Highland County's Water Birds Monday, September 17th, 2018, 8:00AM-12:00PM Come out to learn about Highland County's Water Birds! Presented by Dr. Raoul Boughton, an assistant professor at UF Range Cattle Research and Education Center. 8:00AM-9:30AM: Lecture 9:30AM-12:00PM: Birdwatching at Lake Istokpoga Purchase your ticket here.
Bird and Nature Tour Monday, September 17th at 9:00am-12:00pm Bird and Nature Tour with Matt and Cyndi Johnstone. 9 a.m. to noon. Meet in the Visitors Center parking lot. Call 850-925-6121 to reserve a spot. Limit 25. St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge 1255 Lighthouse Rd. St. Marks, FL 32355 850-925-6121
Climate-Wise Landscaping Monday, September 17th, 2018, 6:30PM-8:30PM Ginny Stibolt, a freelance writer, botanist, and experienced gardener, is the author of The Art of Maintaining a Florida Native Landscape and Sustainable Gardening for Florida, and coauthor of Organic Methods for Vegetable Gardening in Florida, Climate-Wise Landscaping: Practical Actions for a Sustainable Future and A Step-by-Step Guide to a Florida Native Yard. ...
St. Johns County Audubon Monthly Meeting Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 from 6:30-8:30PM Check out the Meet-Up event here! Climate-Wise Landscaping: A bird-friendly landscape may also be good for our only planet This presentation is based on topics from the book “Climate-Wise Landscaping: Practical Actions for a Sustainable Future,” which takes an optimistic approach, with hundreds of actions that property owners ...
Warbler Class Wednesday, September 19th, 2018, 1:00PM-3:30PM Some of our most beautiful birds are in the warbler family and yet they present some of the biggest identification challenges. Learn distinguishing features of these confusing little birds from Faith Jones during this two-hour class to be held on Wednesday September 19th in the Ed Yarborough Nature Center in Geneva Wilderness Area. ...
Bird Walk: St. Johns County Agricultural Center Thursday, September 20th, 2018 Check out the Meet-Up event here! Want to do some shopping and go birding, too? Join us at the Agricultural Center near St. Augustine in the morning and then, if you like, shop at the nearby Outlets Mall afterward. The Agricultural Center is an eBird hotspot where 102 species ...
Invasive Exotic and Control Workshop, Okeechobee County Thursday, September 20th from 9:00am to 3:00pm Join us to get the latest information on controlling some of the most troublesome invasive exotic plants in this region. 5.0 FDACS CEUs approved: (3.0) Nat. Area Weed Mgmt., Pvt. App, or ROW; (2.0) 487 or 482 Core. $10 fee covers lunch and materials. Register on-line ...
Chasing Warblers Thursday, Saturday 20th, 2018, 7:00PM-8:30PM America’s small, hyperactive wood warblers are among the most sought after birds for birders, as they are colorful and have distinctive songs. Central Florida birder and photographer Frank Salmon caught the ‘warbler bug’ at the Orlando area’s birding hot spot Mead Botanical Garden. He says, “it’s these guys that get me out of ...
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San Felasco Hammock Bird Walk Saturday, September 22nd, 2018, 8:00AM-11:00AM Meet trip leader Steve Hofstetter in the trailhead parking lot on Millhopper Rd. Sandhill, meandering streams, and forested slopes set the stage for the diversity of warblers, thrushes, tanagers, and other migrant birds that we’ll hope to see. Entry fee $4 per vehicle. Difficulty: 3 (may involve elevation change, uneven ...