Take a step back in time when the St Petersburg Museum of History hosts Florida film historian Lisa Bradberry for a sneak peek into the film era of St. Petersburg's Weedon Island at "When Hollywood Came to Weedon Island," Thursday, May 11 at 7PM. In 1933, Weedon Island was the site of a short-lived movie studio [...]
Last October Weedon's Cultural and Natural History Center re-opened to visitors. As anticipated, the Sunday opening has significantly enriched the visitors' experience at the Preserve, attracting area residents and travelers from near and far. Throughout the fall and winter, the number of Sunday visitors to the Center has continued to climb and, on March 19, hit a record high of [...]
The holidays are here and the Friend's Gift Shop, located in Weedon Island's Cultural and Natural History Center, is a terrific place to find treasures for all. We're steadily adding new items to further enhance our offerings and it's just about a given that you'll find something for that otherwise hard-to-please recipient on your holiday list. [...]
At 9AM this Saturday, October 29, the starting gun will sound and 200 runners and walkers will begin this year's annual Gopher Weedon Tail Run. Weedon's hiking trails will be closed to un-registered walkers during the event. For visitors interested in hiking the trails, they will re-open at 11 AM. The weather forecast for the day [...]
Sorry to say, but registrations for this year's annual Gopher Weedon Trail Run are now closed. Each year, to respect Weedon's habitat, a maximum of 200 participants are able to register for the event. This year's October 29, Run is now closed. This means we cannot accept any additional registrations on-line or at the event. Keep up [...]
Since 2010, Friends of Weedon Island has awarded 20 scholarships to Pinellas County elementary students to attend one of Weedon Island's two week-long summer camps. Led by George Heinrich, a noted Florida field biologist and environmental educator specializing in Florida reptiles, the camps offer youngsters an outstanding, hands-on opportunity to learn and experience natural Florida. Offered in July, one camp focuses [...]
At their August 22 meeting, the Pinellas County Board of Commissioners approved the Sunday re-opening of the Weedon Island and Brooker Creek Centers. We expect that this will take effect October 1 with the start of the 2017 fiscal year. When Weedon Island's Center was completed in 2002 it was open to the public from Wednesday [...]
Saturday, October 29th, 9:00 AM Tired of pounding the pavement on the same ole 5K race course? Gopher something different and enjoy 8 kilometers (4.9 miles) of natural trails through one of Tampa Bays hidden gems! http://www.active.com/st-petersburg-fl/running/distance-running-races/gopher-weedon-trail-run-2016 The Gopher Weedon trail run takes runners and walkers along a journey through native Florida habitats, including gorgeous views of Tampa [...]
In 2008 the Friends of Weedon Island launched its first website. It was designed by the Board’s student member Abby King as a Girl Scout Gold Award Project and served Friends needs for many years. Eight years later, with continuing changes in technology and the ways in which we all gather and exchange information, welcome [...]
