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Anhinga by Michelle Carney
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STA- 1E Birding
Saturday, February 4,
7:30am-noon
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Audubon Society of the Everglades invites TAS to join them for a tour of Stormwater Treatment Area-1E in Wellington, Palm Beach County. For those planning to carpool, this trip is limited to 20 participants and reservations are required. No fee, but donations to ASE are accepted. Walkie-talkies are recommended. Lunch after the tour is on your own. To register for this tour as a TAS participant, go to Click Here to Register
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Everglades Nature Photography
Saturday, February 18, 7am
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Trey Mitchell will lead this all-day trip in Everglades National Park. Photographers of all abilities are welcome. Meet at 7:00am at the Coe Visitor Center. There is an entrance fee to the park. Bring lunch.
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Greynold's Park Bird Walk
Saturday, February 18, 7:30-11am
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Jim King will lead birders through Greynold’s Park on Miami Beach. Meet at the park boathouse. Parking is available near the playground and the elevated mound opposite the boathouse. Return is at approximately 11 am. No fee.
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Great Backyard Birdcount at Ludlam Trail
Saturday, Februay 18, 7:30am- 10:30am
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Join Tropical Audubon's Brian Rapoza and Friends of Ludlam Trail's Diana Jaramillo as we count birds along the Ludlam Trail for the Great Backyard Bird Count. The Ludlam Trail is a FECI property in south Miami-Dade that not currently open to the public. This will be a great opportunity to learn about the diversity of birds that can be found along this urban corridor. All bird count data collected will be entered into eBird's database. Space is limited and RSVP is required; to register, go to Click Here to Register. A limited number of binoculars will be available for participants who need to borrow a pair. Learn more about the Ludlam Trail
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Shark Valley/Loop Road Birding
Saturday, February 25, 8am-3pm
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John Hutchison will lead this all-day trip. Meet at 8am at the airboat concession on the north side of Tamiami Trail (US 41), one mile west of the Shark Valley entrance. There is an entrance fee to Shark Valley. Bring lunch.
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Good news! Recently, Republican Senator Rob Bradley introduced legislation (SB10) directing the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to purchase land from willing sellers south of Lake Okeechobee in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). The bill further authorizes the issuance of bonds to raise more than $1 billion dollars to that end, financed by Legacy Florida and Amendment 1 funds.
Lake water storage south of Lake Okeechobee in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) is essential to reducing discharges (which threaten public health, aquatic life and tourism) into the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers; essential to restoring clean water flow to the Everglades and Florida Bay; and essential to protecting the drinking water for 8 million Floridians and countless visitors.
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National Audubon opposes the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency due to his extensive record seeking to weaken or end the very protections Audubon would depend on him to enforce. Please email your U.S. Senators and urge them to oppose Scott Pruitt's nomination, and demand a nominee who is committed to protecting clean air and water while implementing common-sense solutions to address climate change.
Link to send a letter to your Senators
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#NoworNeverglades Declaration
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To date, only 53,707 people & organizations have signed the
#NoworNeverglades declaration-- let's double that number!
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Conservation Salon @ TAS
w/ Dr. Robert Johnson of the National Park Service
Thursday, February 9, 7pm
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Join Dr. Robert Johnson of the National Park Service in the Doc Thomas House parlor for a fascinating talk entitled "Combating Climate Change with Everglades Restoration." Introductions will be made by Dr. Tiffany Troxler, director of the FIU Sea Level Solutions Center, research ecologist and TAS board director. A question-and-answer session will follow Dr. Johnson's presentation. Refreshments will be served at the Donation Bird Bar.
The quarterly Conservation Salon Series is free and open to the public. Limited seating; your RSVP is appreciated:
RSVP@tropicalaudubon.org
Invite Peeps on Facebook
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complimentary parking on-site thru 55th Ave gate
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Art Nite @ TAS during SoMi Art Walk,
"Landscape Notations" Exhibit
Friday, February 10, 6-8pm
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The period parlor at our historic Doc Thomas House headquarters is transformed into a vibrant art gallery as Coral Reef High School Visual Arts Academy students present their paintings in an exhibit titled "Landscape Notations," which includes a series of gouache paintings by senior student Emily Ehlen. Additionally, art teacher Scott McKinley will share a few of his works in charcoal and acrylic. The opening night reception also features our Donation Bird Bar.
Talented, highly motivated students who wish to pursue in-depth study in the visual arts are accepted into Coral Reef's Visual Arts Academy. Providing students with the means to realize their creative potential is the program's goal.
The Coral Reef art exhibit will hang through February in our recently designated "Florida Heritage Site" 1932 cottage.
Thirty percent of the proceeds from the sale of all art benefit Tropical Audubon Society.
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complimentary parking on-site thru 55th Ave gate
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Bird Day @ TAS
Saturday, February 18, noon-4pm
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Featuring interactive games and prizes, and led by a host of bird experts, our free Bird Day festival is an enriching experience for young children seeking an outdoor adventure, as well as being a perfect venue for school ecology clubs and scout troops. Participants can learn how to identify birds by their silhouettes, craft a Wildlife T-shirt ($5), take part in Owl Pellet dissection, craft Piping Plover “chicks,” and experience a microscopic view of the colorful world of feathers.
Additionally: Native plants available for purchase. Nature lovers can explore the trails that thread the restored Tropical Hardwood Hammock and Pine Rockland habitats. History buffs can tour the 1932 Doc Thomas House, which serves as TAS headquarters and was recently designated a “Florida Heritage Site.”
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complimentary parking on-site thru 55th Ave gate
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Conservation Concert
On the Playbill: Solar Dogs
Saturday, February 25, 7pm
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Solar Dogs, the popular local and seriously talented four-piece acoustic band, returns to TAS this month to light up the Keystone Stage for the seventh year running.
The all-strings group performs a wide-ranging repertoire of "Americana" music that includes traditional, contemporary and original material. Band members & their instruments: Eric Wagner -- vocals, guitar, mandolin; Zip Robertson, vocals, guitar, harmonica; Bill Kunz -- fiddle, mandolin, banjo; and Robert "BeBob" Grabowski -- upright bass.
In addition to its highly anticipated annual appearance at Tropical Audubon Society, the band will perform Sunday, March 5, at Gifford Lane Art Stroll in Coconut Grove.
Also on the menu: The incomparable Il Fiorentino Food Truck will serve delectable Italian fare; and the ever-popular donation Bird Bar will feature wines provided by Republic National Distributing Co. and local craft beer courtesy of Miami Brewing Company.
Picnic tables available on a first-come basis.
Gates open at 7pm; music begins at 7:30pm
$10 donation p/p, children 12 and under FREE
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Solar Dogs's critically acclaimed debut CD, “Bone to Pick,” will be available for purchase.
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complimentary parking on-site thru 55th Ave gate
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The Birds Thank Mark Howell of Cut Rite Tree Service
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… for his in-kind care of Steinberg Nature Center's treasured oaks and legacy trees. Mark, a Miami native and TAS adviser, suggests trimming your non-fruit-bearing trees and hardwoods, such as live oak, mahogany and gumbo-limbo, between October and April. He advises fruit-bearing specimens should be tended immediately after the last fruit falls (but not trimmed yearly). He has been pruning trees locally for more than 30 years, is an owner/operator who makes all the cuts, and also provides stump grinding. At this time of year, Cut Rite is a great source for firewood, too.
If you are in need clean mulch, Mark will occasionally deliver it gratis depending on your location. Using chipped tree cuttings saves disposal dollars, keeps precious organic material out of landfills, helps enrich soils and minimizes irrigation needs.
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305.661.1453
Supporting those vendors who support TAS is an easy way to contribute to our Mission. The birds will thank you!
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