It’s spring cleaning time!✨ Safely clear out old gas, household chemicals, paint & certain batteries at our free household hazardous waste (HHW) drop‑off locations before the June 1 start of hurricane season. These materials can be fire hazards and pollute homes & neighborhoods during storms, so don’t wait.
Drop‑off locations:
• HHW Center: 2855 109th Ave. N., St. Petersburg (select days, 7 a.m.–5 p.m.)
• HHW North: 29582 U.S. 19 N, Clearwater (select Saturdays, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.)
• Barrier island event: Sat., May 30, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. at Treasure Island Community Center Park (150 106th Ave.).
👉 Learn what’s accepted and plan your drop‑off at the Household Chemical Collection link in our bio.
Meet Holland! This 2-year-old dog spent the morning at Vinoy Park in St. Pete with Commissioner Vince Nowicki.
Holland has been with Pinellas County Animal Services since December. With nearly 150 days in the shelter, Holland is eligible for the ongoing Spring Free from the shelter campaign, which waives adoption fees through the end of the month for animals who've been at PCAS for more than 60 days.
📲If you're looking for a new best friend, start your search with Holland and his friends at the Animal Services Adoptions link in our bio.
When it comes to safety, we don't play around. 🦺👷🏼♂️
Our work crews are in and around roadways every day, trimming trees, repairing stormwater systems, fixing traffic signals, resurfacing roads, and the list goes on.
👉🏼 Remember that conditions change quickly. Slow down and stay alert when driving through work zones. Do your part to keep us all safe on the job!
Florida hosts 90% of U.S. sea turtle nesting, and our beaches play a big role. But only about 1 in 1,000 hatchlings make it to adulthood. 🐢🥚
Zach Westfall, one of our trusty coastal scientists, is back with tips to help sea turtles during nesting season in Pinellas County (May 1–Oct. 31).
Here’s how you can help this season:
🗑️ Leave only footprints: pack up beach gear and pick up all trash
🏖️ Knock down sandcastles and fill in holes
🌚 Lights out: keep beaches dark at night. Artificial lights disorient sea turtles, leaving them stranded and vulnerable.
🐢 Give turtles space: never disturb nests or hatchlings
See a turtle in distress? Contact @cmaquarium or @myfwclife Hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922).
Learn more: Pinellas.gov/sea-turtle-protection 📲
May is packed with hikes and nature walks across our beautiful Pinellas County parks and preserves. Take a look at what's coming up.
🌱 Naturalist Guided Tour | Saturday, May 2 & 9 | 9:30–11 a.m.
Experience Weedon Island as you discover native plants, wildlife, and its rich cultural history.
📍 Weedon Island Preserve Cultural & Natural History Ctr
🌳 Connect to Nature Guided Walk | Saturday, May 2 | 9 – 10:30 a.m.
Escape into nature and enjoy a leisurely, family-friendly nature walk.
📍 Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Ctr
🦅 Sunday Bird Walk | Sunday, May 3 | 8–9:30 a.m.
Seek out the resident and visiting birds of Brooker.
📍 Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Ctr
🍃 Sleep In Saturday Hike | Sunday, May 9 | 1–2:30 p.m.
Spend Saturday afternoon with a Naturalist who will lead you on a family-friendly nature hike in the Preserve.
📍 Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Ctr
🦋 Tiny Wildlife Experience | Saturday, May 16 | 9:30–11 a.m.
Discover butterflies, bees, crabs, and other tiny wildlife on a relaxed, naturalist-led walk.
📍 Weedon Island Preserve Cultural & Natural History Ctr
🚶🏻♀️ Walking Through History Tour | Thursday, May 21 | 10–11 a.m.
Enjoy a guided stroll through Heritage Village and explore Pinellas County’s history.
📍 Heritage Village Museum & Park
To register and learn more, visit the Pinellas County Parks Events link in our bio.
Your May event guide for Pinellas County Parks is here. Check it out!
📚 Story Time & Craft: Mr. Mosquito Put on His Tuxedo | Friday, May 1 | 10–11 a.m.
Join Pinellas County Mosquito Control for a reading, guided mosquito craft activity, and an “Insect Zoo Lab”! Recommended for Pre-K and Kindergarten.
📍Weedon Island Preserve Cultural & Natural History Ctr.
🌸 Bee City USA, Pinellas Bio Blitz | Saturday, May 2 | 9 –11 a.m.
“Bee” a part of a community science team to discover the flowers and insects in our parks.
📍 Fort De Soto Park. Shelter 11
🐢 Turtle Talk: Shining a light on sea turtle safety | Saturday, May 2 | 10:30 a.m.– 12 p.m.
Learn about Florida’s sea turtles and how you can help protect them during nesting season.
📍Weedon Island Preserve Cultural & Natural History Ctr.
🍊 The Citrus Wizard’s Journey Exhibit Opening | Saturday, May 2 | 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Enjoy family activities and food trucks, and connect with local organizations celebrating innovation and the power of community.
📍 Heritage Village Museum & Park
🔎 Volunteer Archaeology Lab | Friday, May 8 | 1–3 p.m.
Join professional archaeologists for a hands-on lab to help clean, sort, and identify artifacts uncovered at Weedon Island.
📍Weedon Island Preserve Cultural & Natural History Ctr.
🐝 Native Bees and Thee | Saturday, May 9 | 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Discover why these hard-working pollinators matter, then join a bee hunt to find native species in the Preserve.
📍 Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Ctr.
🐸 Frogs! | Saturday, May 16 | 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Learn about the challenges frogs face, meet native Florida species, and discover how you can help.
📍 Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Ctr.
To register and learn more, visit the Pinellas County Parks Events link in our bio.
Today, we’re 110 feet up at the top of Pinellas County’s one and only landfill. 🚛🗑️
This is the final stop when there's too much trash to be processed at our Waste-to-Energy Facility.
Want to help keep this mountain from growing? 📉 Learn how to reduce your waste and recycle right: Pinellas.gov/reduce ♻️
We gave away 550 trees to Pinellas County residents during our big Arbor Day tree giveaway last weekend! 🌳🍃
Just one Live Oak will prevent more than 1,000 gallons of rain from entering our stormwater system in the 10 years after planting.
💦 All 550 trees will absorb enough stormwater to fill 450,000 bathtubs and remove tons of air pollution over the next two decades. 👉🏼 Trees reduce the burden on our stormwater system, replenish groundwater reserves, and prevent trash and pollutants from being swept into our waterways.
At Pinellas County, we’re investing in the future.
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now”, Chinese proverb.
Pinellas Homeowners: Work is getting started on the first approved applicants to the County’s People First Home Rehabilitation Program, but it’s not too late to apply for help!
👉🏼 If you earn up to the area’s median income - $87,600 for an individual or $125,150 for a family of four – and you can’t afford to complete repairs to your primary home to bring it up to current code, this program is for you.
The program can help with small- or large-scale repairs, from fixing lingering water damage to building a new home. 🏡
There’s also help for local landlords to rebuild damaged units with no income cap for the property owner (conditions apply). Available in unincorporated Pinellas and all cities except for St. Petersburg, which got its own funding allocation.
You can apply online or in-person today. Case managers will also be stopping by upcoming hurricane expos to answer questions and provide more info.
📲 Learn more: recover.pinellas.gov.
This playground it’s it! Perfect for little climbers!
tucked inside Walsingham Park — 354 acres, a 100-acre lake, and space that actually lets kids be kids
this is one of their newly renovated playgrounds (by shelter 2) and it’s one of those spots where you don’t feel rushed… just slow play, big imagination, and a lot of climbing
☁️ shaded by trees + some added cover
🌿 two playgrounds: littles (2–5) + bigger kids (5–12… or your fearless toddlers)
🚧 not fully fenced — open slats, so keep that in mind
🚶♀️ 6-mile trail + fitness area if you want to make a whole day of it
📍 12615 102nd Avenue
Seminole, Florida 33778
⏰open daily 7am–sunset
(closed day after thanksgiving + christmas)
this is your sign to pack snacks, let them get a little dirty, and stay longer than you planned 🤍
Follow @adventurouslittlethinkers for the best playgrounds around and more Tampa bay and beyond!
#thingstodowithkids #tampabaykids #toddlermom #thingstodo #toddlerfriendly
Meet Dumpling! 🐶 This sweet 3-year-old dog got to attend this morning's groundbreaking for a new recreation center in Palm Harbor with County Commission Chair Dave Eggers. 🐾🚜
Dumpling has been with Pinellas County Animal Services since October. With more than 180 days in the shelter, Dumpling is eligible for the ongoing Spring Free from the shelter campaign, which waives adoption fees for animals who've been at PCAS for more than 60 days.
📲 If you're looking for a new best friend, start your search with Dumpling and his friends at the Animal Services Adoptions link in our bio.
