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Miami-Dade County Christmas Bird Count
Big Cypress Christmas Bird Count
Long Pine Key Christmas Bird Count
Kendall Christmas Bird Count
(includes Matheson Hammock and Fairchild)
Coot Bay / Everglades Christmas Bird Count
Saturday, December 30,
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North Florida Birding
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Wednesday, January 3 - Saturday, January 6, 2018
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Blue Jay and Red-headed Woodpecker by Ella Clem
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Paul Bithorn and Brian Rapoza will lead this 4-day, 3-night road trip to the Tallahassee area. Reservations are required; application and fee are due by Saturday, December 2. Includes van, gas, and hotel accommodations. Trip Costs: $495 per person double occupancy with a $150.00 single supplement available.
Email
Brian Rapoza
for an application or additional information.
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Birding the Hellenic Republic
Two extraordinary weeks in GREECE
May 14 - 28, 2018
Deadline is fast approaching:
December 31, 2017
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Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush by Francesco Veronesi
TAS guides Stefan Schlick and Paul Bithorn lead this 2-week birding tour to Greece, one of the most bird-rich corners of Europe. You'll begin and end in Athens, and in between you'll experience a fabulous cross-section of great birding, magnificent cultural sites, delicious food and breathtaking scenery. Fantastic birding areas ro be visited include Mt. Parnassos, Delphi, Immitos Mountain, Schinas National Park, Evros Delta, the Dadia forest and Lake Kerkini.
This comprehensive tour is designed for intermediate to advanced birders and is limited to 12 participants.
Fee: $2,495 per person double occupancy; $500 single supplement. Fee includes all ground transportation, domestic flight from Athens to Alexandroupoli, lodging, breakfasts, entrance fees, excursions and the services of your skilled leaders. Not included are airfare from your city of departure to Athens, tips, laundry costs and other incidental expenses. Lunch and dinner will be eaten in local restaurants and are paid for by each participant.
Reservations are required; application and fee are due by December 31, 2017.
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Swallow-tailed Kite by Kirsten Hines
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Advocates win important first round against FPL’s leaking nuclear plant--
The case to remedy FPL’s dirty cooling canals moves forward!
In late 2016, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), Tropical Audubon Society (TAS) and Friends of the Everglades (Friends) filed suit against FPL for violations of the Clean Water Act and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit caused by its Turkey Point facility near Miami. FPL responded by filing a motion to dismiss, which has been denied, twice.
The case moves forward. SACE, TAS and Friends maintain that FPL’s proposed remedies will not stem the pollution from the Turkey Point facility’s open industrial cooling canals.
Mechanical draft cooling towers
are the best available control technology to fix the underlying problems at Turkey Point, along with the closure of the failed cooling canals to stop the pollution seeping to Biscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park, and prevent additional groundwater contamination into the Biscayne Aquifer, South Florida’s sole source of drinking water.
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Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
denies permit to drill for oil in Everglades
In late November, DEP Secretary Noah Valenstein issued an order denying a permit for oil drilling in western Broward County, despite an administrative law judge's recommendation that the permit be issued. Secretary Valenstein noted that his department had not issued a permit for oil and gas exploration in the Everglades since 1967, and that the subject property is within the boundaries of Everglades restoration. DEP officials testified in May during an administrative hearing in Tallahassee that drilling would pose a threat to surface waters and the aquifer that supplies drinking water to Southeast Florida.
Kantar Real Estate sought permission to drill on five acres within 20,000 acres in Water Conservation Area 3 near Everglades National Park. The proposed well would be dug 11,800 feet deep at the site and located 5.3 miles west of U.S. Highway 27. Read more
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Don’t let FPL Pollute & Loot -- Speak Up Now!
You break it, you fix it: FPL should not charge customers to “fix” its cooling canals
FPL’s cooling canals have been leaking for decades. Now the company wants us, its customers, to pay to clean them up. The company proposes to collect $200 million from customers to implement the partial remedy agreed upon with Miami-Dade County’s Department of Environmental Management (DERM). Consumers should not pay for the FPL's mistakes.
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DEADLINE December 12:
Let the Public Service Commission know how you feel. Send an email to the Public Service Commission at
[email protected]
or send a letter to 2540 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, FL, 32399. The case docket number is 20170007.
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SAVE THE DATE: Everglades Action Day
Monday January 22 and Tuesday January 23
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Join the Everglades Coalition for the 6th Annual Everglades Action Day. Visit Florida’s Capitol, meet elected officials and help the Everglades and the Estuaries. Lobby training and all materials provided. Group transportation to Tallahassee and scholarships available. Inquire and RSVP to
[email protected]
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SoMi ArtWalk Holiday Reception @ TAS + Holiday Cocktail
“Birds, Oiseaux, Pájaros” Exhibit
— Photographs by Kirsten Hines
Friday, December 8, 6-8pm
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Serving as SoMi ArtWalk's eastern outpost, our historic Doc Thomas House period parlor is transformed into a vibrant art gallery as local author, wildlife photographer and conservationist Kirsten Hines presents her exhibit titled "Birds, Oiseaux, Pájaros." The show provides an intimate perspective on the lives of birds from around the world, an opportunity to experience their behaviors, habitats and the moods they can inspire through a combination of unaltered documentary-style images, and a more interpretive abstract style achieved in-camera.
The opening night holiday reception includes light fare and a Donation Bird Bar.
Bonus:
Park for free on Tropical Audubon's Steinberg Nature Center grounds via the 55th Avenue entry gate and use TAS as your ArtWalk home base for a gallery-hopping stroll into town.
"Birds, Oiseaux, Pájaros" will hang through December in the "Florida Heritage Site" 1932 cottage with viewings by appointment: Hours vary, so to assure entry to the exhibit please call or write in advance: 305.667.7337 or
[email protected]
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Thirty percent of the proceeds from the sale of all art benefit Tropical Audubon Society.
Tropical Audubon Society
5530 Sunset Drive, Miami 33143 | @tropicalaudubon
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"Roseate Spoonbills in the Everglades"
Natural History Speaker Series @Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
Wednesday, December 6, 6:30-8pm
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Roseate Spoonbills by Charles Wait
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Audubon Florida's Everglades Research Manager Pete Frezza will share highlights from a 75-year history of monitoring Roseate Spoonbill populations in southern Florida, including nesting patterns, population influencers, banding programs and an overview of how Everglades restoration is expected to improve their numbers.
Free and open to the public
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Florida Trail Association (FTA)
Meeting & Potluck Dinner @ TAS
Tuesday, December 12, 7-9 pm
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Pot-luck -- bring something delicious! Please be mindful and refrain from using disposable items to make, carry or serve your dish.
No plastic bags, single-use plastic or styrofoam, please. Speaker TBA.
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Eco Restoration Day @ TAS's Porter Russell Pine Rockland
Saturday, December 9, 8:30-11:30am
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Help TAS steward our Porter Russell Pine Rockland, an 8-acre property in South Miami-Dade County, and one of the few remaining tracts of globally imperiled Pine Rockland habitat remaining outside of Everglades National Park.
Please bring sunscreen, your refillable water bottle, and wear closed toed-shoes. We will provide water.
Eco-restoration days take place on the second Saturday of every month. Groups welcome!
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Eco-Restoration Day @ TAS's Steinberg Nature Center
Saturday, December 16, 8:30-11:30am
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Photo Credit Tom E. Smith
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Learn about indigenous plants and help us maintain our near-native landscape at theSteinbergNatureCenter ontheTAS campus. We need you! Restoration Days are held onthe3rd Saturday of every month. We're flexible -- show up between 8:30 and 11:30am -- you will meet conservationists, birders, plant lovers and gardeners just like you lending a hand.
Volunteer to Get Your Hands Dirty! (We provide gloves!). Groups welcome.
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Gift a Tropical Audubon Society Membership
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Birdiful Gift Tags & Cards
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Birdiful holiday cards, notecards & gift tags by Blackbird Paper Co. are available at TAS. Part of the proceeds go to the birds ;-)
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I'm Not Your Boring Newspaper (INYBN) publisher Yara Zakharia, Esq.,
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for her sky-is-the-limit editorial and promotional support of our conservation advocacy and community events. The University of Miami alumnus founded INYBN in 2013. Her unique print and electronic platforms provide South Floridians with fresh, stylish, eclectic content on subjects as diverse as the arts, culture and gastronomy, business, events and ecology. Avant-garde INYBN serves niche neighborhoods from Coral Gables to Miami Shores, and delivers stories that compel, be they groundbreaking, attention-grabbing, thought-provoking or entertaining.
Supporting those vendors who support TAS is an easy way to contribute to our Mission. The birds will thank you!
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