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Sun Sep 14 |
8:00 AM to 12 PM | The park at Piney Z (950 Piney Z Plantation Rd.). Driving east on Park Ave., cross Capital Circle and continue east on Conner Blvd. for 1.5 miles. Then turn left unto Heritage Park Blvd., and pass through the traffic circle, staying on Heritage Blvd. This will dead end at the end of the park. |
Field Trip: Family-Friendly Birding Field
Trip to Piney Z / Lake Lafayette With Melissa
Forehand and Marvin Collins This field trip will cater to beginning birders and kids over 5 but everyone is welcome. Expect to see great blue herons, kingfishers, green herons, red shoulder hawks, osprey, woodpeckers, and maybe some early migrants. Difficulty: walking on level, unpaved trails Bring: binoculars, bug repellent, walking shoes, friends For more information contact: Melissa Forehand,(850) 510-4877 or Marvin Collins, (850) 224-9549 |
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Sun Oct 12 |
7:30 AM to 12 PM | Meet at the first pool on the right past the visitors center | Field Trip: Harry Hooper, (850) 668-0498 leads not more than 7 canoes or kayaks to explore the East River Pool. Expect many waders, some ducks and gators. (bring your own boat) |
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Thur Oct 23 |
7:30 AM at Wachovia Bank for carpooling (encouraged) or 8 :00 AM at St. Marks Visitors Center | Wachovia Bank on S. Monroe at 7:30 AM for carpooling (encouraged) or at the St. Marks NWR Visitors Center at 8:00 AM |
Field Trip: St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
(NWR) with Simon Thompson, our October Program
featured speaker. Migrating birds will convince you
that autumn is on its way! Enjoy resident wading
birds, Brown-headed Nuthatches, Great Horned Owls
and more; look for migrant warblers and shorebirds
in Lighthouse Road habitats. Our guide will share
identification skills and interesting natural
history tidbits. Cost: $4/car admission to National Wildlife Refuge or refuge pass. Level of Difficulty: Easy. Finshed by about noon. |
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Sun Nov 2 |
8:00 AM to 12 PM | Wachovia Bank, S.Monroe |
Field Trip: Melissa Forehand, (850) 510-4877 and Marvin Collins, (850) 224-9549 lead the trip to Bear Creek at Lake Talquin. Florida Dept of Forestry at Lake Talquin |
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Sat Dec 1 |
8:00 AM | Wachovia Bank, S.Monroe | Field Trip: TBA |
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Sat Jan 24 |
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM | Wakulla Springs S.P. Lodge lobby or Wachovia Bank, S.Monroe at 7:30 AM |
Field Trip: George
Apthorp, Master Wildlife Conservationist, retired Park Service,
and 16 year resident of Wakulla Springs will lead the trip. We
will visit the restricted area of the park known as the Sanctuary. A
liesurely three hour walk will take us to six state champion trees and
one runner-up. Birds encountered will include those common to upland
hardwood forests. Entry fee is $4.00 per vehicle. Bring
binoculars, water, insect repellent, and camera if desired. Contact: George Apthorp, 926-5045 |
Wachovia Bank
3400 S Monroe St.
(SW corner of intersection of South Monroe and Paul
Russell)
Tallahassee
Note: Monthly programs are free and open to the public. All monthly programs will be held on Thursdays at the Amtrak Building-Community Room, 918 Railroad Ave, Tallahassee. Meetings begin at 7:30 pm, with a social gathering preceding at 7:00 pm.
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Thur Sep 25 |
6:00 PM | Amtrak Building-Community Room |
Program: At this, our
first program meeting of the fall, take the
opportunity to get re-acquainted with each other and
welcome our speaker Terry Peacock, Refuge Manager,
St. Marks NWR! Besides learning more about
"Operation Migration" and the whooping
cranes coming to St. Marks NWR, enjoy a potluck
dinner with friends too. Come to our new meeting
site at 6 PM. Plan to bring a covered dish of
either: main course (meat or vegetarian), a salad,
bread, tea or soft drinks, or a dessert.
Alternatively, you may wish to pay $5.00 to cover
other expenses and raise some needed funds for our
activities. So that we will be adequately prepared, please call or email Elizabeth Platt, (850) 385-9043 with the following information by Tuesday, Sept. 23: 1. I will attend the meeting (yes/no) and bring ____ other folks 2. I will bring _______________ (cover dish) to share 3. I will pay$5.00. (yes/no) I know there are many awesome cooks in AAS, so we are really looking forward to this event! |
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Thur Oct 23 |
7:00 PM | Amtrak Building-Community Room | Program: Travelling the World for Birds by Simon Thompson. Slides showing the beauty and diversity of birds in many great birding destinations the world over. Simon owns a birding tour company- Ventures Birding Tours, based in Asheville, NC. He has lived in the US for past 17 years but grew up all over the world, including Kenya, Ghana, Lebanon etc- also was a member of the China Cranewatch expedition researching and monitoring cranes and birds of prey migrating down the east coast of China. |
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Thurs Nov 20 |
7:00 PM | Amtrak Building-Community Room |
Program: Speaker Raphael Abanja – In Pursuit of Biodiversity Conservation: Protecting the Honey Bee. Join us to learn about the current status of honey bees. Find out about efforts to protect the stability of honey bee populations and their importance in maintaining biodiversity and healthy ecosystem dynamics. Raphael holds a Bsc. degree in Zoology and Chemistry from Moi University and Maseno University College, Kenya and a Master’s Degree in Entomology from the University of Ghana. He is currently a PhD candidate in entomology at the University of Florida. |
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Thurs Jan 22 |
7:00 PM | Amtrak Building-Community Room | Program: Chris Borg pesents the state of the environment and birding at Tall Timbers. |
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Thurs Feb 26 |
7:00 PM | Amtrak Building-Community Room | Program: TBA presents his study of population control. |
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Thurs Mar 26 |
7:00 PM | Amtrak Building-Community Room | Program: Fritz Davis presents the status of the sea turtles. |
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Thurs Apr 23 |
7:00 PM | Amtrak Building-Community Room | Program: David Redfield, internationally renouned for his quests for rare species will tell us about his finding of the Laoation Rock Rat and other rarities. David Redfield, a professor emeritus of FSU's science education faculty is a birdwatcher who, by 2004, had seen a member from every avian taxonomic family in existence, about 440 kinds of birds. He has also cataloged representatives of 78 percent of all the mammal families on Earth. When he learned about the discovery of the Laotian rock rat -- and that no one had photographed a specimen -- he set out on a personal quest to accomplish the feat. The Laotian rock rat is so called for its only known habitat -- limestone outcroppings in Central Laos -- and the appearance of the animal's head and face, which sport long whiskers and beady eyes like those of a rat. Redfield's remarkable video and photos have been hailed as historic images documenting a true "living fossil," the Laotian rock rat. |
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Thurs May 14 |
6:00 PM | United Church | Program: Annual Banquet and FSU Ornithologist, Emily Duval |
Amtrak Building-Community
Room
918 Railroad Ave, Tallahassee
Directions: South on Monroe. Turn right on Gaines St. Left on
Railroad Ave.
The Amtrack Building is on the right at the railroad tracks.
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Sat Sep 20 |
8:00 AM | Reach Bottoms Rd. from the US 98/ CR 319 split in Medart (Wakulla Co.), by driving 2.5 miles south towards Panacea on US 98. Just outside of Panacea, Bottoms Rd. is on left. Follow road to end at parking lot/ boat launch. |
Project: International Coastal Clean-Up and
Awareness Day. Bottoms
Road Beach Clean-Up Sponsored by Apalachee
Audubon Society, Inc.. Bottoms Rd. runs through
some of the most beautiful marshes of the St.
Marks National Wildlife Refuge, ending on the
Gulf of Mexico. Its marshes are home to
Scott's Seaside Sparrows and Clapper Rails,
trilling Marsh Wrens and nesting Wilson's
Plovers as well as an unhealthy amount of human
trash. Come spend the day with Apalachee Audubon,
helping to restore this piece of scenic Florida
to its natural beauty. You can join 40,000 other
people worldwide in helping to make the Ocean
Conservancy’s 23rd International Coastal
Cleanup day a big success! You’ll be
helping to make the world a little safer for us
and for the world’s seabirds and mammals.
There is a “weigh-in” of trash at the
end and friendly competition to see which
community group can pick up the most pounds of
trash.too. Level of difficulty: Tasks to accommodate all levels of ability.Walking on level, unpaved trails. Be sure to bring: gloves, closed-toed shoes to get muddy, sunscreen, insect repellent, water, as well as your sense of humor & your friends! You just won’t believe the amazing array of trash that is out there waiting to be picked up! For more information, contact: Melissa Forehand,(850) 510-4877 There is a lot more information on this project at http://www.coastalcleanup.org. |
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Sat Oct 25 |
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM in shifts | St Marks NWR |
Project: Volunteeers are also needed to
staff an Audubon table at the Monarch Festival at
St Marks on Saturday, October 25 from
10-4. For more information about the festival, go to St. Marks NWR Calendar of Events or contact St Marks Refuge, (850) 925-6121 |
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Fri & Sat Oct 24 & 25 |
Open Link | Plantation Golf Resort & Spa on the banks of the Crystal River on Florida’s Nature Coast. | Project: Join us for the 2008 Audubon Assembly at the stately Plantation Golf Resort & Spa on the banks of the Crystal River on Florida's Nature Coast. The Audubon Assembly brings together Audubon leaders and members from all over Florida to socialize, enjoy nature, and set Florida's conservation agenda. The theme of this year’s Assembly is “Saving Birds in a Changing Environment,” and will feature thought-provoking workshops exploring the impact human activities are having on Florida's birds and their habitats. | |
| Sat Dec 20 | Contact coordinator | St. Marks NWR Contact coordinator Jim Cox at 942-2489 | Project: Citizen Science in Action – the 2008 Christmas Bird Count. The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is probably the oldest organized ornithological event in North America. There are approximately 2000 count circles spread over the United States, Canada, and elsewhere. Each circle encompasses 177 square miles and is divided into sections; each is surveyed by one team. Teams include one or more experienced birders and most are open to a limited number of novices. The data extends back to Christmas Day 1900 and is readily available to researchers and the public over the Internet at: CBC Data Four count circles in our area include Tallahassee, St. Marks, Apalachicola, and Port St. Joe. Others include Panama City and Cedar Key and Jackson County. Some coordinators will have space for a new birder to participate. Be sure and contact the coordinator well ahead of time if you are interested. The count goes on rain or shine. Be prepared for adverse field conditions. | |
| Sat Dec 27 | Contact coordinator | Port St. Joe Contact coordinator Bob Henderson at 576-6610 | Project: Citizen Science in Action – the 2008 Christmas Bird Count. Refer to Jan 20 Project. | |
| Sun Dec 28 | Contact coordinator | Apalachicola Contact coordinator Alan Knothe at 653-8063 | Project: Citizen Science in Action – the 2008 Christmas Bird Count. Refer to Jan 20 Project. | |
| Sat Jan 3 | Contact coordinator | Tallahassee Contact coordinator Marvin Collins at 224-9549 | Project: Citizen Science in Action – the 2008 Christmas Bird Count. Refer to Jan 20 Project. | |
| Sun Jan 4 | Contact coordinator | Jackson County Contact coordinator Andy Bankert (321) 258-2353 | Project: Citizen Science in Action – the 2008 Christmas Bird Count. Refer to Jan 20 Project. | |
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Thurs Jan 29 | 6:30 to 8:30 PM | TBA |
Project: Join
us for wine and hors d’oeurvres at a small gathering to
welcome Scott Weidensaul to Tallahassee. Scott is the author
of more than two dozen books on natural history, including his
widely acclaimed Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with
Migratory Birds (North Point 1999), which was one of three finalists
for the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction. Biographical
information Attendance will be limited to 30 people at a location to be determined. The cost will be $50 per person which includes a ticket to his Friday night talk. To reserve a spot, email Pam Flynn or call (850) 383-1238. This event will be opened to the general public on December 1. All proceeds will go to Apalachee Audubon and to the Operation Migration Whooping Crane project at St. Marks NWR. | |
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Fri Jan 30 | 7:00 PM | Tallahassee Community College, Building 38 (Economics and Workforce Development at SW end of campus). |
Project: Scott
Weidensaul, author and dynamic speaker on
environmental topics will present an illustrated
program on the History of American Birding. Tickets for this event are $10 each and may be purchased beginning December 1 at Wild Birds Unlimited or Native Nurseries. To purchase tickets before January 1, and be entered into a drawing for one of three prizes, send a check made payable to Apalachee Audubon to Pam Flynn, 2801 Sterling Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32312. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Include an address, phone number, or e-mail address where you can be contacted with further event details as necessary. Scott's recent presentation references | |
| Fri thru Mon Feb 13 ... 16 | All Day | Your neighborhood | Project: 2009 Breat Backyard Bird Count The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes on one day, or you can count for as long as you like each day of the event. It’s free, fun, and easy—and it helps the birds. We'll be adding updated 2009 GBBC materials as they become available. | |
| TBA | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Tallahassee |
Project: Wildlife-Friendly
Yards Tour. Interested in making your yard more
attractive to birds and other wildlife? The
Apalachee Audubon Society, Inc. invites you to
take a self-guided tour of six local yards that
are wildlife havens. Tickets are $10 per person
and will be available for purchase beginning
February 1st at Native Nurseries and WildBirds
Unlimited. Ticket holders will receive addresses
and maps to each location at the time of
purchase. Each yard has unique features to
attract a variety of birds and other wildlife
such as wintering hummingbirds, orioles,
tanagers, finches, and pine siskins as well as
our year-round residents. You will be inspired to
maintain your own yard or green space for
wildlife, whether it is one birdfeeder, one nest
box, one wildflower bed, one garden path, or one
natural area. Make a difference for wildlife, one
yard at a time! Join us in our second annual
Wildlife-Friendly Yards Tour and fundraiser to
benefit Apalachee Audubon Society, Inc.. For more
information contact: Fred Dietrich (850) 386-2731. |
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Sat Sep 13 |
10 - 11 AM | Birdsong Nature Center |
Local Event: Learn
about hummingbirds. Visit Bird Song Nature Center for details on this and other Birdsong programs. |
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Wed Sep 17 |
7:00 PM |
Green Living Center
1020 N. Monroe St |
Local Event: Ever wanted to see a hawk up close? Jane Fleitman, founder of Operation Wildlife Survival, is a certified state and federal wildlife rehabilitator. She will present information on birds of prey, such as hawks and owls. Jane will bring and display some of her feathered friends!! Great program for young and mature alike. $3 suggested donation. Call 942-2557, ext. 229, to pre-register. |
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Fri & Sat Oct 10 & 11 |
5:30 PM Fri. to 5 PM Sat. | FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory, St. Teresa |
Local Event: A
short weekend of birding that includes: • Low country boil; local seafood & produce • A lecture on bird migration by Dr. Todd Engstrom, Assoc. Director FSUCML • Overnight stay in Lab dormitories • Field trips (carpooled) led by T. Engstrom, Alan Knothe (FDEP) and John Murphy Cost: $75 per person (room plus 3 meals) Reservations: Sharon Thoman; (850) 697-4095; limited spaces; DEADLINE Oct. 3rd |
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Sun Oct 19 |
1:00 to 6:00 PM | Tall Timbers | Tall Timbers Open House features fun and educational activities that will inform visitors about the purpose of Tall Timbers. The event is free and open to the public. |
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Sat Oct 25 |
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM | St. Marks NWR |
Volunteeers are needed to staff an Audubon table
at the Monarch Festival at St Marks on Saturday, October 25 from 10-4. For more information about the festival, go to St. Marks NWR Calendar of Events or contact St Marks Refuge, (850) 925-6121 |
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Sun Oct 26 |
1:00 to 5:00 PM | Birdsong | Birdsong's Fall Festival Join us for Birdsong’s traditional annual celebration of nature and autumn! Bring a picnic, a blanket or chairs, and celebrate with your friends and family. |
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Fri & Sat Nov 21 & 22 |
Fri,
Sat.
$7 general admission, |
All Saints Cinema at the Amtrak Station |
Local Event: Film; Lord God Bird: The Enduring Quest for the Ivory–Billed Woodpecker. In April 2005 an announcement of the rediscovery of a supposedly extinct bird, the ivory-billed woodpecker, made front-page news. So spectacular that, according to legend, those who see it spontaneously cry out, “Lord God! What was that?” the ivory-bill was once common in the southeastern United States, but vanished as its habitat disappeared. Filmmaker George Butler’s new documentary The Lord God Bird tells a story of faith, doubt, despair, and hope regarding our relationship with nature. For further information visit the TFS home page call 386-4404. |
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Tue Oct 7 |
6:30 to 8:30 PM |
Wakulla Public Library, 4330 Crawfordville Highway (US 319) (about 4 miles south of the Wakulla County Courthouse) |
Wakulla
Candidates Forum: Concerned Citizens of Wakulla County http://www.cowakulla.org , Wakulla Watershed Coalition http://www.wakullawatershed.com , The Big Bend Environmental Forum http://www.bbef.org , League of Women Voters http://www.tallahassee.fl.lwvnet.org have scheduled a Wakulla County Candidates' Forum featuring candidates for Wakulla County Commission,Citizens and candidates. Open house starts at 6:30pm; the candidate forum runs from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call Karla Brandt at 877-7661 or email contactccow@gmaill.com |
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Thur Oct 16 |
6:30 to 9:00 PM |
Tallahassee City Hall, 300 S. Adams Street, City Commission Chambers, 2nd Floor On-street parking is free after 6 p.m. Parking is also available at nearby Kleman Plaza. |
The Big Bend Environmental
Forum (BBEF), the League of Women Voters,
Sustainable Tallahassee and the Council of
Neighborhood Associations (CONA), are hosting the
7th bi-annual local candidates' forum. This is historically the best attended of the candidates' forums. Citizens can suggest questions for the candidates including local environmental, energy and growth management issues. An open house just prior to the forum will include tables and displays by local candidates, and local environmental and civic organizations and will provide an opportunity for voters to meet the candidates in person. Refreshments will be provided. Candidates for state, federal and local offices who are running in contested races that effect the Big Bend region will be on hand to present their views and answer questions. Tom Flanagan, News Director of WFSU-FM, will serve as the moderator. |
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