Archive for December, 2009

Everglades Coalition Conference

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Thursday, January 7-Sunday, January 10, 2010
Everglades Coalition 25th Anniversary Conference
The Everglades: Nature’s Classroom
For more information, download the flyer. and visit evergladescoalition.org
Please consider attending this important event in our own backyard.

Bird Behavior

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

[ January 19, 2010; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Tuesday, January 19, 2009, 2:00 p.m. In our continuing series of afternoon meetings in Boca Raton, Ann Weinrich will be speaking on bird behavior. Ms. Weinrich started birding with her grandmother when she was 2 years old—a robin! She still has her grandmother’s field notes from their first trip to Everglades National Park in the 1950’s. [...]

January Kite now available online

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

The January issue of the Everglade Kite is now available online. Click here for the archives.

Trip Report: Yamato Scrub, 12/12/09

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Eight adventurous souls joined leader Ben Kolstad on a morning stroll through Yamato Scrub. If you aren’t familiar with Florida scrub, you really owe it to yourself to get out to some of the few remaining scraps of it in Palm Beach County, most of which are ERM lands now, so they will be protected [...]

Wakodahatchee Afternoon Walk

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

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

Okeeheelee

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

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

Yamato Scrub Nature Walk

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

[ December 12, 2009; 8:00 am to 10:00 am. ] Meet at the parking lot, Clint Moore Road between Congress and I-95 in Boca Raton. Leader: Ben Kolstad. Note: this is usually more of a nature walk than a bird walk, so be prepared to move slow!

John Prince Park

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

[ December 9, 2009; 8:30 am to 10:30 am. ] Meeting place TBD. Leader: Dorothy Brindle

Okeeheelee

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

[ December 5, 2009; 8:00 am to 10:00 am. ] Leader: TBD

Miami exotics with Tropical Audubon

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

[ December 5, 2009; 1:00 pm; ] Join Tropical Audubon in Miami for their South Florida Exotics trip. Leader: Paul Bithorn. Meet at 1:00pm at the east parking lot of Baptist Hospital (8950 N Kendall Drive).

Wakodahatchee Wetlands

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

[ December 4, 2009; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Meet in the parking lot for this evening walk, Jog Road north of Lake Ida. Leader: Valeri Brauer

General Meeting for December

Friday, July 31st, 2009

[ December 1, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] December’s program will be about air and water quality in Palm Beach County, by the Department of Environmental Protection.

Board Meeting

Monday, July 6th, 2009

[ July 6, 2009; 2:00 pm; September 22, 2009; 7:00 pm; October 27, 2009; 7:00 pm; November 24, 2009; 7:00 pm; December 22, 2009; 7:00 pm; January 26, 2010; 7:00 pm; February 23, 2010; 7:00 pm; March 23, 2010; 7:00 pm; April 27, 2010; 7:00 pm; May 25, 2010; 7:00 pm; ] 7 p.m., West Palm Beach Fire Rescue 2 (Phipps Park), 4301 S. Dixie Hwy, WPB