Volunteers Needed for 2010 St. Pete Beach Sea Oats Planting Event!

On March 30, the Beach Stewardship Committee of St. Pete Beach began planning the City's 2010 Sea Oats Planting Event. Last year's event was a stunning success: Over 200 volunteers came from St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island, Tampa and St. Petersburg and planted over 10,000 sea oats seedlings in the dunes of Pass a Grille. The sea oats program is part of the City’s program to use both natural and structural solutions to prevent beach erosion and provide sustainable protection to upland homes and businesses from storm damage.

This year, the City hopes to exceed the success of last year! However, we need the help of volunteers in order to meet our goals. We currently need volunteers to serve as Team Leaders on the day of the event (currently tentatively scheduled for July 17, 2010 at 6:30 am, subject to change depending on weather).

Team Leaders will receive training in effective sea oats planting techniques and will then guide groups of 10 to 20 volunteers in sea oats planting on the day of the event.

The 2010 St.Pete Beach Sea Oats Planting Event is tentatively scheduled for June 19, 2010, starting at 6:30 a.m. (subject to change depending on weather patterns for optimal seedling survival after planting).

If you are interested in serving as a in serving as a team leader, please call Steve Hallock at 727 363-9224 and register for the event.