Friends of the Carlton Reserve
1800 Mabry Carlton Parkway
Venice, FL 34292
Double your $25-$100 donation to Friends of the Carlton made between Noon May 1 and Noon May 2 Details below
Latest Track from Panama
3/10/2018
Check out the migration of "Sarasota"
tagged last spring with partial funding provided by
Friends of the Carlton
Who knew?
The lowly palmetto (serenoa repens) may be as much as 10,000 years old!
Click here to read Florida Native Plant Society "Palmettos" issue
Spring comes to Who-ville
Great Horned Owl Chicks in the Carlton Reserve
Photo by Art Smith
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Wonder who's watching when you're on that solitary walk?
Stan Teague photographed these secret sharers.
Bee hive along the Myakka River
12/15/2017
Latest and last of Darryl Saffer's Florida Field Journal films for the Education channel.
A Place To Call Home: Carlton Reserve
Debbie Blanco, Steve Christian, Randy Hurley
interviewed on WWSB Ch. 7, June 12, 2017
See what's coming to a park near you soon. Preview of coming attractions:
Sarasota County Parks Master Plan (download)
Barred owls sighted in the Reserve this week--pair and baby (same area so these are the likely parents)
Photos by Donna Day (baby 3/26/17) and Dave Cottrill (pair, chick outside nest 4/1/17)
Debbie Blanco interview at Carlton Reserve cabin on WTSP:
Female Panther & kittens sighted north of Caloosahatchee River
Check out Steve Christian's latest proposal for the Churchill tract.
Get Updates on current and proposed single track biking in the Carlton and connecting lands.
Click Bike Venice Florida for great regional biking information!
They're ba-ack! Visitors are sighting Swallow Tailed Kites in the Reserve.
Joe Saladino took this shot near Myakka River State Park
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Read more about
CARLTON's Extraordinary Journey,
the kite collared here last spring?
click image to enlarge
A Catbird Reflects on
Wildlife Viewing Wildlife In the Carlton Reserve
photo of by Dave Cottrill
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PETS
T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve, protects Sarasota County's water supply and habitat for wildlife. It does not permit pets. Pets are permitted elsewhere on leash in 71 parklands and off leash in 5 others. Click Here for list.
The FWC believes a female panther has crossed the Caloosahatchee River, the first in more than 40 years--great news for the long term prospects for the endangered animal's survival.
Need a Wilderness Break?--check out Darryl Saffer's new Field Journal episode: Wyoming Wild
E.O. Wilson explains why parks and nature are really good for your brain: Washington Post
So when the Washington Post asked Wilson what he thought about the mechanism by which these environments relax, rejuvenate and restore people. His answer was simple but pretty sweeping at the same time.
“Instinctively, without understanding what’s happening, they know that in certain wild environments, they have come home.”
Three miles of Myakka River and 1143 acres of headwaters placed in conservation easement.
Click on picture to read more.
The images below were captured by a trail camera before, during and after a prescribed burn to reduce fire load--note the immediate return of wildlife.
THANK YOU for Helping us protect this NATURAL LAND LEGACY
for us, our children, and our children's children during the recent Giving Partner Challenge !!!
Go to the 2015-16 Newsletter to see what your membership, volunteerism and donations accomplished in the 2015-16 season.
Carlton Reserve Featured in Sun Gondolier June 2016. Article by Beth Donofrio.
Darryl Saffer video news:
The Evil Weevil part 3 now airing on the Education Channel, You Tube
Wildlife Photography: second in a web series on You Tube.
Notebook sketch of Oscar Scherer State Park: Florida Field Journal
"Not Long Ago," a FL Field Journal video is being screened Feb. 14, 2016 in Gainesville: Cinema Verde Environmental Film Festival: schedule
Saving the Giant Air Plant
Bromeliad Weevil Report to Florida Council of Bromeliad Society
by Dr. Teresa Cooper, UF Entomologist
February 2016 more info
Darryl Saffer has given voice to one of our own-- Grandmother Oak located in the Carlton Reserve
Darryl Saffer video essay on MRSP
Guess who turned up for the first time (confirmed) in the history of the T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve ? CLICK HERE
Groups move to protect state parks
Petition: PARKS IN PERIL video:Payne's Prairie
Evil, The Weevil! part 2
Mexican invasive insect threatens bromeliads
see Darryl Saffer's latest FL Field Journal filmed in the Carlton Reserve
Starring Donna Day, Dr. Theresa Cooper and Mike Owen, click here
Photo by Darryl Saffer: Hummingbird Clearwing
Beauty from the ashes--new photo by Debbie Blanco
You never know what's waiting for you in the forest. . .Check this out
Carlton Reserve featured in Harbor Style magazine: Seeking Serenity p. 78-88
(Excellent article overall but here are some corrections/clarifications)
Need a natural escape vacation? check out Florida's Coastal Dune Lakes
2015 FIRE FEST Photos by Jean-Louis Dumaine
Teaching Cats To Dog Paddle? or Crossing the Caloosahatchee
Drone "Overview" of Piggy's Revenge Biking Event 2015
Debbie Blanco on recent panther sighting in Carlton--TV 10 news
Friends of Carlton members and staff recently attended a Symposium on the Florida panther hosted by UF College of Law Conservation Clinic, GreenLaw, Florida Sierra Club and the Center For Biological Diversity.
Florida Panthers May Move Farther North in State
I-75 alternative proposed for the Carlton?
Dale White 1/28/2014
Idea of Road on Protected Land Won't Fly
Tom Tryon 2/2/14
Idea of Road on Protected Land Has Sordid History
Jono 2/6/14
Readers give I-75 alt. rte. thumbs-down
2/18/14
It's Gone!! The Tucker's Camp Trailer retires.
Click here for gallery. Russ organizes Sarasota County volunteers to help Bill Lemons and his crew remove (permanently) Tucker's Camp trailer for restoration in Indiana.
We are a 501(C)3 community support organization whose mission is to support the parks and natural lands of Sarasota County, Florida.
With 24,565 acres on the state protected "wild and scenic" Myakka River, the Carlton Reserve has over 90 miles of trails and nearly 40 square miles for wilderness recreation:
- hiking
- biking
- paddling
- horseback riding
- reserved camping on a limited basis at designated sites.
The Carlton Reserve is wilderness habitat/environmentally sensitive land:
No pets No hunting
Ordinances, Resolutions and State Laws Protecting the Carlton
NEWS
Economic Benefits of Wilderness: US Fish&Wildlife Service
$4.87 economic benefit for each tax dollar spent on wilderness Click here
75% from passive recreation: hiking, biking, picnicking Click here
Global Forest Change Map: zoom in to view Florida and Carlton
Threatened Native Bromeliad Found in Carlton Reserve Picture here
Friends of the Carlton receive Microsoft grant Click here
Fall 2012 Newsletter Click here
VOLUNTEER WEDNESDAYS RESUME Click here.
Guide and Maps of Invasive Species Click here.
VIDEOS, OTHER RESOURCES
Florida Field Journal: Crowley Museum and Nature Center: video
Florida Field Journal: Selby Gardens 1, by Darryl Saffer video
FL Field Journal: Fire and Flood, Myakka RSP by Darryl Saffer video
Recommended streaming video: Great Plains Episode 1 Episode 2
Monitor Poaching in Africa, Sri Lanka on iPhone:Instant Wild
Photo of the Month: Stewards of the Land, the Next Generation
Leucistic Buck caught on cameras in Carlton over 5 years: click here
Sierra Club lawsuit to protect panther habitat from Off Road Vehicles
Nature Conservancy Buys Critical Panther Corridor: Click here.
Florida Field Journal: Baby Birds, Save Our Seabirds,by Darryl Saffer:video
Florida Field Journal: Celery Fields-Jeanne Dubi: by Darryl Saffer:video
Gators Gather at Deep Hole: video
Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 17, 2013. View here
Cornell Ornithology Lab Project Preview: BIRDS OF PARADISE
World Heritage Sites 360˚ aerial views
PantherTalk and Natural Lands
Panther Breeding Territory Expanding Northward? Herald Tribune, Oct.12
Panthers May be Moving North St. Pete Times Jan.04
Panther Habitat Facts Tampa Tribune
Panther Habitat Protection in Florida Sierra Club
Lawsuit Over Panther Habitat Protection Sierra Club
Friends of the Fakahatchee Trail Camera Gallery
The Wanderer, Panther No. 62 Craig Pittman
Paving Paradise Craig Pittman
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Debbie Blanco
Next Meeting: TBA.
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