Program Calendar

This calendar includes all natural history programming currently scheduled by Heinrich Ecological Services (HES) and is updated on a regular basis. Visit this page often to learn about HES programs that may be of interest to you. Please contact us to receive additional information.










7 February-20 March 2008

Herpetology

St. Pete Co-operative Homeschoolers (Pinellas Park, Florida)
(weekly class for homeschooled children ages 7-11 interested in amphibians and reptiles)

29 February 2008

Gopher Tortoise: Threatened Icon of the Uplands

Chinsegut Nature Center and Perry Oldenburg Mitigation Park (Brooksville, Florida)
(presentation and interpretive hike for the Florida Master Naturalist Program)

8-9 March 2008

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve's Wildlife Weekend

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida)
(includes a Florida turtle educational exhibit and gopher tortoise interpretive hikes; call 727-893-7326 for more information)

30 March 2008

Turtle Osteology: It's Cooler Than It Sounds

Camp Crystal Lake (near Keystone Heights, Florida)
(workshop at the League of Environmental Educators in Florida Annual Conference)

31 March-4 April 2008

Florida Wildlife Spring Camp

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida)
(weeklong nature day camp for children ages 7-11 interested in Florida wildlife; call 727-893-7326 for more information)

5-6 April 2008

Weedon Island Preserve’s Spring Weekend Turtle Workshops

Diamondback Terrapins: Living on the Edge

Weedon Island Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida)
(Saturday morning classroom session and Sunday canoe trip; call 727-453-6500 for more information)

12 April 2008

Recent Efforts to Conserve Florida’s Non-marine Turtles

Central Park Zoo (New York, New York)
(presentation at the New York Turtle and Tortoise Society Seminar 2008)

20 April 2008

Gopher Tortoise Interpretive Hike

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida)
(call 727-893-7326 for more information)

26-27 April 2008

Weedon Island Preserve's Spring Weekend Turtle Workshops

Florida's Riverine Turtles: Identification, Natural History and Conservation

Weedon Island Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida)
(Saturday morning classroom session and Sunday canoe/snorkel trip to Rainbow Run; call 727-453-6500 for more information)

10 May 2008

Weedon Island Preserve’s Spring Weekend Turtle Workshops

Gopher Tortoise: Threatened Icon of the Uplands

Weedon Island Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida)
(classroom session and interpretive hike; call 727-453-6500 for more information)

9-12 June 2008

Natural History and Conservation of Florida Turtles

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida)
(four day workshop for educators)

30 June-4 July 2008

Herpetology Camp

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida)
(weeklong nature day camp for children ages 7-11 interested in amphibians and reptiles; call 727-893-7326 for more information)

7-11 July 2008

Herpetology Camp

Weedon Island Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida)
(weeklong nature day camp for children ages 7-11 interested in amphibians and reptiles; call 727-453-6500 for more information)

4-8 August 2008

Herpetology Camp

Brooker Creek Preserve (Tarpon Springs, Florida)
(weeklong nature day camp for children ages 7-11 interested in amphibians and reptiles; call 727-453-6800 for more information)

23-24 August 2008

Oxbow Eco-Center’s Fall Weekend Turtle Workshops

Florida’s Riverine Turtles: Identification, Natural History and Conservation

Oxbow Eco-Center (Port St. Lucie, Florida)
(Saturday morning classroom session and Sunday canoe/snorkel trip to Rainbow Run; call 772-785-5833 for more information)

6 September-4 October 2008

Nature Detectives

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida)
(weekly natural history class for children ages 7-11 interested in wildlife tracks, bones, snake sheds, feathers, eggs, scat, seeds, and other bioartifacts; call 727-893-7326 for more information)

28 September 2008

Oxbow Eco-Center’s Fall Weekend Turtle Workshops

Gopher Tortoise: Threatened Icon of the Uplands

Oxbow Eco-Center (Port St. Lucie, Florida)
(classroom session and interpretive hike; call 772-785-5833 for more information)

10 October 2008

Florida's Riverine Turtles

Rainbow Run (Dunnellon, Florida)
(presentation and canoe/snorkel trip for the Florida Master Naturalist Program)

11 October 2008

Chinsegut Nature Center’s Reptile and Amphibian Festival

Chinsegut Nature Center (Brooksville, Florida)
(presentation on Florida turtles)

12 October 2008

Gopher Tortoise Interpretive Hike

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida)
(call 727-893-7326 for more information)

25-26 October 2008

Oxbow Eco-Center’s Fall Weekend Turtle Workshops

Diamondback Terrapins: Living on the Edge

Oxbow Eco-Center (Port St. Lucie, Florida)
(Saturday morning classroom session and Sunday kayak trip to the Thousand Islands; call 772-785-5833 for more information)

1-2 November 2008

Friends of Boyd Hill Nature Park’s Art Arbor

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida)
(Florida reptile presentations and live animal exhibit; call 727-893-7326 for more information)

24-26 November 2008

Herpetology Fall Camp

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida)
(three day nature day camp for children ages 7-11 interested in amphibians and reptiles; call 727-893-7326 for more information)

December 2008 (dates TBA)

Florida Wildlife Winter Camp

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida)
(three day nature day camp for children ages 7-11 interested in Florida wildlife; call 727-893-7326 for more information)

6-9 May 2009

Florida Keys and Everglades Natural History Tour

Pinellas County Extension
(hiking, canoeing and snorkeling in search of imperiled species at select natural areas)