Oscar Scherer State Park
About Oscar Scherer State Park
A NOTE FROM THE MANAGER
Tony Clements
Fall is in the air! Morning is still the best time to visit the park, it is quiet, fall wildflowers are blooming, grapes and persimmons are ready for wildlife to feast on. Small mammals are feeding as their population grows in time for the migration of the Hawks to come. Another annual cycle commences.
Our Citizen Support Organization, has put together a wonderful annual overview of life in the park. Please select the following link to see A Year in the Life of a Park.
Why not stop in and witness natural processes in the Real Florida. The mosaic of colors, the diversity of plants and animal species, these are what makes nature (and the park) so spectacular, and it's due to the use of prescribed fire; a necessary tool for land managers. You can see the many changes in the landscape after the burn season. Ask at the Ranger Station about resource management activities that are in progress.
How about a real adventure? Wednesday mornings you can accompany a ranger on a guided canoe trip on South Creek. Or just enjoy the sunshine on the beach at Lake Osprey. Check out the program schedule on our CSO's new website, FriendsofOscarScherer.com There's always something to do at Oscar Scherer State Park.
If you enjoy hard work with satisfying results, volunteer for a day, a week, or more, you can participate in natural resource management, construction, programs, and special events at Oscar Scherer State Park. Give us a call if you are interested. We look forward to seeing you soon. Venice Community Link
Favorite Links:
3rd Annual Florida Scrub Jay Festival on Facebook
DESIGNATIONS
GETTING HERE
Oscar Scherer State Park is located on U.S.41, six miles south of Sarasota. Heading south on I-75 take exit 200. Heading north on I-75 take exit 195.
GET INVOLVED
- Volunteer - Volunteers play an essential role at Oscar Scherer State Park. With a wide range of backgrounds, volunteers perform duties such as staffing the Nature Center, helping out at the Ranger Station, working to maintain trails or splitting wood. There is never a shortage of work to be done and rangers are always open to new ideas of how volunteers may contribute to the park. Whatever your background, interests, skills, or experience, there probably is a place for you as a volunteer at Oscar Scherer State Park. You will receive training, uniforms and worker's compensation insurance coverage while on the job. The park works with day volunteers, consisting of local seasonal or year-round residents and campground volunteers, who reside in Oscar Scherer State Park for one to three months.
- For forms, information and benefits of volunteering visit Get Involved.
- Friends of Oscar Scherer Park,Inc.
1843 S. Tamiami Trail
Osprey, FL 34229
Winter 2011 - News Letter
