Our Mission

The Mission of the Friends of the Tampa Bay National Wildlife Refuges, Inc. is to promote conservation, awareness, and appreciation of the

National Wildlife Refuges and to provide assistance to the mission and programs of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Egmont Key Then and Now

Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 7:00 pm

Tampa Bay Watch, 3000 Pinellas Bayway South, Tierra Verde, 33775

Today Egmont Key is a National Wildlife Refuge and Florida State Park, but that wasn’t always so.  Join us as we take a trip back in time to learn about Egmont Key when it was the home of Fort Dade and a bustling town of 300 people.  Learn about the 162 year history of the Egmont Key lighthouse.  We will also take a look at the natural processes that formed the island, the forces eroding it away, and its importance to wildlife.  Our speaker is Richard Johnson, Egmont Key Alliance.  Free.  For more information, contact Barb Howard, Friends of the Tampa Bay National Wildlife Refuges, 727 343-1272.

Take a trip back in time to learn about Egmont Key when it was the home of Fort Dade and a bustling town of 300 people.  Learn about the 162 year history of the lighthouse.  We will also take a look at the natural processes that formed the island, the forces eroding it away, and its importance to wildlife.

The monthly board/planning meeting for Friends of Tampa Bay National Wildlife Refuges will be Monday, September 13, 2010 at Panera Bread, 2285 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater.  All members are welcome!  Join us at 6:00pm to socialize and get a bite to eat, meeting starts at 6:30pm.   If you have any items for the agenda or committee reports, please submit them by Sunday. 

Help Friends raise money by using the search engine www.Goodsearch.com.  When they ask “Who do you search for?” type in “Friends of the Tampa Bay National” and click verify.  It should come up with Friends of the Tampa Bay National Wildlife Refuges, St Petersburg, FL

We still want your empty ink cartridges!  Bring them to any meeting or event.

Save your gently used unwanted items again.  Friends will be doing a Garage Sale, Car wash, & Dine-Out fundraiser at Steak n Shake on Park Street on October 16^th. 

Your unwanted items for our garage sale translate into cash for projects on our Refuges

Calendar of Events: 

• All Weekends Through Labor Day - Bird Stewards needed on Egmont Key
• August 21 - Pinellas NWR Bird Count
• September 13 - Monthly Board Meeting–Members Welcome!
• September 15 – Egmont Key Then and Now at Tampa Bay Watch
• September 18 - Pinellas NWR Bird Count
• September 25 - Pinellas Refuges Cleanup
• October 16 - Fundraiser at Steak ‘n Shake/Garage Sale/Car Wash/Dining
• October 17 - Pinellas NWR Bird Count
• October 23 - Refuge Day at Crystal River
• November 6 - Party in the Park, St. Petersburg
• November 13 and 14 - Egmont Key Discover the Island
• November 13 and 14 - Art Arbor at Boyd Hill  
• November 21 - Pinellas NWR Bird Count

For more information or to volunteer:

Email  friends@tampabayrefuges.org