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| Roseate Spoonbills by Judy Lynn Malloch |
Everglades National Park
Saturday, January 9; 7:30am-4pm
Angel and Mariel Abreu
will lead this all day carpool trip. Meet in the parking lot of the Coe Visitor Center at Everglades National Park at 7:30am. There is an entrance fee to the park. Remember to pack lunch (and bring it with you).
North Florida Birding (5 Spaces Left)
Friday, January 15-18
Brian Rapoza
and Paul Bithorn will lead this four day, three-night van trip to the Tallahassee area. Costs ($495.00 per person double occupancy: $150.00 single supplement) include hotel and van/gas.
Crandon Park Birding
Saturday, January 16; 8am-11am
Rangel Diaz
will take participants out for a morning of shore and seabird identification and monitoring along Key Biscayne's Atlantic coast. This is the best location in Miami-Dade to view Piping, Semipalmated and Wilson's Plovers together at the same time. Afterwards, the group will bird the Crandon Gardens for any passerines present. Meet at 8:00am at the southern end of the Crandon Park South Beach Parking Lot (closest to the gardens). Costs include an entrance fee to the park and the Rickenbacker Causeway toll.
North Broward Birding
Saturday, January 23 8am-3pm
John Hutchison
will lead this all-day carpool trip to birding locations in northern Broward County. Meet at 8:00am at Tall Cypress Natural Area. From Florida's Turnpike, exit at Sample Road (Exit 69). Drive west 3 miles to Turtle Run Blvd. Turn right and drive north 0.2 miles to the park entrance. Bring lunch.
South Dade Birding
Saturday, January 30 7:30am-4pm
Raul Urgelles
will lead this carpool trip, which may include stops at Lucky Hammock, Castellow Hammock and Dump Marsh. Meet at 7:30am in the parking lot of the Coe Visitor Center at Everglades National Park. No fee. Bring lunch.
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The Birds Thank:
National Republic Distributing Company
Wine & Song go together like birds of a feather! The enduring generosity of Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) keeps the fine wine flowing at our Donation Bird Bar year-in and year-out. Attend the January 30 Conservation Concert season inaugural and sip for yourself! With roots extending before Prohibition, RNDC is a family-owned business that represents some of the world's most distinguished labels, including Banfi, Ste. Michelle and Taittinger.
Learn More about
the second largest distributor of premium wine and spirits in the U.S.
www.rndc-usa.com
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Art Nite @ TAS
Friday, January 8, 6-9pm
SMartists present "By Land, Sea & Air"
The period parlor at our charming Doc Thomas House headquarters is transformed into a vibrant art gallery as 5th Grade
South Miami K-8 Center
"SMartists" present their exceptional works in a mixed media
"By Land, Sea & Air"
exhibit. Join
Art Teacher Deana Conley
and her talented "SMartists" for their opening night reception. The Nature-inspired exhibit will hang through January in our National Register of Historic Places and Miami-Dade County Landmark cottage. Art Nite also features our Donation Bird Bar!
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 the evening.
Thirty percent of the proceeds from the sale of all art benefit Tropical Audubon Society.
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Everglades Coalition Annual Conference
Thursday-Sunday, January 7-10
This year's conference "Voices of the Everglades: All for Restoration" challenges each of us to bring our individual voice and perspective to the important mission of restoring America's Everglades. The
re is much work to be done, but with diverse and passionate support we can work together toward our shared goal of an abundant, healthy Everglades.
The Biltmore Hotel 1200 Anastasia Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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Eco-Restoration Day
@ TAS's
Porter Russell Pine Rockland
Saturday, January 9, 8am-noon
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.
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Miami Pine Rockland Coalition Meeting @TAS
Tuesday, January 12, 7-9pm
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| Miami Tiger Beetle by Al Sunshine |
The MPRC will meet to plan for Wednesday's Public Hearing between 6 & 9pm at Miami - Dade College's Kendall Campus, to allow Public Comments about the US Fish and Wildlife Services' recent proposal to list the Miami Tiger Beetle and its Pine Rocklands Home under the US Endangered Species Act.
This will be the ONLY face to face chance to tell Federal Officials why the Miami Tiger Beetle and its home needs to be protected, and our concerns about shrinking Pine Rockland Habitat here.
Spread the word: #saveitdontpaveit
Tropical Audubon Society: 5530 Sunset Dr., Miami, FL, 33143
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Eco-Restoration Day
@ TAS's Steinberg Nature Center
Saturday, January 16, 8am-noon
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 -- show up when you can, between 8:30 am and noon -- 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!)
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Conservation Meeting
Wednesday, January 27, 7:30pm-9pm
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| Yellow Throated Warbler by Unknown |
We come together to do the little things that make a big difference, and to tackle the big things that take a village on the 4th Wednesday of every month. Help us peck away at the challenging
conservation issues of our time. With your assistance, we can build capacity, infrastructure and increase our reach!
Please collaborate in and contribute to our Mission to
conserve South Florida's wildlife, habitats and natural resources. You don't need to be a scientist or TAS member to know that clean water, green space and solar energy are good things.
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Conservation Concert
Saturday, January 30, 7-10pm
Doors open at 7pm, music begins at 7:30
pm
Take Sixx
inaugurates the
2016 Conservation Concert (ConCon) season, returning to the Doc Thomas House Keystone Stage for the 7th consecutive year and filling the evening air with classic and contemporary hits.
$10 donation, children free |
Picnic tables available on a first-come basis.
Parking: Limited free parking in our lot via 55th Avenue gate and along 56th Avenue; metered parking on Sunset Drive; various garage and valet parking options within 1-3 blocks; Metro-rail service to South Miami Station.
#ConCon proceeds benefit capital improvements to the Tropical Audubon Society grounds and its historic buildings.
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Keep South Florida's Voice of Conservation Clear & Strong
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