New Projects for Changing Times The coronavirus is certainly changing how we live. And it has caused us to put our very popular Pedicab Ride Program on hold. However, Leadership Team member Ralph Monti has developed a proposal to partner with Sarasota County and produce a pedicab ride video that will replicate a real-life experience […]
Our proposal to produce a video of a pedicab ride and make it available to the public was approved by County Parks. County Communications staff will shoot the video on August 12 with County staff Sam Wright as the pedaler and narrator on the ride. Leadership Team Member Ralph Monti worked on this proposal and
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Leave a legacy on a brick patio at the OJT Visitor Center. Your $150 tax-deductible donation for an engraved brick is a great way to celebrate a special occasion, honor a loved one, recognize a club, or advertise a business. Your donation will help support our projects, programs, and events. For more info email brickprogram@ojtfriends.com Click
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Jacob Klasinski has joined the County Parks team at OJT. He will be assisting with The Legacy Trail, Venetian Waterway Park, and trailheads, including OJT. Jacob was born in La Serena, Chile, and grew up in Ocala, Florida where he found a love for exploring the woods and the outdoors. He moved to Sarasota in
This fall we plan to offer free educational events online using Zoom, to be managed by Leadership Team Members. Initial offerings will be bike safety by Ralph Monti, Plein air painting coordinated by Pam Callender, local butterflies by Beverly Bowen, and local birds coordinated by Holly Vincent. Funding for this new program is being provided
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Bicycling and Sharing The Legacy TrailBicycle and pedestrian trail networks continue to grow in Florida. Indeed, they’re a wonderful respite for pedestrians and bicyclists looking for a safe, recreational environment. Sarasota is blessed to have The Legacy Trail, whose popularity increases every year. Trails, while safer than streets, are not without their risks or hazards.
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Anartia jatrophae – White PeacockFamily: Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) Subfamily: True BrushfootsWing span: 2 – 2 3/4 inchesLarval plants: – Water hyssop (Bacopa), Fogfruit, RuelliaEggs are pale yellow, laid on various host plants including ruellia and water hyssop. Caterpillars are black and spiny, with silver spots. Chrysalis green, darkening with age.Flight: Throughout the year. We sometimes take them for granted but most
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County Parks approved our proposal to produce periodic 2-3 minute videos of Sam Wright on the OJT park grounds and make them available online to the public. The “Sightings with Sam” educational videos will focus on native plants and trees, habitat restoration work in the woods, activity in the ponds, wildlife activity, and changes in the
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We received the final report of donations during the April 28 – 29 Giving Challenge fundraising event sponsored by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The Patterson Foundation matched all donations from $25 to $100. Twenty-two people donated $3,764.96 to help fund our projects, programs, and events. People that donated $75 or more will receive
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Many people may not realize the benefit that dead trees (snags) have for native wildlife. Besides providing a food source for insects that are attracted to the decaying wood, snags also provide nesting areas for birds. Many birds such as woodpeckers will excavate cavity holes within dead trees to build a nest. At Osprey Junction
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