Coming Events
The Florigrande Blackberry Festival Saturday May 8
(9:00am - 4:00 pm) and Sunday May 9, 2010 (10:00am to 3:00pm). Saturday May
15
(9:00am - 4:00 pm) and Sunday May 16, 2010 (10:00am to 3:00pm). Come and
taste the best blackberries in
Florida. These giant blackberries have been around for thousands
of years but were a well kept secret for the last 50 years. We
will have native plants and berries for
sale, walking tours ($5 each,
kids free with adult), handy sandwich lunch, snacks made with our
own berries, and a good time.
Details and Directions
The Ramblers are coming to Shady
Grove Preserve for their Annual Meeting April 17, 2010.
There will be a guided nature walk in the morning through the old growth
woodlands, a barbeque buffet
lunch with meeting. In the afternoon guests can enjoy a second
guided walk (Animals
and Their Habitats) and Kayaking (bring your own kayak).
Click here for Details
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News from Shady Grove Preserve
On Thursday March 11, 2010 Mother
Nature poured a deluge of rain of the preserve and restored some
25 acres of Lake Hutcheson.
On March 14, 2010, A group of
friends and supporters participated in afternoon Tea and Canoeing on
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The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs presented A Citizens Education
Program of Nature Discovery Field Trips at Shady Grove Preserve
on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The weather was most
cooperative and the guests were quite enchanted.
Details of the
event and photographs can be viewed by clicking here.
About Us
Shady Grove Preserve is a unique blend of native Florida habitats and
modern conservation facility. Dedicated to preserving and enriching our
native habitats,
and peoples’ understanding and enjoyment of them.
Shady Grove Preserve gives visitors first hand insights
into how its many ecosystems work together -- in harmony -- to support
abundant life.
The old growth forest at
Shady Grove Preserve is grand and impressive but contrary to popular
belief, trees don’t live forever. Drought, flood, hurricanes, and even
old age all take their toll.
The wood mill at Shady
Grove Preserve is an example of how the circle of life can be sustained
to the benefit of all. When trees die at Shady Grove Preserve, we
harvest them and cut them into lumber.
Our barns are built from
our own beetle-kill and drought-kill Pine. Our hard woods are used by
skilled craftsmen and craftswomen to build musical instruments and
fine furniture.
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