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So
uthern Palm Beach Birding
Saturday, November 5, 7:30am-3pm
John Hutchison will lead this full-day carpool trip. Meet at 7:30am at Green Cay Wetlands and Nature Center (12800 Hagen Ranch Road, 2.2 miles north of Atlantic Avenue in Boynton Beach) No fee. Bring lunch.
Kendall Indian Hammock Park Bird Walk
Saturday, November 12, 7:30-11am
Stephen Paez will lead birders through Kendall Indian Hammock Park. Meet at 7:30am at the parking area at the east end of the ballfields. Return is at approximately 11:00am. No fee.
STA 5/6 Birding
Saturday, November 19
Hendry Glades Audubon Society invites TAS to join them for a tour of Stormwater Treatment Area-5/6 in Hendry County. The TAS group will be led by Brian Rapoza. This trip is limited to 20 participants and reservations are required. No fee. Walkie-talkies are recommended. There will be a lunch stop at a restaurant. To register for this trip, Click Here. (Trip Full)
Plantation Preserve Birding
Sunday, November 20, 1:30-5:30pm
South Florida Audubon Society's Paddy Cunningham invites TAS to join her for an afternoon tour of Plantation Preserve in central Broward County. The preserve is on Broward Blvd., about 0.7 miles east of University Drive. Meet Paddy at 1:30pm at the trailhead past the playground. No fee.
The Early Bird Gets the Trip to Ecuador Click the Adorable Red Throated Tanager for More!
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Walk in the Woods with Wine & Whisk
Wednesday, November 9, 7pm
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Attend our magical, meaningful and memorable dinner party under the TAS chickee. Enjoy a bevy of fine wines
(Taittinger Brut la Française Champagne, Louis Jadot Chablis, Cillar de Silos Rosado, Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino, Château Doisy Daëne
Sauternes)
exquisitely paired in a 4-course menu by Whisk Gourmet Chef-owner Brendan Connor. Limited seating. Minimum suggested donation: $125 per person.
Click here to RSVP
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Let's Flock Together on #Give Miami Day
Thursday, November 17, midnight-11:59pm
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Be part of the most exciting annual giving event of the year. Let's flock together and break our 2015 fundraising record!
Your #GiveMiamiDay gift to TAS in any amount will be amplified via The
Miami Foundation with the generous support of Knight Foundation. Your gift will help us fulfill our Mission to conserve and restore South Florida ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitats.
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Do You Drink Water?
Get on Board:
Road Trip to Restoration
Friday, November 4 10:30am 'til whenever you can stay
Fort Lauderdale Boat Show
If you love
Boats
and
the Florida Everglades your help is needed!
Attend the Ft.
Lauderdale
Boat
Show
for FREE on
November 4
if you volunteer to help get signatures for the #NoworNeverglades! campaign. It's win-win-win: do good, have fun and get a FREE T-shirt, too.
Email:
conservation@TropicalAudubon.org
SPREAD THE WORD:
To date, only 31,923
people and hundreds of organizations have signed the #NoworNeverglades petition.
#NoworNeverglades
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Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
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Wood Stork by Stephen Ken |
The State of Florida is attempting to take back one of America's National Wildlife Refuges: The Arthur R. Marshall
Loxahatchee
National Wildlife Refuge in Palm Beach County. This enchanting sanctuary provides critical habitat to 250 species of birds -- including the Everglades' largest wading bird colony -- and hosts more than 7,000 active nests.
In a move that has long been encouraged by the state's powerful sugar industry, Florida has begun the process of evicting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from the site. If successful, their eviction will eliminate federal wildlife protections on the 144,000 -- acre refuge, which presently embodies one of the last remnants of the historic Everglades.
Click the link and write to Florida Governor Rick Scott:
Keep Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Open
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Vote "NO on 1" & Spread the Word
 Amendment 1 is on the ballot. Our partners at Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) don't want voters to be misled by its confusing language. It is
not
a pro-solar measure. Rather it is allegedly backed by the monopoly utilities that seek to stifle solar energy and keep Floridians captive power consumers.
Help educate your family, friends and colleagues about the "NO on 1" campaign. Share information on
social media
or
volunteer
to enlighten voters at polling locations. Together, Floridians have the power to defeat Amendment 1!
SACE urges Floridians not to support Amendment 1 for these reasons:
1. It is funded by Florida's utilities to protect their monopoly & limit customer-owned solar.
2. It would pave the way for barriers that would penalize solar customers.
3. It misleads voters by promising rights & protections that Florida citizens already have.
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Attend: "Preserve the Marine Reserve" Salon @ TAS
An evening with Dr. Jerald S. Ault
Monday, November 7
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7:15-9pm
Dr. Jerald S. Ault, the esteemed Professor and Chair at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science's Department of Marine Ecosystems, will lead a thoughtful preservation discussion hinged on a single salient question: Is the Marine Reserve in Biscayne National Park supported by coral reef ecosystem and marine fisheries science? Dr. Ault's fishery systems science approach is the recognized standard for coral reef ecosystems of the Florida Keys, U.S. Caribbean and tropical Pacific Ocean.
RSVP not required. Please forward this e-vite to anyone who cares about ocean health.
For more information:
Have friends who love fish, fishing, or the ocean?
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Attend: Art Nite @ TAS
during SoMi Art Walk
Pine Rockland Drawings Exhibit
Friday, November 11, 6-8pm
The period parlor at our historic Doc Thomas House headquarters is transformed into a vibrant art gallery as Miami-Dade College students present their exceptional works in an exhibit titled "Pine Rockland Drawings." Join Art Professor Claudia Scalise and 19 exceptional young artists for their opening night reception. The habitat-inspired exhibit will hang through November in our newly designated "Florida Heritage Site" 1932 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.
Thirty percent of the proceeds from the sale of all art benefit Tropical Audubon Society.
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Volunteer: Eco-Restoration Day
@ TAS's
Porter
Russell Pine Rockland
Saturday, November 12, 8:30-11am
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.
Groups welcome! RSVP:
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Conservation Reads at Miami Book Fair
November 13-20, 2016
Tropical Audubon Society and Miami Bookfair partner with National Audubon, Audubon Florida, AIRIE Everglades, Everglades Foundation, RASMUS and the 3 Anglers to read, review and bring you the skinny on conservation-minded books being featured at Miami Book Fair (if you follow us on Twitter and Facebook, you know all about it!)
Read: Artist in Residence in Everglades
Review of Michelle Oka Doner's new Book
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| Video Preview of "Into The Mysterium" by Michele Oka Doner |
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Click Here to Read Artist and Artists in Residence in the Everglades'
Dir
ector, Deborah Mitchell's review of Michele Oka Doner's
"Into the Mysteriu
m"
Stay-tuned to TAS Twitter and Facebook for links to book reviews and articles -- and, for up to date information on scheduled Author Appearances.
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Gather: Miami Pine Rocklands Meeting @ TAS
Thursday, November 17, 7-8:30pm
We'll highlight the recent International Tropical Botany & Pine Rockland Conference, and give thanks for the natural blessings around us.
Learn about the latest developments in our battle to save the local Pine Rocklands from developed, and discuss the impact of the
Nov. 4th
formal listing of the Miami Tiger Beetle under the Endangered Species Act.
We hope to show our fantastic video that debuted at the conference and features many of you!
onsite free parking via SW 55th Avenue entry gate
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Volunteer: Eco-Restoration Day
@ TAS's Steinberg Nature Center
Saturday, November 19, 8:30-11am
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!)
onsite free parking via SW 55th Avenue entry gate
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Attend:
Jane Alexander @ Miami Book Fair
Saturday, November 19, 11am
Actor-activist-Audubon board member Jane Alexander talks about her new book, "Wild Things, Wild Places." You'll get an insightful look into the work that helps our planet's most endangered species survive -- and hear about conservation champions and passions, as well as Ms. Alexander's life-long birding adventures.
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The Birds Thank Whisk Gourmet
Mere words cannot express the debt of gratitude we owe to our friends at
Whisk Gourmet
. The birds would virtually be lost without the generosity of spirit displayed by owner-founders Chef Brendan Connor and his sister Kristin Connor. The two have been perennial TAS community partners since becoming our neighbors in 2011.
In short order
Whisk
became a "Summer Dine Out" partner, and in 2012 the siblings helped TAS launch the "Walk in the Woods with Wine & Whisk" fundraising series, donating cooking expertise and helping fill patron seats at the convivial tables under the TAS chickee hut.
If you have not experienced Chef Brendan's deft cuisine -- he cooks up a bounty of fresh local ingredients with Southern flair and a nod to our region's Latin and Caribbean influences -- then you must sample the
Whisk Gourmet
menu. Alternatively, try to wangle a seat at November 9th's "Walk in the Woods with Wine & Whisk," or reserve a seat now for our April edition of the event. (
events@tropicalaudubon.org
)
Supporting vendors who support TAS is an easy way to contribute to our Conservation Mission. The birds will thank you!
(786) 268-8350
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Keep South Florida's Voice of Conservation Clear & Strong
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