Coastal Preserves Alliance

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.

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CPA General Membership Meetings Visitors Center of the St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park (off of Babcock St/CR 507 in Fellsmere) Every other 4th Wednesday at 7:00 April 23rd, June 25th, August 27th & October 22nd If you ride horses, hike, birdwatch, kayak, boat etc you should attend! Find out what is going on at the Park and our local aquatic preserves, how the CPA is involved, and what you can do to help. Park staff are on hand each monthto hear suggestions and answer questions. Join us! MEMBERSHIP BROCHURE pdf You can pay for your membership using: Coastal Preserves Alliance Contacts Joy Coll - Secretary-Treasurer Email: CPAgoby@aol.com Main Phone: 321.953.5004 Mobile Phone: 321.239.2588 Fax Number: 321-953-5006 Address: 1000 Buffer Preserve Drive Fellsmere, FL 32948 The Coastal Preserves Alliance of East Central Florida Supports: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park Brevard and Indian River Counties, near Fellsmere Indian River Lagoon Preserve State Park Brevard County, near Floridana Beach Banana River Aquatic Preserve North Central Brevard County, Banana River/Sykes Creek Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserve Brevard and Indian River Counties from Malabar to Vero Beach Southern Mosquito Lagoon Aquatic Preserve Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties

The Coastal Preserves Alliance (CPA) will sponsor its fourth annual Goby Fest, a nature festival to raise funds to support local state parks and aquatic preserves, on Saturday, April 5, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 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. DETAILS 4th Annual Horseback Poker Ride to benefit the St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park Saturday, November 8th First Riders out at 10:00, Last out at 11:00 $20 for your first hand, $5 for each additional Lunch and door prizes included. Camping will be availible. Check back for exact location of basecamp and registrations forms. We would like to have it on the South East side of the Park this year if the weather cooperates. If not, we will be on the NE as in years past. HELP SUPPORT the Fourth Annual Goby Fest! MAKE A DONATION TO CPA St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park Natural Communities Map

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.
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