We continue to develop the Pedicab Ride Program in partnership with County Parks with a proposed start date in January. The pedicab is powered by a 21-speed bicycle and can hold two passengers. We are now looking for volunteers interested in pedaling the bicycle so people can enjoy a 45-minute ride on The Legacy Trail. […]
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Our pedicab was recently delivered and Ralph Monti, FOJT Bicycle Programs Coordinator, is checking it out. Pedicab Ride Program coming soon! Passengers will be able to take a free 45-minute ride on The Legacy Trail. The pedicab will be pedal-powered by an experienced volunteer who will provide information about Trail, historical significance of the area
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Forty years ago, Florida Extension agents, looking for an efficient way to deliver horticulture education and resources to state residents, launched the Master Gardener Volunteer Program in Florida. Since then, thousands of Florida residents have completed the horticulture training to join the ranks of Master Gardener Volunteers. The Sarasota County Extension Service invites you to
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Holly Vincent and Meg Larrabee are preparing the ground for our Bird Garden with cardboard. Holly is the lead person for this garden. Planting 11 different plant types – 19 total plants, is scheduled later this month. It will show park visitors how even a small area of native Florida plants can have a beneficial
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New carpet has been installed in the great room of the Visitor Center. Funding for the carpet was provided by a grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Another step closer to opening the Visitor Center!
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We are please to announce our partnership with People for Trees, a non-profit native tree advocacy organization. They have been creating awareness about the importance of maintaining our tree canopy since 1997. Check out www.peoplefortrees.com. Alice White is the leader of People for Trees and she will be on our Leadership Team working on projects at
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We just received a $9,500 grant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation to fund our Pedicab Ride Program. This program will offer free pedicab rides on The Legacy Trail to mobility-challenged children and adults who cannot enjoy the beauty of the Trail on their own. A pedicab is a pedal-powered canopied “rickshaw” that sits one
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Volunteer and Leadership Team member Dave Zimmerman developed the plans used to get the County permit for the job and also provided specifications for contractors doing the work. This helped reduce costs for County Parks. Another step closer to being able to open the Visitor Center!
County Parks has allowed us to begin work on the Rain Garden in front of the future Visitor Center. We are very excited to get started on our first of five demonstration gardens at OJT. The first order of business was removing some dead tree trunks. Volunteers Meg Larrabee, Holly Vincent and Emily Miller loosened
On Saturday April 6 form 11 am to 2 pm FOJT and Friends of The Legacy Trail sponsored a Free Bike Helmets for Kids Event at the OJT shade structure by the Trail. Ralph Monti, FOJT Bicycling Advocacy Coordinator, planned and supervised the event. Volunteers fitted and gave away 58 bike helmets. The helmets were
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