UNWIND & BE KIND 6 tips for visiting responsibly Lend a hand while you’re visiting St. Pete-Clearwater. Help protect our wildlife and keep our destination beautiful for everyone to enjoy! 1 Boca Ciega Millennium Park Trek through one of the only remaining virgin slash pine forests in the U.S. on Osprey Trail . Set within the beautiful barrier island of Honeymoon Island State Park, the 3-mile path offers frequent sightings of nesting ospreys. The park’s Pelican Trail , along the edge of the penin-sula, dazzles you with stunning Gulf views and up-close encounters with shorebirds. In Tarpon Springs, the Brooker Creek Nature Preserve spans nearly 9,000 acres of forested wetlands and pine flatwoods, with several miles of trails and excellent opportu-nities for bird-watching. With its diverse, protected habitats, the preserve is a prime spot for wildlife sightings, including white-tailed deer, bobcats, wild turkey and otters. For prime bird-watching, Boca Ciega Millennium Park is a standout. Part of the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail, the park is home to more than 175 bird species, along with shaded boardwalks, a 35-foot observation tower and sweeping views over Boca Ciega Bay. Help keep Ameri-ca’s Favorite Beaches beautiful by picking up trash, even if it’s not yours. On any given beach day, the Baskets for Beaches program encourages trash pickup with bright yellow baskets. PICK UP TRASH: 2 Please be kind and leave nothing but your footprints behind when you visit the beach. Needless to say, the sea turtles aren’t there to clean up your mess. PACK IN, PACK OUT: 3 Whether you're out at the pier or on the beach, please help us keep our destination beautiful by refusing single-use plastics in favor of reusable items such as metal water bottles and straws. NO SINGLE-USE PLASTICS: 4 During sea turtle nesting season, from May 1 through Oct. 31, make it easier for baby sea turtles to find their way to the Gulf by knocking down sand-castles and filling in sand pits at the end of your beach day. SAVE THE SEA TURTLES: 5 Sand dunes can be super photogenic and are sometimes a tempting shortcut. But they’re also there for a reason – to protect the beach from wind erosion. WHAT’S OFF-LIMITS: 6 When you’re boating outside of a designated no-wake zone, you should still watch your speed in case a mana-tee wanders into your path. Trust us when we say that they are not built for speed. BE A GOOD BOATER: VISITSPC.COM 57
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