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Southern Palm Beach Birding
Saturday, March 11, 7:30am
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Southern Broward Birding
Saturday, March 18, 8am
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John Hutchison will lead this full-day carpool trip to birding locations in southern Broward County. Meet at 8am at Markham Park’s Meadow Nature Trail. From I-75, exit at Royal Palm Parkway (Exit 15). Drive west 0.5 miles to Weston Road. Turn right and drive west 2.8 miles to the park entrance. From I-595, exit at 136 Street (Exit 1A) and drive west 2.0 miles on SR 84 (I-595 service road) to the park entrance. Turn left after the entrance station (fee) to reach the nature trail parking area, opposite the dog park. Bring lunch.
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Collier County Birding
Saturday, March 25
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Brian Rapoza leads this all day carpool trip to birding locations in Collier County, including Fakahatchee Strand State Park and Tigertail Beach on Marco Island. Meet at 7am at Big Cypress National Preserve's Oasis Visitor Center on Tamiami Trail. Costs include an entrance fee to Tigertail Beach. Bring lunch.
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Demand Representation:
Spur Miami-Dade County Delegation into action for Everglades Restoration
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Senate Bill 10 and House Bill 761 instruct the state to stop stalling and purchase land for storage south of Lake Okeechobee. Southern storage is the key to reducing the harmful discharges to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries and restoring adequate water flows to the Southern Everglades, Biscayne and Florida bays -- this will help mitigate the effects of Sea Level Rise!
Let your legislators know we need these bills to pass so we can:
1)Respond to the state's water crisis
2)Restore much-needed water flows to save the Everglades
3)Assure drinking water for 8 million South Floridians
This environmental goal is within our grasp.
Light a fire under the Miami -Dade County delegation. Their support is crucial to ensure this important legislation passes.
Write your representatives and ask your friends to do the same -- forward this email.
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Find Your Representative Here
Read SB10
Sample Letter
WRITE a letter TODAY: Use the attached sample, sign, scan and send email to TAS Director of Conservation Erin Clancy. She will personally assure that your letter is delivered, en masse.
Scroll down for more on Phone Banking: Monday, March 13, 6-9pm
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Get on the Bus with Us!
Join TAS &
Everglades Action Day in Tallahassee
Tuesday, April 3-4, 2017
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Visit Florida's Capitol, Meet Elected Leaders, Support the Everglades and Estuaries. Lobby Training & All Materials Provided * Group Transportation Available. Take the Everglades Action Day participation survey to learn more and help TAS plan for the event!
Click Here for an e-mailable flyer
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#NoworNeverglades Declaration
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To date, only 54,291people & organizations have signed the
#NoworNeverglades declaration-- let's double that number!
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Attend: Art Nite @ TAS during SoMi Art Walk
"Birds in their Habitats" Opening Reception
Friday, March 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 Southwood Magnet Art Students present their paintings in an exhibit titled "Birds in their Habitats." The mixed media show conveys the Middle Schoolers' unique respective visions of their subject.
Their research and study of their feathered subjects
gave these 6th, 7th, and 8th graders a
newfound appreciation for the range of species inhabiting South Florida's varied landscapes.
The opening night reception also features our Donation Bird Bar.
"Birds in their Habitats" will hang through March in our recently designated "Florida Heritage Site" 1932 cottage.
Bonus: Park for free on our 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.
Thirty percent of the proceeds from the sale of all art benefit Tropical Audubon Society.
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Eco-Restoration Day @ Porter Russell Pine Rockland
Saturday, March 11, 9am-noon
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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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The Underlounge: Free Festival Celebrating Biking & Community
Saturday, March 11, noon-4pm
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Join our Friends of The Underline,
Saturday, March 11, Noon-4pm, a free festival celebrating biking and community with live music headlined by PALO!, art activities, yoga, Zumba and Bootcamp, kids bike rodeo, and Miami's first bike fashion show moderated by
NBC6 Kelly Blanco plus enjoy craft beer from
The Tank Brewing
. Register on
Eventbrite. For more information about The Underline click
here.
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Phone Bank for Everglades Restoration @ TAS
Monday, March 13, 6-9pm
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Join TAS for an in-person phone banking event for Everglades Restoration. Help the Birds-- call people to action to ensure that Everglades Restoration happens now.
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Eco Restoration Day @ TAS
Steinberg Nature Center
Saturday, March 18 8:30-11am
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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!). Groups welcome.
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BEE-cause FLEA @ TAS
Presented by Whole Foods Market:
Saturday, March 18 10am-4pm
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Join local farmers, artisans and makers for Tropical Audubon Society's inaugural BEE-cause Flea in support of the Pollinators who feed our Planet — Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Bats & Beetles.
The Flea (10am-4pm)
Browse among a carefully curated cross-section of 12-15 vendors — from artisan makers to bakers and beekeepers.
André Art Glass
Bee Heaven Farm
Black Bird Paper Co.
BuenAventura Curbside Project
BunnyLulu Handmade
Cafecito 305
Fair Trade Market
Found Objects Assemblage
Keez Beez Honey
The Organic Jeweler
PG Tropicals (Redland) & Guavonia Guava Grove
The Polished Coconut
Reeny's Butterflies, Blooms & Bees
Vice City Bean
RSVP:https://www.facebook.com/events/1873648649520646/?active_tab=discussion
Find our more & invite friends:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beecause-flea-tickets-32237586489
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Listen, Honey:
BEE-cause Flea FREEBEE Workshops
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2017 Leaf Summit: A Premier Exchange on Trees
Thursday, March 23, 8:30am-3:30pm
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Join TAS at the premier exchange on trees in Miami-Dade County featuring best practices from Green Cities, Miami-Dade Urban Tree Canopy Assessment, achieving Tree City/Tree Campus USA, Crown Canopy award winner and unveiling of the County's new online Tree Canopy Tool. The event is open to elected officials, planners, landscape architects, city administrators, educators, arborists, advocates, community leaders and tree huggers! Questions/Registration: GreenUp@MiamiDade.gov (fees range from $5 to $20)
Click Here for more information
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Miami Pine Rockland Coalition Meeting @ TAS
Thursday, March 23, 7pm-9pm
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Get an update on the Walmart/Coral Reef Commons Developer's plans to bulldoze and pave over imperiled Pine Rockland habitat at the former UM South Campus.
… and what you can do to help Save It Don't Pave It efforts all the way to Washington, D.C.
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Conservation Concert: The Neverly Brothers
Saturday, March 25, 7pm
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The night air will come alive with a tapestry of music as The Neverly Brothers take ownership of the Doc Thomas House stage. The eclectic group sets the tone with a rhythmic mix of acoustic guitar and blues harp, featuring surprise appearances by accomplished area musicians. Collectively the band — Phil Allen, Jose Arencibia, Burt Bruton and Don Hyink — performs strong originals and classic covers from Bob Dylan to Van Morrison.
Also on the menu: The wildly popular Il Fiorentino Food Truck will dish its delectable Italian fare; the 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
Parking: Limited free onsite parking via our 55th Avenue gate; metered, valet and garage parking options within 1-3 blocks; Metro-rail service to South Miami Station.
onsite free parking via SW 55th Avenue entry gate
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AIRIE | Sundays in the Park featuring Magnus Sodamin
Sunday, March 26, 3-6pm
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Event begins promptly at 3:00 p.m. at the Shark Valley Visitor Center where guests will take a guided tram to the Observation Tower to repurpose a Wild Billboard with current fellow Magnus Sodamin.
Currently on view at Shark Valley, "Getting the Water Right" by fellow Adam Nadel (2014).
Learn More on Facebookearn More on Facebook
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The Birds Thank Whole Foods Market
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The Birds Thank Whole Foods Market Coral Gables, America's healthiest (and greenest!) grocery store chain. Whether supporting Homestead farmers, Keys Fishermen or Florida Ranchers, Whole Foods Market Coral Gables keeps it local.
Our "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet" near neighbor (located 3 blocks north of our campus on Red Road) recently partnered with TAS to present the inaugural "Bee-Cause Flea" on Saturday March 18.
Supporting those vendors who support TAS is an easy way to contribute to our Mission.
The birds will thank you!
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