OUR MOTTO: "Conserving Florida's Natural Heritage from Scrub to Sea," highlights our goal to protect Florida's intricately linked coastal uplands, lowlands, and lagoon waters. Rare, high, coastal scrub connects through lowland marshes to the Indian River Lagoon System, an estuarine system more diverse in species than any other in the United States. Our little estuarine fish mascot, the goby, represents the aquatic links between freshwater draining from uplands and the salty waters of our coastal lagoons. The Coastal Preserves Alliance (CPA) of East Central Florida works to protect and restore natural areas on Florida's central Atlantic coast that provide important habitat for endangered species and that serve as the watershed for the Indian River Lagoon. The focus of our work is on five preserves distributed throughout Volusia, Brevard, and Indian River Counties. Members of the CPA enjoy taking part in outdoor projects like removing invasive exotic plants, planting trees, and volunteering to help with research projects, education programs, and special celebratory events.
The Coastal Preserves Alliance (CPA) will sponsor its sixth annual Goby Fest, a nature festival to raise funds to support local state parks and aquatic preserves.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park.The festival will include early-morning birding tours, nature tours highlighting endangered and threatened species, kayak trips, boat tours, horseback rides, tractor-pulled wagon rides and birding tours by pickup truck.
5th Annual Horseback Poker Ride a Success!
We had 120 paid riders this year and netted over $3,100 for the Park! That's $1,000 more than last year! Money raised is used to improve the Park as well as to fund research and preservation projects for the endangered species that call the Park home. With constant budget cuts, funds from events like the Poker Ride are needed more and more. Stop by the Visitor Center or attend a CSO Meeting to find out details on all the ways money from the fundraising events is spent.The CSO would like to thank all the riders who came out to support the event. These are tough times for many, and we really appreciate your support. We had riders from as far away as Miami, Okeechobee and Deland! The weather was perfect the entire weekend. The ride was longer this year and everyone enjoyed riding in the NW portion of the park. Everyone really enjoyed having a proper bathroom as we had total use of the Visitor Center as a base camp for the event. The Saturday night pig roast and pot luck was great fun with music and karaoke. Big thanks to Kim and Dan Gault for donating their hog and to Dan Gault and Dave Fuchs for all their hard work roasting the hog and doing all the million other things their wives made them do over the course of the weekend. A huge thanks is in order to all who came out to volunteer at the event including CPA members, the Treasure Coast Trail Riders and the Space Coast Riders Chapter of Women in the Wind (women's motorcycle riding club). We could not do this without you!
We would also like to thank our sponsors, particularly Fellsmere Feed for their wonderful donation of $230 to fund the Rider's Lunch as well as the supplies needed for the Camper's Pig Roast. Rhea Stover, of Rhea Stover Digital Photography, donated her time, skills, and equipment to take pictures of the riders on the trail. Riders were able to purchase the photos back at Camp, all proceeds were donated to the CSO. Door prizes were also generously donated by Malabar Feed & Farm in Malabar, The Feed Store of Melbourne, Marsh Landing Restaurant, Tractor Supply Company of Melbourne, Big Dave's Pizza of Palm Bay, The Sun Shack, Treasure Coast Trail Riders, 2 Jakes, and several other individuals.
CPA Membership and
All meetings take place at the Visitor's Center of the St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park. (off of CR507/ Babcock in Fellsmere, right along the C-54 canal)
Board Meeting DatesGeneral Membership Meetings are open to all members, potential members, and guests! Bring a friend and learn about the Preserves we serve and find out how you can become involved! Park Staff are always in attendance to answer questions and hear suggestions.
Goby Fest planning meeting Jan.13th, 7pm Annual Meeting/Board meeting Jan. 27th, 7pm (All members are encouraged to attend as Board of Directors Elections will take place) Goby Fest planning meeting Feb. 24th, 7pm Goby Fest planning meeting March 10th, 7pm All interested parties are encouraged to attend Goby Fest planning meetings!
Coastal Preserves Alliance Contacts
Patti Fuchs - Vice President
Email: treasurecoasttrailriders@gmail
Phone: 772-643-4925
Fax: 321-953-5006
Address:
1000 Buffer Preserve Drive
Fellsmere, FL 32948
Poker Ride & Camp Out
At the St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park
Saturday, November 6th 2010For more info Patti Fuchs at treasurecoasttrailriders@gmail.com
or call 772-643-4925
All proceeds benefit the St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park.
St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park
Natural Communities MapThe Coastal Preserves Alliance of East Central Florida Supports:
St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park
Brevard and Indian River Counties, near FellsmereBanana River Aquatic Preserve
North Central Brevard County, Banana River/Sykes CreekIndian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserve
Brevard and Indian River Counties from Malabar to Vero BeachSouthern Mosquito Lagoon Aquatic Preserve
Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties
Poster of St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park - Beautiful hand-drawn artwork by Florida artist Harry McVay, highlights rare and endangered plants and animals found on the preserve. Measures 38 x 19 inches. Cllick on picture for enlargement & purchase information.
2005 T-Shirts are available in white and natural for $6.00 each. Click on the picture for an enlargement. User the BACK button of your Browser to return.
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