossoms of the Chapman's Rhododendrons that are found at the Preserves. Found in only a very few counties in Florida, the federally endangered Chapman's Rhododendrons are just one of the many special plants found within the Preserves.

The Preserves staff will transport participants in trucks to the Rhododendron site. The tour should last two or three hours.

Please meet at the Preserves Center at 9:00 EDT. Since you will be riding in open vehicles, be sure to wear headgear to protect you from the sun.

For complete details, please call (850)229-1787.

Chapman's Rhododendron

Chapman's Rhododendron. BBB

Sunset at the Preserves

Wednesday April 9 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

RSVP Requested by April 4

Need to unwind after a hard day's work? Get away from your tax returns? Come enjoy the sunset at the Preserves Center on Wednesday April 9 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

The Friends of St. Joseph Bay Preserves wish to invite our members and guests to enjoy one of the many spectacular sunsets that can be seen from the deck at the Preserves Center.

Light snacks and refreshments will be available to sample while we watch the sunset. This is a great opportunity to meet other Friends and learn more about the Preserves.

So that we may anticipate how much food to prepare, please call (850)229-1787 with how many people are planning to attend.

Sunset at the Preserves

Sunset viewed from the Preserves Center. BBB

A Message from the Manager

Spring Breakers Help at The Preserves

Many thanks to the students from the University of Georgia at Athens! These students volunteered to help with several projects at the Preserves during their spring break vacation.

This spring breaker group worked hard on several projects. They removed the cyclone fence along the road at the Deal track, worked on a project restoring groundcover (by planting wiregrass plugs) to areas within the preserve that had the groundcover cleared, and did a shoreline cleanup along the bay at the Deal Tract. 

This year's group had some graduate students, including several from India, and more guys than years past, making this a particularly diverse and interesting group of students.

The Friends of St Joseph Bay Preserves sponsored four dinners for the group and members of our staff (Roy Ogles, Neil Jones) and Friends members (Ann Anderson and Joy Peterson) prepared the meals. 

The students and I really appreciate the Friends' support of the alternative spring breakers who do such great work for us. Each of the fifteen students became student members of our friends group. They worked hard and had a great time!

Jean Huffman, Preserves Manager

Students at Spring Break

Students volunteer during spring break. NB