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South Florida Exotics Tour (5 spaces available)
Saturday, December 3, 7:30am-3pm
Paul Bithorn and
Brian Rapoza will lead birders in search of parrots, bulbuls, mynas, swamphens and other introduced species in this all-day van trip. Costs: $60 includes van/gas and lunch at a local restaurant. Reservations are required; application and fee are due by Saturday, November 19. Email Brian for an application or additional information.
ZOO Miami Sunday, December 4, 7:30-11am
(trip full)
Zoo Miami will host a bird festival to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. To open
the festival, Tropical Audubon Society will lead a free morning bird walk. The walk is limited to 25 participants and reservations are required. Participants planning to reenter the zoo at the conclusion of the bird walk will be required to pay the zoo's entrance fee.
Snake Road Photography Field Trip
Saturday, December 10, 6am-noon
Join us for a fun 1/2-day photographic adventure. Learn about local birds, other wildlife as well as basic technical and artistic tips to improve your photographic skills. Amateur photographers of all levels are welcome.
Meet at 6:00am at the Miccosukee Service Plaza on I-75 and Snake Road (Exit 49) visit Snake Road, Dinner Island Ranch, regroup meet at Big Cypress Landing (downtown Big Cypress Indian Reservation) for snacks and chat before heading back to Miami.
Key Largo-Plantation Christmas Bird Count
Friday, December 16
Miami-Dade County Christmas Bird Count
Saturday, December 17
Long-Pine Key Christmas Bird Count
Monday, December 19
Email Robin Diaz
Kendall Christmas Bird Count
Saturday, December 24
Coot Bay - Everglades Christmas Bird Count
Saturday, December 31
The Early Bird Gets the Trip to Ecuador!
Click the adorable Red Throated Tanager for more!
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Zoo Miami Bird Fest
Sunday, December 4, 10am-4pm
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oin TAS as we partner with Zoo Miami to celebrate the Centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Navigate the
Migratory Bird Trail
with your passport in hand to collect all 8 stickers for a prize. Visit with TAS educators, enjoy special bird activities such as bird karaoke, dissecting owl pellets, building bird houses and more!
The milestone 1916 agreement between the US and the United Kingdom/Canada -- both governments "being desirous of saving from indiscriminate slaughter and of insuring the preservation of such migratory birds as are either useful to man or are harmless, have resolved to adopt some uniform system of protection which shall effectively accomplish such objects" -- compelled future protection of migrating North American birds.
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Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
C
ommunity Forum @ FAU
Monday, December 5, 6:30-8pm
Join Audubon Florida, Audubon Society of the Everglades and conservation partners at this community forum on the current situation at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
, which the South Florida Water Management District is threatening to de-list as a National Refuge
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The forum will be a solution-oriented moderated discussion with representatives from South Florida Water Management District, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and community leaders.
Light refreshments will be provided. Space is limited.
RSVP to Celeste De Palma
FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
6301 Summit Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33415
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Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
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Wood Stork by Stephen Kent |
The State of Florida is attempting to take back one of America's National Wildlife Refuges: The Arthur R. Marshall
Loxahatchee
National Wildlife Refuge in Palm Beach County. This enchanting sanctuary provides critical habitat to 250 species of birds -- including the Everglades' largest wading bird colony -- and hosts more than 7,000 active nests.
In a move that has long been encouraged by the state's powerful sugar industry, Florida has begun the process of evicting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from the site. If successful, their eviction will eliminate federal wildlife protections on the 144,000 -- acre refuge, which presently embodies one of the last remnants of the historic Everglades.
Click to write to Florida Governor Rick Scott:
Keep Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Open
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SPREAD THE WORD:
To date, only 35,014
people and hundreds of organizations have signed the #NoworNeverglades petition.
#NoworNeverglades
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TAS #NoworNeverglades Photo Contest
Deadline: January 2, 2017 11:59pm
Visit the Glades this month then submit your best photo of the Everglades in one or all of the following categories:
 1) Birds
2) Wildlife (other)
3) Landscape
4) People
5) Selfie*
Rules:
Submit:
Facebook, Instagram or Twitter
Hashtag:
#NoworNeverglades
Contain:
a creative 55 character call to action / caption
Deadline:
11:59pm, Ja
nuary 2, 2017
Winners will be selected from each category, and will receive a TAS aluminum water bottle; runners-up will receive mention in TAS social media.
*BE SAFE! No selfies with you and baby gators or big bull gators... #justsaying
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Art Nite @ TAS w/Louise Gardner-Schwartz
"Birds of Florida" Exhibit Opening
Friday, December 9, 6-9pm
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Great White Heron
by Louise Gardener-Schwartz
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The period parlor at our historic Doc Thomas House headquarters is transformed into a charming art gallery as High Pines resident and artist/illustrator Louise Gardner-Schwartz presents her enchanting "Birds of Florida" series of oils on canvas. Louise takes great pleasure in capturing the beauty of all living things, as is reflected in her nuanced brushstrokes and exquisite attention to Nature's details. The Ringling College of Art graduate is also a TAS member who grew up in the area and fondly recalls feeding carrots to "Goldie," Doc Thomas's horse. Art Nite also features our popular Donation Bird Bar!
If you miss the opening reception, "Birds of Florida" will hang through December in our newly designated "Florida Heritage Site" 1932 cottage. For a private appointment to view the exhibit, please contact events@tropicalaudubon.org.
Bonus: Park for free on our Steinberg Nature Center grounds via our 55th Avenue entry gate, and use TAS as your ArtWalk home base for a gallery-hopping stroll into town.
Thirty percent of the proceeds from the sale of all art benefit Tropical Audubon Society.
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Ludlam Lights Twilight Walk
Saturday, December 10
,
5-9pm
 Friends of Ludlam Trail and TAS invite the community to the 2nd annual Ludlam Lights, an illuminated twilight walk along the aspirational Ludlam Trail. When formally established, the linear park will run from Miami International Airport to Dadeland Station, connecting pedestrians and cyclists to 5 schools, 4 parks, shopping and mass transit. Participants are invited to join the lantern parade or simply hang at South Miami High School field for live music, food and festivities. For more information, or to join forces with Friends of Ludlam Trail, visit LudlamTrail.org
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Volunteer: Eco-Restoration Day
@ TAS's
Porter
Russell Pine Rockland
Saturday, December 10, 8:30-11am
Help TAS steward our
Porter
Russell Pine Rockland, an 8-acre property in South Miami-Dade County, one of the few remaining tracts of globally imperiled Pine Rockland habitat remaining outside of Everglades National Park.
Please bring sunscreen, your water bottle, and wear closed toed-shoes. We will provide water.
Groups welcome! RSVP:
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Florida Trail Association Meeting
featuring Naturalist Roger Hammer
Tuesday, December 13, 7pm
 Virtually "Paddle the Everglades Backcountry" with award-winning author, botanist, naturalist and photographer Roger L. Hammer, whose entertaining program promises to be both informative and captivating. Our distinguished guest is the recipient of the 1982 Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award and the 1996 Charles Brookfield Medal, among a litany of similar accolades, and is the Honorary Director of the Tropical Audubon Society board.
The retired Miami-Dade Parks Department senior naturalist is presently a part-time instructor and fieldtrip leader for Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. At the conclusion of his talk he will be signing his books, both those for sale (think holiday giving!) and any you wish to bring from your home library. (Cash or checks only.)
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Volunteer: Eco-Restoration Day
@ TAS's Steinberg Nature Center
Saturday, December 17, 8:30-11am
Learn about indigenous plants and help us maintain our near-native landscape at the Steinberg Nature Center on the TAS campus. We need you! Restoration Days are held on the 3rd Saturday of every month. We're flexible -- between
8:30 am and 11am -- you will find a host of conservationists, birders, plant lovers and gardeners just like you lending a hand.
Volunteer to Get Your Hands Dirty! (We provide gloves!)
onsite free parking via SW 55th Avenue entry gate
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This Land is Your Land:
A Second Century for America's
National
Parks
thru January 8, 2017
This exhibition considers America's
National
ParkService as it enters its second century with a particular focus on South Florida's four
national
park sites: Everglades, Biscayne and Dry Tortugas
National
Parksand Big Cypress
National Preserve. Its purpose is to elevate awareness of our
national
parks with the hope of motivating action toward their continued protection. Experiential in approach, this exhibition presents natural and cultural objects, artwork
and film to communicate the
national
park idea and experience.
Curated by Jacqueline Crucet and designed by Miami-based design firm SimpleFly Creative, this exhibit is endorsed and supported by the
National
Park Service.
Coral Gables Museum
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Gift a Tropical Audubon Society Membership
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