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Southern Palm Beach Birding:
Saturday, March 12; 7:30am-3pm
Nancy Freedman
will lead this carpool trip. Meet at 7:30am at Wakodahatchee Wetlands (13026 Jog Road, about 1.5 miles north of Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach.) No fee. Bring lunch.
Sunday, March 13
Audubon Society of the Everglades invites TAS to join them for an afternoon tour of Stormwater Treatment Area-2 in Palm Beach County. We'll explore Stormwater Treatment Area-3/4, including Campbell Day Use Area, prior to the STA-2 tour. This trip is limited to 30 participants and reservations are required. No fee. Walkie-talkies are recommended. Participants should bring a bagged lunch. Email Brian Rapoza for details, including meeting place and time. Email
Brian Rapoza
for More information.
South Broward Birding: Markham Park
Saturday, March 19; 8am-4pm
John Hutchison
will lead this full-day carpool trip to birding locations in southern Broward County. Meet at 8:00 AM 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.
Spring Wildflower Walk with Roger Hammer: Everglades National Park- Coe
Sunday, March 20; 8-11:30am
Well known South Florida plant expert, Roger Hammer, will lead this walk down the Long Pine Key Nature Trail in Everglades National Park. Meet at the Ernest Coe Visitor Center in Everglades National Park at 8am. There is an entrance fee to the park. Reservations and fee required: $40 members/$45 nonmembers includes an autographed copy of one of Roger's recent books: Everglades Wildflowers, Florida Keys Wildflowers or Everglades National Park and the Surrounding Area (your choice). A $25 discount ($15 members/$20 nonmembers) if you bring along your own copy of one of Roger's books! Call 305-247-1634, or
e-mail Roger to register or for more information.
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The Birds Thank
John Lawson of Silent Native Nursery
... for his donation of at-cost native plant materials and delivery services associated with staging our fabulous February Native Plant Sale. John is wholly dedicated to the restoration of South Florida habitats.
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Zebra Longwing on Shiny Leaf Coffee by Tom Smith |
Silent Native Nursery features landscaping plants -- from diminutive wildflowers to large hardwoods -- indigenous to South Florida and the Florida Keys, along with specimens from the Bahamas, Caribbean & West Indies. The diverse inventory includes Pineland, Hammock and Coastal plants; specialty plants for areas such as Salt Marshes, Swamps and Coastal Rock Barrens are also available.
If you can't wait until June(!), Silent Native Nursery is now open to the public on the first Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
For questions about the monthly event, call Steve Woodmansee of Pro Native Consulting at 786.488.3101.
Monday-Friday wholesale hours to the Trade (limited to nurseries, commercial landscapers, landscape architects and local, state and federal municipalities) are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Silent Native Nursery
Phone: 305.985.9081
Supporting those vendors who support TAS is an easy way to contribute to our Mission.
The birds will thank you!
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Art Nite Season Finale @ TAS
Friday, March 11, 6-9pm
"Birds of a Feather" Smartist Exhibit
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Miguel Kumar Grade 3 |
The period parlor at our charming Doc Thomas House headquarters is transformed into a vibrant art gallery as South Miami K-8 Center
3rd-Grade
"SMartists" present their exceptional works in an exhibit titled "Birds of a Feather." Join Art Teacher Deana Conley and her talented "SMartists" for this opening night reception, which signals the 2015-16 Art Nite season finale. The avian-inspired exhibit will hang through March 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 a gallery-hopping stroll into town. (ArtWalk will resume in October.)
Thirty percent of the proceeds from the sale of all art benefit Tropical Audubon Society.
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Miami Pine Rockland Coalition
General Meeting @ TAS
Thursday, March 10, 7pm
Native Plant expert J
oy Klein will speak about Pine Rockland Preservation/ Restoration in Miami-Dade;
and South Miami Mayor/Professor Phil Stoddard will speak about the proposed changes to
Florida International University's Nature Preserve.
This critical meeting will bring you up to date on several projects, and what we can do facilitate. Together, we'll do our best to protect the interests of the remaining 2% of Pine Rockland Habitat in South Florida.
Spread the word: #saveitdontpaveit
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Eco-Restoration Day
@ TAS's
Porter Russell Pine Rockland
Saturday, March 12, 8:30am-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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Eco-Restoration Day
@ TAS's Steinberg Nature Center
Saturday, March 19, 8:30am-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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Missed our Native Plant Sale Weekend?
Saturday, March 19, 9am-4pm
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Geiger Tree by Tom Smith |
Learn about native plants, natural areas, landscaping, water conservation, "bad" insects, butterflies, seeds, geology, wildflowers, tree planting, woodturning
and lots more.
Join the Dade Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society & Miami Dade County Parks
at Old Cutler Hammock
17555 SW 79 Avenue, Palmetto Bay, 33157.
1/2 mile west of Old Cutler Road on SW 176 St.
Rain Barrel Workshop by Florida Yards and Neighborhoods
$40, pre-register at 305.248.3311 x.242
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Izaak Walton League Joint Meeting & Picnic
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
Sunday, March 20, noon-2pm
Admission fees to the park are waived for persons attending this event.
Let the the gatekeeper that you are going to the Izaak Walton Picnic. Come to the big pavilion on the right past the wooden bridge.
Representatives of the League's Cypress Chapter and other South Florida conservation and environmental organizations are expected to attend.
Hear from park managers and local conservation leaders about the current issues, activities, and events within their areas of responsibility. This is a great opportunity for networking, meeting interesting people in the community and sharing information about the priceless resources of South Florida.
It will be fun, entertaining and informative. Bring a friend or two!
RSVP required to Robert Skinner, 305.685.0916, skinner205@att.net, or Mike Chenoweth, 305-302-4443, gladerunner@earthlink.net, so they can have an idea of how many guests to expect.
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Conservation Concert
Saturday, March 26, 7-10pm
Doors open at 7pm, music begins at 7:30
pm
The night air will come alive with a tapestry of music on Saturday, March 26
as two bands take the Keystone stage. Critica
lly acclaimed Three Sheets to the Wind and Phil Allen, Bruce Turkel & Friends are poised to perform back-to-back sets.
Three Sheets plays a lively mix of traditional and contemporary world music -- from
Americana Roots to Blues to Rock & Reggae, spiked with captiva
ting originals.
The dynamic Phil & Bruce duo shift the mood with a rhythmic mix of acoustic guitar and blues harp, performing strong originals and classic covers from Bob Dylan to Van Morrison.
Food Truck
Vibe 305; donation
Bird Bar
beverages will flow courtesy of
Republic National Distributing Co.
and local craft beer maker
Miami Brewing Company.
As always, ConCon promises to be an enchanting old Florida evening.
$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.
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Keep South Florida's Voice of Conservation Clear & Strong
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