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CanopyMeg leads a guided walk to Myakka Canopy Walkway for local families

On October 17, 2019 / CANOPY WALKWAYS, EDUCATION, EVENTS, MULTIMEDIA, MYAKKA WALKWAY, PHOTOS, PROJECTS

Local families from Sarasota-Manatee VillageLearners enjoyed a guided walk to the Canopy Walkway at Myakka River State Park led by Dr. Margaret “CanopyMeg” Lowman, Executive Director of TREE Foundation. The children and their families learned about the history and importance of canopy walkways, similar projects around the

Myakka Canopy Walkway Safety Inspection Completed

On August 8, 2018 / ANNOUNCEMENTS, CANOPY WALKWAYS, MYAKKA WALKWAY

THANK YOU to the Community Foundation of Sarasota County for funds that allowed a safety inspection of the Myakka canopy walkway after hurricane Irma. We are happy to report that the walkway is SAFE and that thousands of families, children and visitors to SW Florida have enjoyedRead more →

Writer John Briley’s story of his visit to the Myakka Walkway

On August 17, 2017 / CANOPY WALKWAYS, MYAKKA WALKWAY, PROJECTS

Canopy walkway at Myakka State Park, Florida

From The Washington Post: It is a cool world, in both senses. A hard-sand path winds into a hardwood hammock of live oak, and coconut and cabbage palms, arriving soon at one of the park’s most-advertised features: a 100-foot-long canopy walk, strung with wood and rope 25