Apalachee Audubon Society  P.O.Box 1237 - Tallahassee, Florida 32302-1237  A North Florida chapter of the National Audubon Society serving Tallahassee and the Big Bend area. Mission Statement: Protection of the environment through education, appreciation, and conservation

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	October 23, 7 PM, Amtrak Station 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 has lived in the US for past 17 years but grew up all over the world, including Kenya, Ghana, Lebanon etc. He was a member of the China Cranewatch expedition researching and monitoring cranes and birds of prey migrating down the east coast of China. November 20, 7 PM, Amtrak Station Bees and Apiculture with Dr. Raphael Abanja, Entomology Department, FAMU/UF.
October 23, 8 AM, St Marks NWR Field Trip:  with Simon Thompson, our October Program featured speaker November 2, 8 AM, Wachovia Bank 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
	October 24...25, Plantation Resort in Crystal River Florida   Join us for the 2008 Audubon Assembly 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. 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.
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 November 21...22, All Saints Cinema, Amtrak Station The Lord God Bird.  In April 2005 the announcement of the rediscovery of the supposedly extinct the ivory-billed woodpecker made front-page news.  Filmmaker George Butler’s new documentary The Lord God Bird tells a story of faith, doubt, despair, and hope regarding our relationship with nature.
	October 16 at the Tallahassee City Hall 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.

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