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Alisa Coe, Project Attorney, EarthJustice Come join us June 4 7:30 pm for the Monthly MEETING & LECTURE “Legal Ramifications of Everglades Restoration” by Alisa Coe, Associate Attorney Earth Justice Foundation. Alisa Coe has been an associate attorney with the Tallahassee Office since 2004. At Earthjustice, she serves as lead counsel for the conservation . . . → Read More: Tues June 4, 7:30 pm –Monthly MEETING & LECTURE “Legal Ramifications of Everglades Restoration” by Alisa Coe (Please see picture gallery below) The bird of the month for June, the Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) is sometimes mistaken for the Red Headed Woodpecker. The Red-Bellied does indeed have red in its head, but only in a stripe from neck to crown (female) or from neck to bill (male). The redhead’s head is entirely . . . → Read More: 2013 June RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER Bird of the Month The STA-1E field trip on June 1, 2013, is cancelled. Dear EVCO Members, With our collective work as Everglades Coalition members, we have come to truly understand and value the importance of collaboration. I am very pleased to represent the extraordinary collaborative efforts of EVCO as a featured speaker at the virtual Spring of Sustainability Biodiversity Collaboration Roundtable on Saturday, May 11 at 4 pm EDT. EVCO . . . → Read More: Biodiversity Collaboration Roundtable, Saturday May 11, 4 p.m. The May/June issue of the Everglade Kite is now available online.
Larry Wood – click to see full picture Join us on Tuesday, May 7 to hear about the “FLORIDA HAWKSBILLE PROJECT” by Lawrence (Larry) D Wood. More than 8 years ago, Larry Wood initiated the first in-water study of hawksbills in Florida, and lucky for us, right here in the Palm Beaches!Join us to . . . → Read More: May 7, 7:30 pm, Monthly meeting & Lecture “Florida Hawksbill Project” by Lawrence (Larry) D. Wood #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } Judy Hill as Marjory S. Douglas Sheila Calderon, “Marjory” and Susan Snyder MARJORY’S BIRTHDAY PARTY GREAT SUCCESS! On her 123rd birthday Marjorie . . . → Read More: Follow-up on Apr 6 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARJORY/ EVERGLADES PARTY The public is invited to enjoy birthday cake and children’s crafts at the Grassy Waters Preserve South Side Nature Center back deck, to celebrate the Everglades and the 123rd birthday of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, author of, The Everglades: River of Grass. Published in 1947 by the diminutive journalist and ardent Everglades supporter, and reprinted over . . . → Read More: Sat Apr 6 10am-3pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARJORY/ EVERGLADES PARTY  Comments are closed  Latest News  1000 friends of florida, birthday party, Everglades, grassy waters, marjory stoneman douglas, river of grass, sierra club NOTICE: Due to unexpected circumstances beyond our control, the ASE Annual Meeting, Pot-Luck-Dinner, and Lecture will be held in a different room than usual at Pine Jog. IT WILL BE HELD IN PINE JOG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S MEDIA CENTER. TIMES AND PARKING REMAIN THE SAME. DIRECTIONS: INSTEAD OF HEADING STRAIGHT ON SIDEWALK TO OUR REGULAR . . . → Read More: LAST MINUTE ROOM CHANGE FOR ASE ANNUAL MEETING & DINNER APRIL 2 6:30 pm The first annual Everglades Action Day will take place in Tallahassee on Tuesday, April 9th. Everglades Coalition members from across the state will meet to educate and engage our state legislators on critical Everglades restoration, water quality, and habitat protection issues. www.evergladescoalition.org The April issue of the Everglade Kite is now available online. ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING& POT-LUCK DINNER & LECTURE “Creating Images of Birds: The Step Beyond Snapshots.” by Don Mullaney, Photographer Tuesday, April 2, 6:30 p.m.
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Don Mullaney with Mitzi and Molly Join us as Don Mullaney shows how to make your own bird photos much more than just snapshots. Don has been . . . → Read More: Tues April 2 Annual Meeting, Pot Luck Supper, & Lecture Better Bird Photography by Don Mullaney Comments are closed Latest News annual meeting, barn swallow, bird photography, Don Mullaney, pot luck dinner The March issue of the Everglade Kite is now available online.
Dr Peter Merritt, Ph. D. Join us on Tuesday, March 5 to hear about the “SPRING WARBLER ROUND-UP” by Dr. Peter Merritt, Ph. D. Ramp up your knowledge of warblers as warblers ramp up during spring migration. This fast paced presentation features original high definition video of all species of warblers that breed in . . . → Read More: Mar 5 7:30 pm Monthly meeting + lecture “SPRING WARBLER ROUND-UP” by Dr. Peter Merritt, Ph. D. (See member picture gallery below). The bird of the month for March, Bombycilla cedrorum, is one of only three species worldwide in the family Bombycillidae. This starling-sized bird with a vaguely flycatcher appearance looks like neither bird when seen adequately, and sounds like nothing else. This black-masked brown gray and lemoncolored bird enjoys eating fruit; . . . → Read More: 2013 March Bird of the Month CEDAR WAXWING (next month Barn Swallow) Everglades Day 2013 was a great success helped by the great weather and the interesting presentations and guided walks. Over 4000 people attended and no waits for the bus at the end of the day! The Cypress Swamp Boardwalk tours were a big hit as were the animal programs. Programs ranged from research being done . . . → Read More: Sue Snyder – EVERGLADES DAY 2013 WRAP Up http://www.loxahatcheefriends.com/Events_files/EventsEDay.shtml (LINK HERE for full day schedule of events) Saturday February 9, 2013 8am to 4pm rain or shine 14th Annual Everglades Day Festival Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge -“Healthy Everglades Healthy People” An exciting panel discussion among health professionals, environmental scientists, and other leaders will keynote Everglades Day. This year we are . . . → Read More: Sat Feb 9 8AM EVERGLADES DAY festival & events schedule Everglades Day is coming in February and Sylvia Pelizza brings us the latest on Everglades issues and research at our February meeting. Wildlife and wild places have always been important to Sylvia Pelizza and her family. Since 2008 Sylvia has been the manager, then project leader, at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Her . . . → Read More: Feb 5 7:30 pm Monthly meeting + lecture “LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE: RESEARCH AND ISSUES” by SYLVIA R. PELIZZA Green Cay Nature Center and Wetlands 5th Annual Photo Contest Entry deadline: 2 PM, March 16, 2013. For details, see the flyer (click the flyer for a larger version): Grassy Waters Preserve “Behind the Scenes” Field Trip Saturday, January 26 Meet at 8:00 a.m. in the parking lot of the nature center on the south side of Northlake Boulevard, west of Beeline Highway. We will car pool to an area not open to the public. If you have questions, call Chuck Weber at 561-602-0326. The February issue of the Everglade Kite is now available online. Come join the photography workshop given by Don Mullaney Saturday Jan 12, 9am, at the Green Cay Nature Center. Classroom instruction followed by hands-on Boardwalk photography. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { . . . → Read More: Saturday Jan 12 9AM DON MULLANEY BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY workshop Green Cay The January edition of the Everglade Kite is now available online. Join us on Tuesday Jan 8 to hear “Weather Extremes: The Challenge of Managing the Regional Water Resources of South Florida” by Susan Bullock Sylvester, Director, Operations and Control & Hydro Data Management Department. Her presentation will focus on the history of the managed Everglades system and the challenges of balancing the needs of the natural . . . → Read More: Jan 8 7:30 pm Monthly meeting + lecture “Extreme Weather” by Susan Bullock Sylvester The November 2012 ERM status report is available to see what’s going on around the county; just click that link to get the PDF. ERM is sponsoring a dark sky event at Okeeheelee in March (on the 9th), in conjunction with Palm Beach county’s chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association (remember the light pollution presentation . . . → Read More: November ERM project status available now.
Clive with Live Owl at Everglades Day Come join the fun at the 8th Annual Holiday Party. There will be a demonstration by Clive Pinnock featuring live birds: Screech Owl, Great Horned Owl, and Barred Owl. Learn important facts about these special night birds. Bring your camera and enjoy taking pictures, up close and . . . → Read More: Fri Dec 7 Invitation to Free Annual Okeheelee Winter Holiday Party The December issue of the Everglade Kite is now available on our website. Come Dec 4 to the Annual Holiday Pot Luck Dinner and see Clive Pinnock, naturalist and manager of Okeeheelee Nature Center, present “On the Move: Animal Migration.” Clive Pinnock at Everglades Day In the October and November issues of the KITE Clive wrote background articles entitled Wildlife Survival Strategies Part one and Part two. In . . . → Read More: Tues Dec 4 Annual HOLIDAY POT LUCK DINNER and pgm “Animal Migration” by Clive Pinnock The November 24th bird walk at Green Cay saw nearly a dozen birders tally 40 species on a beautiful fall day. Temperatures in the 50s at the start, high 60s at the end, light breezes, lots of sunshine. We didn’t get the Northern Harrier that people have been seeing regularly, nor the Least or American . . . → Read More: Trip Report: Green Cay The November issue of the Everglade Kite is now available on our website. |
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