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SUMMARY:Orlando Wetlands Festival
DESCRIPTION:Come and enjoy the Orlando Wetlands Festival on Saturday\, February 17\, 2018\, from 9am-3pm at Fort Christmas Historical Park. The Orlando Wetlands Festival highlights the Orlando Wetlands Park\, the City’s 1\,650 acre water reclamation wetland. The event is sponsored by: City of Orlando\, Orange Audubon Society and Orange County Parks and Recreation.\nOn February 17\, 2018\, experience this unique wetland treatment system with the entire family. Event co-sponsor\, Orange Audubon Society\, will lead guided bird-watching excursions. The Friends of the Orlando Wetlands will lead wetland exploration hikes and the Florida Native Plant Society will lead native plant identification hikes. Bring your camera and join guided photo hikes led by professional photographers. For those who like to sit and ride\, guided bus tours will travel along the wetland berms\, giving riders a chance to experience firsthand\, Florida’s wild wetlands.\nIn addition to the numerous guided tours\, there will be bird-banding and mist-netting demonstrations\, as well as\, live music by Homer Stiles. Featured in the various wildlife shows\, many different live animals will be present such as alligators\, snakes\, birds and many others. Also\, free native wildflowers and backyard wildlife plants will be given away to encourage biodiversity.\nThere will be interactive children’s activities\, bounce houses\, hay rides and much more! So bring the whole family and invite your friends and neighbors to this fun\, free educational festival. Please leave your pets at home; there are wild animals. Food will be available for purchase. Free admission and free door prizes! For more information: call Orlando Wetlands Park 407-568-1706.\nSponsoring the Festival in a financial way is the Orange Audubon Society and Professional Service Industries\, Inc. (PSI)\nDirections: To get to the Park\, take S.R. 50 to Christmas\, Florida. Turn north onto 420\, Ft. Christmas Rd. Continue north 1.8 miles. Fort Christmas Park will be on your left. Free parking will be located on your right across from Fort Christmas Park. The address is 1300 North Fort Christmas Road\, Christmas\, FL 32709.
URL:https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/orlando-wetlands-festival/
LOCATION:Orlando Wetlands\, 1300 North Fort Christmas bRoad\, Christmas\, FL\, 32709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170826T070000
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SUMMARY:Everglades Agricultural Area Birding
DESCRIPTION:Paul Bithorn and Brian Rapoza lead an all-day carpool trip to sod farms and flooded agricultural fields in the Belle Glade area of Palm Beach County. No fee. Meet at 7am at Sawgrass Recreation Park\, on US-27\, about 2 miles north of I-75 in Broward County. Walkie-talkies are recommended. There will be a restaurant lunch stop.
URL:https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/everglades-agricultural-area-birding/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
ORGANIZER;CN="Tropical Audubon":MAILTO:jamesmjrking@bellsouth.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170711T100000
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SUMMARY:Presentation on the Cedar Keys NWR at Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Tuesday July 11\, at 10am for a presentation by Vic Doig. Vic will be talking about wading bird rookeries and area birds. Hope to see you at the WGP.
URL:https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/presentation-on-the-cedar-keys-nwr-at-withlacoochee-gulf-preserve/
LOCATION:Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve\, 1001 Old Rock Road\, Yankeetown\, FL\, 34498\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve":MAILTO:yankeetownth@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170518
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SUMMARY:Florida Native Plant Society Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Registration opening soon! \nThe 37th Annual Conference of the Florida Native Plant Society will be held in the heart of Florida\, and central to the largest river restoration project in the world! The Kissimmee River restoration\, a joint project by the US Army Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District\, is designed to restore the complex relationships between land\, wildlife\, water and climate that were torn apart when the river was channelized in 1962. Before channelization\, the river was a haven for native plants and wildlife\, but afterwards many species of birds\, fish and plants were lost\, creating havoc on our economy and our environment. The restoration project to restore the river to its natural path is nearly half complete\, and already  much of the original flora and fauna have returned and the water quality is improving. \nThis year’s conference addresses those connections that are so important to the Kissimmee River Basin and beyond. What can we learn from the negative impact of the channelization\, and the surprisingly quick recovery that has followed the restoration? What more needs to be done?  How can the lessons learned in the Kissimmee River Basin be applied to other areas of Florida\, the country and the world?
URL:https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/florida-native-plant-society-annual-conference/
LOCATION:Westgate River Ranch\, 3200 River Ranch Blvd.\, River Ranch\, FL\, 33867\, United States
CATEGORIES:Citizen Science,Education,Presentation,Statewide
ORGANIZER;CN="Florida Native Plant Society":MAILTO:info@fnps.org
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SUMMARY:Birding the Bay Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day-long birding event on the Forgotten Coast for birders of all levels\, from advanced to beginners. Professionally-led tours will focus on shorebirds\, migratory birds\, and/or woodland species. See colorful song birds like Indigo Buntings and Summer Tanagers on St. George Island on their migratory stop over\, view shorebirds in the shallow waters around St. George Island State Park\, visit the pine woodlands where the Red Cockaded Woodpecker thrives\, or learn the basics of birding with Audubon at the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (ANERR).  \nAfter a morning in the field\, participants will return to the ANERR Nature Center for lunch and a lecture by Budd Titlow\, award-winning nature photographer and author\, professional Wildlife biologist and wetlands scientist (Emeritus). The afternoon will also feature educational booths including the University of Massachusetts with a migratory mist net and bird banding demonstration\, birds of prey information\, Florida Audubon and representatives with the Florida Wild Mammal Association. \nVisitors not registered for the tours are welcome to go birding along the ANERR boardwalks and beach\, or attend the afternoon lecture. There will also be bird videos playing at the Nature Center throughout the day. The Jackson Childs “Gulf Crossing: Story of Spring” documentary will be shown at 10:00am in the Multipurpose Room. The educational booths will be staffed from 10am-2pm and include children’s activities and birding info. A silent auction open to all rounds out the afternoon. \nTours are for intermediate to experienced birders and are most appropriate for those 8 years and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. For beginner birding\, sign up for the Birding 101 class. Tours are not strenuous. Seats are limited and available first come\, first serve; participants must register and pay in advance.\n$45.00 ticket includes: Guided tour\, roundtrip transportation to and from ANERR to the birding tour sites\, lunch\, a Sibley’s birding book\, commemorative t-shirt and a reusable tote bag filled goodies.\nParticipants choose from one of three options:\n-Tour 1: St. George Island migratory songbirds\, shorebirds\, woodland birds\n-Tour 2: Red Cockaded Woodpecker tour\n-Tour 3: Birding 101 Guided tour for beginner birders. Learn birding basics\, and see shorebirds and woodland species at ANERR. \nWant to go birding on your own? Limited packages without tours are available. Package includes lunch\, the lecture\, a t-shirt\, Sibley birding book and tote bag for $35.00. \nAttendance for the movie\, information booths\, and silent auction activities are free and open to the public. ANERR’s nature center is free and open to the public Tuesday-Saturday 9am-4pm.  \nTo register\, visit birdingthebay.eventbrite.com. For more information\, call 850-670-7700. Full refund available until April 3rd. Tours will happen rain or shine. If there is lightning\, we will delay the tours until danger has past\, then continue.
URL:https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/birding-the-bay-festival/
LOCATION:Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve\, 108 Island Dr.\, Eastpoint\, FL\, 32328\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Festival,Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170225T100000
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SUMMARY:Tallahassee Nurseries Bird Talk
DESCRIPTION:Ever wondered how to get more birds to visit your backyard? Ever wondered what all those little birds are called? Whitney Gray\, Coordinator of the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail\, will give a presentation on north Florida backyard birds – attracting them and identifying them.
URL:https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/tallahassee-nurseries-bird-talk/
LOCATION:Tallahassee Nurseries\, 2911 Thomasville Rd.\, Tallahassee\, FL\, 32308\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentation
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SUMMARY:Raptor Fest at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve
DESCRIPTION:Join Body Hill Nature Preserve as they celebrate birds of prey! Admission is free! Park at Lakewood High School (1400 54th Ave. S.) and take the FREE shuttle to the Preserve. Check out the website for more info.
URL:https://floridabirdingtrail.com/event/raptor-fest-at-boyd-hill-nature-preserve/
LOCATION:Boyd Hill Nature Preserve\, 1101 Country Club Way S\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33705\, United States
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