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[ April 10, 2010; 7:30 am; ] Lake Worth Pier. Leader: Claudine Laabs

[ April 7, 2010; 7:30 am; ] Meet at the Okeeheelee Nature Center, 7715 Forest Hill Blvd. Entrance to the park is 1 mile west of Jog Road. Leader: Ethel Kujanpaa

[ March 28, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] For more information, call Claudine (561) 655-9779

[ March 27, 2010; 4:30 pm; ] SUNSET WALK, ARM Loxahatchee NWR. Meet at the Marsh Trail. $5 entrance per car for the refuge, unless you have a Duck Stamp or a refuge pass. Leader: Paton White/Linda Humphries

[ March 23, 2010; 4:30 pm; ] Sunset walk. Leader: Paton White/Linda Humphries

[ March 20, 2010; 8:00 am; ] Meet at the parking lot on Indiantown Road, ~1 mile west of the turnpike. 9060 Indiantown Road, Jupiter. Leader: Chuck Weber

[ March 19, 2010; 8:30 am to 12:00 pm. ] Backyard bird gardening is a great way to attract birds to your house, without the hassle of cleaning feeders. Learn more on this tour of several gardens in our area.

When: Friday, March 19, 2010—8:30am to 12:00 pm

Where: Three homes in the Lake Worth/WPB area:
Dorothy Brindle, 702 Sunset Drive, Lake Worth
Phil and Anne Weinrich, [...]

[ March 13, 2010; 8:00 am; ] Meet at Okeeheelee Nature Center, 7715 Forest Hill Blvd. Entrance to the park is on Forest Hill, 1 mile west of Jog Road. Leader: Scott Scheinhaus

[ March 12, 2010; 8:00 am; ] Meet at the Nature Center, 12800 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach. Leader: Valeri Brauer

[ March 6, 2010; 7:30 am; ] Tropical Audubon invites you on their Everglades NP field 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. Bring lunch. Leader: John Boyd.

[ February 27, 2010; 8:00 am to 11:00 am. ] BIRDING WORKSHOP 8:15 AM–1:00 PM

Where:  Pine Jog Environmental Center
What:  Pick and choose from 8 one hour birding presentations.
Schedule:
8:15-9:15  Clive Pinnock, Manager Okeeheelee, “Birding Behaviors”
9:30-10:30 Paddy Cunningham, Professional Bird Guide, “Birding by Ear”
9:30-10:30 Claudine Labbs, Photographer:  “Florida Birds”
10:45-11:45  Clive Pinnock, “Raptor Program”, live birds
10:45-11:45  David Simpson, Professional Bird Guide:  “E-bird”
12:00 am-1:00 pm  Paddy Cunningham, Professional Bird Guide:  [...]

[ February 27, 2010; ] For more information, call Claudine Laabs, 561-655-9779.

[ February 23, 2010; 4:00 pm; ] Sunset walk. Leader: Paton White/Linda Humphries

[ February 20, 2010; ] Western Palm Beach county; actual destination TBD, depending on results of scouting trip. Check back before the trip for details. Leader: Chuck Weber

[ February 18, 2010; 8:30 am; ] Meet at the playground/picnic area. To get to the inlet, take Ocean Ave in Boynton Beach to A1A (Ocean Dr) and turn left. The inlet is about 1 mile north of the Ocean Avenue bridge. Leader: Dorothy Brindle

[ February 13, 2010; 10:00 am; ] Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count with ASE at Wakodahatchee. Meet in the parking lot at 10 a.m.

[ February 13, 2010; 7:30 am to 9:00 am. ] Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count with ASE at Okeeheelee. Meet at the Nature Center at 7:30 a.m.

[ February 12, 2010; 8:00 am; ] ASE’s first walk of the Great Backyard Bird Count weekend. Meet at the parking lot at 8:00 a.m. Leader: Valeri Brauer

[ February 6, 2010; ] Our Big Deal Event of the Year at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Reguge in Boynton Beach. Free admission to the refuge. Exhibits, nature walks, tours, music, games, and more. See our flyer here.

[ February 3, 2010; 7:30 am; ] Leader: Ethel Kujanpaa. Meet at the nature center, 7715 Forest Hill Blvd. Park entrance on Forest Hill, about 1 mile west of Jog.

[ January 30, 2010; 2:00 pm; ] Sunset Cruise at the first National Wildlife Refuge in the country. Leader: Claudine Laabs. Call 561-655-9779 for more info and to sign up.

[ January 30, 2010; 8:00 am; ] Meet at Riverbend Park, Indiantown Road 1 mile west of the Turnpike in Jupiter. Leader: Ed Kawecki

[ January 23, 2010 to January 24, 2010. ] Call Valeri Brauer to register, 561-385-9787

[ January 16, 2010 to January 17, 2010. ] Call Linda Humphries, 561-742-7791 to register.

[ January 9, 2010; 7:30 am to 10:30 am. ] Meet at Palmetto trailhead at 7:30. Leader TBD.

[ December 30, 2009; 4:00 pm; ] Meet in parking lot. Leader: Paton White.

The first of two scheduled field trips to the flooded fields of western Palm Beach County yielded nearly as many birders as bird species. While water levels had been ideal on the preceding weekend, rain throughout the week had apparently raised water levels beyond the comfort levels of some species. And apparently it was either [...]

The Green Institute at Palm Beach Community College is holding their second annual Green Expo at the Lake Worth campus of PBCC on October 3, from 10-4. PBCCs campus is located at 4200 Congress Avenue, in Lake Worth. Admission is free. According to their flyer (opens PDF file):
Come learn about and see the latest products, [...]

The construction sector represents only about 8% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States. And yet it consumes 40% of all extracted materials, produces one-third of the total landfill waste stream, and accounts for 39% of national energy consumption for its operation. Reference: Roodman and Lenssen, “A Building Revolution: How Ecology and Health [...]

[ December 14, 2009; 7:30 am; ] Leader: Ethel Kujanpaa