July Crafting Naturally workshops

Crafting continues through July


Camp Bayou continues its "Crafting Naturally" workshops each Friday from 9:30-10:30am. Each session, held in the air-conditioned classroom, will introduce one or more craft techniques using or highlighting a natural element. Crafts are varied and will interest participants with skill levels from beginner to intermediate. Advanced crafters are welcome to attend to share their knowledge and expertise. Since there will be at least two crafts offered each session, one geared for kids and the other for adults, this workshop is appropriate for crafters aged 5 to 95. A one-time donation of $5 helps pay for craft supplies Participants may then come to one or all of the summer sessions. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

July schedule:
7/2: intro to basketweaving ('pre-colombian coasters') and cornhusk people
7/9: intro to crochet (repurposed t-shirt rug) and pinecone feeder
7/16: air potato stamps w/intro to Letterboxing and leaf/bark rubbings
7/23: candles and collage
7/30: Solar dyeing and solar prints (if you'd like to have a wearable item to take home on this last day, bring a white cotton t-shirt to Camp Bayou by 7/23 (write your name on it with indelible laundry marker) so I can pre-set the mordant (dye fixative) in the fabric. On 7/30 you can pick which one of the solar dyes we set up on 6/25 that you like to finish the project.)

Crafters will be invited to display and/or sell their creations at our Holiday Open House to be held on Saturday, December 4, 2010. Participation in the Open House is not required but encouraged.
Don't forget our Nature Photography contest. For details, check out our newsletter at http://campbayou.org/newsletters/2010summer.pdf . For information on any of the programs at Camp Bayou contact Dolly at campbayou@yahoo.com or call 813-363-5438. See the June schedule for past sessions.

Camp Bayou is nether a campground nor a summer camp. It was an RV park before the County's ELAP program purchased the land but it is now open for day use only, open to the general public. Through volunteers, donations, membership and grants, the RCDF offers pre-scheduled programs to schools, youth groups, adult groups and families plus it's open from Thursday- Saturday from 9am-2pm for passive recreational pursuits such as wildlife watching, nature photography and trail walks. General admission is still FREE.

The Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center is a public- private partnership between the non-profit Ruskin Community Development Foundation, Inc. (RCDF) and Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation. Camp Bayou is located 3 miles south of SR674 at the end of 24th St SE in Ruskin. More information is on the web at http://www.campbayou.org or call 813-641-8545.

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Summer 2010 issue of the Camp Bayou Buzzzzz!

The Summer 2010 issue of the Camp Bayou Buzzzzz! is now available online at http://campbayou.org/newsletters/2010summer.pdf . It can also be accessed from the ‘news’ link at the top of the page on http://www.campbayou.org/ .

Happy nature photography day!
Http://www.nanpa.org/nature_photography_day.php

Venus over moon

With the day quickly fading, time to check out a spectacular venus above the crescent moon.

On the Trail...

Another great day at Camp Bayou! Never let the heat and humidity keep you inside! This Red-shouldered hawk perched just a few feet from the trail and, amazingly, sat there while I snapped its picture. The hawks are nesting just up the trail and are usually very antsy when hikers walk by. This one seemed almost as curious about me and I was about it!
Happy World Environment Day!

Tampa Bay Living Green Expo this weekend!

Tampa Bay Living Green Expo

June 5 & 6, 2010

Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm

Location: St. Petersburg Coliseum and the

Sunshine Center
Free Parking and Free Event!

Activities and Booths for Adults and Kids

Info Sessions All Weekend
Go to the Tampa Living Green Expo (formerly Pinellas Living Green Expo)  for More Details
Plenty of activities for the entire family make the Tampa Bay Living Green Expo an ideal way for anyone to spend the entire day. Come visit our Sensing Nature booth, beautify your yard by buying Florida-friendly flowers and plants, or add shade to your lawn by picking up a free tree. Save money while reducing your environmental impact by setting up an appointment for a free energy audit from Progress Energy, or learn how to get a tankless water heater from TECO Peoples Gas. Relax and enjoy the day while you grab lunch from one of our delicious local food vendors - FreshGo Market inside the Coliseum or EVOS at the Sunshine Center.
After lunch, learn how to make a rain barrel at one of the fun and educational info sessions, while the kids make hats out of recycled paper in the Kids' Korner. Before the day's over, you can sign up to become a member of the Pier Aquarium, admire an exhibit of art made from recycled materials at the Trashy Art Exposition, and enter to win great prizes from our vendors.

For the first time, the Tampa Bay Living Green Expo will have both indoor and outdoor booth. The St. Petersburg Coliseum will house approximately 75 indoor vendors and there will be approximately 20 outdoor vendors and displays outside the Sunshine Center and in the Mirror Lake Complex.
The outdoor displays include: Endeavour Green Electric Hybrid Yachts, WastePro USA - Hybrid Garbage Truck, demonstration of the Urban League Energy Efficiency & Weatherization Program and the electric vehicles
The Trashy Art Exposition and Science Fair Displays, Info Sessions and EVOS will all be inside the Sunshine Center.

All of this is just a sampling of the activities and events you can take part in while spending your day - or weekend - at the 5th annual Tampa Bay Living Green Expo. It is a FREE event.

http://pinellaslivinggreenexpo.org/