Treasure Coast Party in the Park - Celebrating Your REAL Florida!

Fort Pierce Inlet State Park
Saturday, February 10, 2018 
10 am to 3 pm
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This original Eco-Festival of the Treasure Coast — was started in 1994 by the Conservation Alliance to celebrate Earth Day and our success in preserving what is now Fort Pierce Inlet State Park.  The site had been slated for condos!  This beautiful park, along the inlet with its coastal and upland setting, is a wonderful place to learn about and celebrate YOUR real Florida.  Today, instead of condos, we have a great place for family picnics, surfing, kayaking, a day at the beach or a stroll through native Florida habitats.

Please join us for a day in this wonderful Park. It will be both an eco-festival and a nature themed art show -- a day filled with fun, food, music, games & high value prizes for all ages, along with interactive exhibits and opportunities for active learning about our eco-systems and the importance of conservation!

Admission to the park for this event is free!
Exhibitors include:
  • Anglers for Conservation
  • Butterfly Gardens LLC 
  • Blues Alliance of Treasure Coast
  • Citizens Climate Lobby
  • Coastal Conservation Association
  • Conservation Alliance of St. Lucie County
  • Florida Audubon
  • Florida Conservation Voters
  • Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation
  • Florida Forestry
  • Florida Native Plant Society
  • Florida Oceanographic Society
  • Fort Pierce Outdoor Center
  • Friends of the Spoil Islands
  • FAU Harbor Branch Graduate Student Asso.
  • FAU Harbor Branch Ocean Discovery
  • Indian River Aquatic Preserve
  • Leave No Trace
  • Indian River Keeper
  • Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway
  • Manatee Observation Center
  • Marine Resources Council
  • ORCA Ocean Research & Conservation Association
  • Oxbow Eco-Center
  • Pebling for a Carbon Free Future: CCL PEBL Tour
  • Rivers Coalition
  • Savannas Preserve State Park
  • Sierra Club
  • Solar Energy Loan Fund
  • Slow Food
  • Smithsonian Marine Station & Ecosystem Exhibit
  • St. Lucie County Environmental Resources Department
  • Surf Rider
  • Treasure Coast Bee Keepers
  • Treasure Coast Wildlife Center

Activities include (plus more):
  • Watch our Plein Air artists create, then take home an original painting that you were able to see created!
  • A Swig of Color will teach people how to paint their own nature-themed masterpiece!
  • Register to vote
  • Buy native plants and learn how to nature scape your yard
  • Stand-up paddle board & kayak demos
  • Face Painting
  • River Kidz Workbooks available
  • Nature Scavenger Hunt**
  • The Treasure of Knowledge Hunt**
  • Ocean Touch Tank
  • Play the bone yard game
  • See & learn about birds of prey up close & personal
  • Safely see a live alligator and learn more about them
  • Shop for Florida Native Plants
  • Learn to Fish Game teaches kids how to cast
  • Browse & purchase nature-themed art in a variety of mediums: including Oils, Acrylic, Water Color, Wood, Ceramics, Mixed Media and Sea Glass Jewelry
  • Meet Smokey the bear and learn about fire's role in Florida's eco-systems
  • Play the Indian River Ecosystems Connection Game
  • Play the Mangrove Matching Game Animals & Habitats
  • Make your own animal pin
  • Participate in testing water samples and learn about the components of water quality
  • Play the Indian River Lagoon Species Exploration Game
  • Safely see a live bee hive and learn about bees
  • See live baby game fish like the black drum and learn about how to ensure we have ample game fish reserves for sport fishing
**Participants Completing **'ed activities qualify for prize drawing of choice

Prizes include (more to follow): ** 
  • Half Day Fishing Charter for 2 with Capt. Mark Yanno
  • Children’s Bicycles
  • Free Motorized Kayak Tours for 2
  • Free River Lilly Eco-Cruise for 2
  • Freshmarket Gift Basket ($80 value)
  • $40 Freshmarket Gift Cards 
  • Free Paddle Board Rentals
  • Free Kayak Rentals
  • Free passes to Florida Oceanographic for 2
  • Free Entrance (for up to 8) to Any Florida State Park
  • Free Movie passes for 2 at AMC Theater
  • $50 Gift card from Orchid Island Bike & Kayak

Food:
Visitors can enjoy great food by Tabuleh Café, Tristan’s Kool Dreemz and Gordo’s Food Truck: Breakfast, Tacos, Burritos, Burgers, Hotdogs and Smoothies.

Artists include (more to follow):  
  • Treasure Coast Plein Air Painters: 
       > Lori McNamara (oils)
       > Barbara Lyons (watercolor)
       > Kathleen Kilgallon (oils)
       > Roger Conrad (watercolor)
       > Evelyn Cunningham (watercolor & ink)
       > Linda Spencer (watercolor & pastels)
       > Cynthia Colella
       > Betty Mounce
       > Dale Risney (acrylic/oils)
  • Linda Relis (oils)
  • Swig of Color, acrylics by Rita Polizzi on canvas & wood
  • Joanne Johnson (acrylics)
  • Marie's Art Studio, oils and multi-media using gourds
  • Circular Motion Clayworks, Raku Pottery by Dorinda Callander Walker
  • The Wooden Feather, hand carved birds by Thomas Gamble
  • George Reed, hand turned wooden bowls & vessels
  • Kari Juul, sea glass jewelry
  • Laurie Tuttell FaeriesMagic Art Birdhouses
  • Cathleen Hahn (Oils)
  • Mike Nelson (Sculpture/Wood)
  • Mary Tangora Up-Cycled Jewelry, angel ornaments, paper bowls, boxes and fun home accents.

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