Boating and Angling Guide to Tampa Bay

From: Information@MyFWC.com <Information@MyFWC.com> Subject: FWC-FWRI Press Release For immediate release: May 8, 2009 Boating and Angling Guide to Tampa Bay: Go to http://research.MyFWC.com/boating_guides. FWC launches new online Boating and Angling Guide to Tampa Bay A new online Boating and Angling Guide to Tampa Bay, designed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, is now available on the Internet. The FWRI created the new guide in response to requests from the public to provide boating and angling information in an interactive, user-friendly format. Funded through a Tampa Bay Estuary Program Bay Mini-Grant, the interactive, online guide complements the recently updated print version of the guide. The guide contains all of the information found in the print version and much more. Users can zoom in and out on specific areas of the Tampa Bay region. They can view detailed maps of popular recreation areas, with information and links specific to those locations. Users also can download many of these maps directly to their computer to view and print at their leisure. Anglers can access up-to-date fishing regulations specific to the Tampa Bay area, information on proper catch-and-release techniques and a list of popular local sport fish. Paddlers can plan trips with a list of area paddling trails linked to the corresponding trail Web sites and maps. To view the new interactive guide or to order a printed copy of the Boating and Angling Guide to Tampa Bay, visit http://research.MyFWC.com/boating_guides. To view this press release online, visit http://research.myfwc.com/news/view_article.asp?id=32331.

Back to School- Back to Nature

Save the Date!
Saturday, August 1, 2009
9am- noon

Back to School- Back to Nature event

Kids visit a variety of nature stations, then receive a free school supply item.
Raffles for backpacks, Publix gift cards and more will round out the morning.

Register here

Organizations planning to attend include:
South Shore Regional Library
Ruskin Branch Library
Family Support & Resource Center
Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful
Hillsborough County Solid Waste
Florida Department of Forestry
and of course,

the Nature Center and

the Paleo Preserve Fossil Museum

For information, check back here or email campbayou@yahoo.com to
be added to the notification listserve.

Meteors from Halley's Comet

From: SpaceWeather.com swlist@spaceweather.com Space Weather News for May 4, 2009 http://spaceweather.com METEOR SHOWER: Earth is entering a stream of dusty debris from Halley's Comet, the source of the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak on Wednesday, May 6th, with as many as 85 meteors per hour over the southern hemisphere. Rates in the northern hemisphere will be less, 20 to 30 per hour. The best time to look is during the dark hour before local sunrise on Wednesday morning.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for sky maps and details. You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com.  New subscribers: To sign up for free space weather alerts, click here: http://spaceweather.com/services/

Fun at the Watershed Tent

Despite budget cutbacks, shortage of volunteers, drought-induced fire emergencies, heat exhaustion and the threat of swine flu, the Watershed Tent still drew crowds at the annual Ruskin Tomato and Heritage Festival. The Festival continues Sunday from 10am- 4pm at E.G. Simmons County Park, Hillsborough County, Ruskin, FL. For general festival info, visit www.ruskintomatofestival.org or for the Watershed Tent specifically, visit www.campbayou.org.