Treasure Coast Party in the Park - Celebrating YOUR Real Florida

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(772) 468-3985

Fort Pierce Inlet State Park Fort Pierce, Florida 34949

Starts: Saturday 02/10/2018 10:00am
Ends: Saturday 02/10/2018 3:00pm

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, surfiing, kayaking, a day a the beach or a stroll through native Florida habitats.

Please join us for a day in this beautiful park. It will be both an eco-festival and a nature focused art show -- a day filled with fun, food, music, games & a chance to win high value prizes for all ages, along with opportunites 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 Spoils 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: The Citizens Climate Lobby 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 

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

** Participants Completing **'ed activities qualify for prize drawing of choice

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