Archive for May, 2010

Water Workshop at Spanish River Library, June 8

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

On Tuesday, June 8, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the Clean Water Fund is hosting a free evening workshop at Spanish River Library, 1501 Spanish River Blvd. in Boca Raton. Learn about environmental threats to the quality and quantity of our water, and what you can do to protect our aquifer. Learn how to communicate [...]

Two upcoming talks of interest

Friday, May 14th, 2010

PBC ERM TECHNICAL SERIES: MANATEES IN PALM BEACH COUNTY
Date: May 20, 2010 (Thursday)
Time: 2:30 – 3:30 pm
Location: Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management, 1st Floor, Room 1W-47/50
2300 N. Jog Road, West Palm Beach.
The Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management is working with Sea to Shore Alliance to document manatees. Please join [...]

Field Trip: Spanish River Park, May 1, 2010

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

9 birders joined ASE’s last field trip of the season at Spanish River Park on Saturday. Expectations were low, which enabled us to be quite pleased with our moderate luck: 7 warbler species, a Thick-billed Vireo, and a White-crowned Pigeon were seen on the trip! Below is the list of species:
Brown Pelican
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
White Ibis
Laughing Gull
White-crowned Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Common Nighthawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
European Starling
White-eyed Vireo
Black-whiskered Vireo
Northern Parula
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Boat-tailed Grackle
Common Grackle

May/June Kite now online

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

The May/June edition of the Everglade Kite is now online in PDF format.

General meeting for May

Friday, July 31st, 2009

[ May 4, 2010; 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Our program for May’s general meeting will feature an update on CERP by the South Florida Water Management District.

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