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“Greening Your Life” will be the topic of the 2011 “Estuary Academy” sponsored by the Tampa Bay Estuary Program. The day of informative workshops and interactive learning will be held Saturday, March 26, from 9 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Weedon Island Preserve Natural and Cultural History Center in St. Petersburg.
This year’s Academy will present short seminars and hands-on workshops focusing on ways to create a green lifestyle, from home and gardening tips to energy efficiency. Gardeners will want to attend sessions from instructors with the Pinellas County Extension Service on Composting and Vermiculture, Designing Your Florida Yard, Green Living and Rain Harvesting. Green Ways to Outwit and Evict Wildlife will be helpful to homeowners with uninvited guests, while an Energy Efficiency session will focus on the many ways we can reduce our carbon footprint.
The Tampa Bay Estuary Program’s 20th Anniversary photo exhibit, “Tampa Bay: 20/20,” will be on display during the Estuary Academy and a short presentation “Twenty Years in Twenty Minutes” will give a brief overview of progress in restoring Tampa Bay.
Registration is only $10, including lunch, and is limited to 100 adults and kids older than 12. Pre-registration is required and must be completed online at www.tbep.org