Hernando Audubon Meeting: Backyard Birdfeeding 101 will be the topic of a talk by Lucy Polak and Greg Williams, both from Wild Birds Unlimited, Tampa. The essential elements of attracting birds to a yard are food, water, shelter, and nesting opportunity. Different types of feeders offering a variety of food, ranging from seed and peanuts to suet and mealworms, will ...
Friday, April 10th, 2020 at Koreshan State Park we will celebrate Florida’s Annual Gopher Tortoise Day. You can help celebrate Florida’s only native tortoise by discovering more about these magnificent creatures and what you can do to help ensure their conservation throughout Florida and in your own backyard. The goal of Gopher Tortoise Day at Koreshan State Park is to ...
Backyard Habitat Restoration for Birds and Other Wildlife, an ongoing project on their two-acre property with AAS members Amelia Fusaro and Bill Everitt Thursday, April 16, 2020 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM All program meetings (except for the May Banquet) are at the King Building on the FSU campus (easy and free parking available) and take place on the 3 ...
Join a park naturalist for a talk on butterflies of Koreshan State Park and Southwest Florida. Topics will touch on differences between moths and butterflies, butterfly development, plants that support butterflies, netting techniques, tagging and more. Talk will be held in the Art Hall of Koreshan State Park. Reservations requested. Please call 239-992-0311.Talk is free with park entry fee: $5 ...
Florida Scrub-Jays will be the subject of a talk by Jacqui Sulek, Chapter Conservation Manager for Audubon Florida. Big, blue and boisterous describes the charismatic Florida Scrub-Jay, Florida’s only endemic bird species. While the Florida Scrub-Jay was once widespread in the state, development of scrub lands to plant citrus, graze cattle and build homes and businesses has resulted in a ...
Eugene Kelly, chair of the Florida Native Plant Society's Policy and Legislative Committee, will discuss the park’s native wildlife and plant communities, regional significance, and the recently completed Weeki Wachee Carrying Capacity Study that was conducted to provide a basis for improved management of the degraded parts of the river system. To join the webinar meeting, send an email with ...
Title: The Amazing Red-Cockaded Woodpecker When: Thursday, Dec 3, 2020 Time: 7:00p to up to 9:00 pm Speaker: Samantha McGee St Sebastian River Preserve State Park Environment Specialist Topic: Ecology and Management of the Amazing Red-cockaded Woodpecker How: Zoom Webinar (link will be emailed) Request the sign up information by contacting: slas.zoom.meeting@gmail.com & please include your name. St Lucie Audubon ...
Join us as our local Bluebird guru, Brett Moyer, explains to us the nesting and eating habits of Bluebirds and how we can help sustain our population. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlfu-pqTwsH9OVhBzYR29mV01ZPkCvjX4S After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-GLEtpZEn/events/273078388/
Speaker: Carson Williams, Avian Wildlife Department, White Oak Conservation. Join us for this exciting online presentation! "White Oak has worked with the critically endangered Mississippi Sandhill Crane for two decades, specializing in parent-rearing chicks. Using this method, we have been able to release naturally raised chicks into the wild every year. This presentation will highlight the methods we employ in ...
Speaker: Professional Birding Guide and Environmental Educator Holly Merker. "If you have ever wanted to start to learn bird song? Now is a great time to begin while the birds are just starting to sing again. Picking out the songsters within the soundscape of your neighborhood is something we all can do. By using techniques and tips provided in this ...