www.snookfoundation.org

Members of The Snook Foundation "believe that a brighter future for all fisheries resources, including snook, is in the hands of informed anglers, who will take proactive steps to increase, not just maintain, the stock."

www.efest.us

EFest, Florida Green Liveing and Music & Arts Festival, is held every fall at the Polo Grounds in Sarasota.

www.refelectionsofmanatee.com

Reflections of Manatee is a not-for-profit corporation, organized in 1997, for the conservation of historical resources that benefit the general public. Their purpose is to protect historically significant structures, sites, and items of historical interest, and also protection of environmentally sensitive and archaeologically important properties. Their goal is to educate the public about Florida's history and how it relates to the development of our nation.

www.floridastateparks.org/gambleplantation

The Gamble Plantation: "This antebellum mansion was home to Major Robert Gamble and headquarters of an extensive sugar plantation. It is the only surviving plantation house in South Florida. It is believed that Confederate Secretary of State, Judah P. Benjamin, took refuge here after the fall of the Confederacy, until his safe passage to England could be secured."

www.frrm.org

The Florida Railroad Museum, located in Parrish, FL, is one of the only museums in Florida where you can ride the exhibits.

www.regionalwater.org

Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority. As an independent special district of the state of Florida, our mission at the Authority is to provide our members with reliable supplies of high-quality water in a way that both protects and preserves the environment.