Schedule of Events:
- 8:00 AM: Registration Opens & Breakfast
- 9:00 AM: Mandatory Safety Meeting
- 9:15 AM: Flight Kick-Off
- 12:00 PM: Lunch & Awards
Each Participant will Receive:
- Ear and Eye Protection
- 75 Clays
- 75 Rounds of 12-gauge Ammunition
- Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee of Sumter County, Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Swag Bag
Join a park ranger for a Dutch Oven breakfast followed by a nature/history walk and an Earth Day craft.
Cost is $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass plus $5/person.
Pre-registration is required at DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov or 352-793-4781.
Mark your calendars: Announcing our 2nd Annual “Paws for the Cause” PET CARNIVAL & EXPO, April 20 from 11 – 3 at #home2suitesbyhilton in Wildwood! Enjoy a day of fun and games, pet adoptions, food trucks, pet vendors, and prizes! It’s all to support the animals and ADMISSION is FREE! (Pssst… It was a sell-out last year, so you don’t want to miss it!) For vendor & sponsorship opportunities, call 352.355.8740! Join us!
April 25, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Tribute to the Music of the 60’s
Come Rock out and Enjoy the Music of the 60’s! Always a good Time!!! Tickets will go on Sale approximately 1 month before the show date
Join us for a ranger-led walk to see our nesting swallow-tailed kites.
Program included with park admission fee of $3/vehicle (or Florida State Parks Annual Pass).
May 2, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Chicago Rewired
Chicago Rewired – The Premier Chicago Tribute Band is a tribute to “Chicago®” – one the longest running and most successful pop/rock groups in history with record sales topping 100,000,000 including 21 top 10 singles, 5 consecutive number one albums, 11 number one singles, and 5 gold singles. The band comprises a unique blend of talented and seasoned musicians joining forces with the common goal of accurately replicating the timeless music of “Chicago®” -the soundtrack to great memories for so many people.
Join us on a reenactor-led battlefield walk on the Fort King Road. Cost is $3/vehicle or Annual Florida State Parks Pass.
Come for a special wildlife outreach program by Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. See animals in person and learn fun facts about these critters.
Cost is $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass.
Black bears and their habitats are studied and celebrated in this educational workshop which will include educational activities on bears and their habitats and provide a free online curriculum guide and other printed bear materials.
The workshop is geared towards any educator who works with elementary and middle school aged students.
The workshop is free to all educators but space is limited.
To register please call 352-793-4781 or contact DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov.
