Audubon Everglades

A1 FEB
2022-01-15 08:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | FL
Join Hendry-Glades Audubon for this escorted driving tour on the levees in and around the reservoirs of this South Florida Water Management District Equalization Flow Basin in southwestern Palm Beach County.

Registration is required through Hendry-Glades Audubon. For more Information on where to meet, directions, and how to register, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-1-feb-flow-equalization-basin-bird-watching-trips-tickets-196010281027?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Lake Okeechobee Exploration with Dr. Paul Grey
2022-01-16 09:00 | FL

Lake Okeechobee Exploration
2022-01-16 09:00 - 13:00 | FL
This trip will explore the south end of Lake Okeechobee and explore its plumbing system. We will discuss lake management, ecology, human history including hurricanes that killed thousands, farming, drainage, politics and BIRDS and FISH.

We start at the largest drainage gates on the lake at the St Lucie Canal, drive south to the Pahokee Marina that had the massive algal blooms (that are cleaned up now), to Belle Glade that was over washed by the 1928 storm, see the S2 pump station on the Palm Beach Canal that goes through the Palm Beaches, stop at the S-3 pump station on the Miami Canal, look at dike repair work all along the way, and end up in Clewiston where we can eat lunch at the Martin Marina Tiki Bar on the Industrial Canal.

Meet: at Structure (S) 308 parking lot by Lake Okeechobee at the intersection of SR 76 Kanner Hwy and Highway 441.

Audubon Everglades Photography Group presents:
2022-01-17 19:00 | FL
Critique Session: Nature, People in Nature

Guest Critique: Conservation Photographer Dustin Angell

Deadline Jan 14th midnight to submit photos to PhotoContest Pro for critique

This Critique Session will provide constructive feedback on AEPG members’ images to help you improve your photos. Each registered AEPG member may submit a total of two photos in the two categories: Nature & Nature +.

If you are interested in Conservation photography and have specific questions, we will have time for discussion after the critique.

About Dustin Angell

Dustin is an environmental educator and conservation photographer living and working in the Headwaters of the Florida Everglades. As the Director of Education at Archbold Biological Station in Venus, FL, he builds community relationships and interprets ecological research for audiences of all ages. Dustin’s photography documents the science and conservation challenges of the region and the people trying to solve them. Dustin is the current President of the League of Environmental Educators in Florida and the recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Educator Award from the Florida Chapter of the Wildlife Society.

Critique sessions are open to Friends of Audubon Everglades. To register with AEPG and receive information on how to submit your photos for the Jan. 17 Critique Session, please be sure you’ve sent an email stating your first and last name, email address, and phone number (inside the body of the email) to: aepgregister@auduboneverglades.org

Jonathan Dickinson State Park Scrub Jay Walk
2022-01-19 09:00 - 11:00 | Johnathan Dickinson State Park, 16450 S.E. Federal hwy, Hobe Sound, Florida, 33455
Join Jim Howe, JD SP volunteer, for a walk through the imperiled Florida scrub habitat and learn about this unique ecosystem and the wildlife that depends on it to survive, particularly the Florida Scrub Jay.

Fee: Entry fee of $6.00 per vehicle, unless you have a park pass.

Meet: Take the first left after the entry to the Ranger Station, then park in the small lot just ahead on the right.

STA 5/6 Hendry-Glades
2022-01-22 08:00 - 13:00 | FL
Through a partnership with Hendry-Glades Audubon, the South Florida Water Management District will offer the public escorted birding trips to Stormwater Treatment Area 5 (STA-5/6) located at the Blumberg Road Public Access Trailhead.

Meet: At the Blumberg entrance to the STA

Registration is  required  through Hendry-Glades Audubon. For more Information and to register please visit:  https://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org/?page_id=110

Map and SFGWMD Liability Release form available on Hendry Glades Audubon website: http://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org

https://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org/?page_id=110

Green Cay Wetland
2022-01-23 04:00 - 18:00 | Green Cay Wetland, 12800 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach, Florida, 33437
Take a walk with Valleri Brauer on the elevated boardwalks of a beautiful, created wetland and see resident birds and migratory visitors at this Boynton Beach birding hotspot.

Meet: in front of the Visitor Center.

Green Heron Butorides virescens photo by Photography Group member Mark Slifkin

STA 1 E
2022-01-23 07:50, 2022-02-19 07:50 | FL

STA 1-E
2022-01-23 07:50 - 11:00 | FL
STA 1 East is being offered to us in partnership with SFWMD. Join us in this great opportunity to experience Florida’s native wildlife.

There are no bathrooms available. The nearest restroom facilities are approx. 3 miles south at the first entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas Environmental Preserve. This is an auto tour and carpooling is encouraged to limit the number of vehicles. Please RSVP your vehicle full of attendees as one 1 ticket.

Green Cay Wetlands
2022-01-23 16:00, 2022-03-04 08:00 | FL

Grassy Waters Preserve: Behind the scenes
2022-01-29 08:00 - 11:00 | FL
Join us on a walk through an area that is general closed to the public. As we look at native flora and hopefully migrating birds.

Florida's Ice Age
2022-02-01 19:00 - 21:00 | FL
Presented by: Sara Ayers Rigsby – Director, Southeast & Southwest Regions, Florida Atlantic University Public Archeology Network presents on ancient species.

Florida has been a great place to live for over 10,000 years. With a cooler climate and roaming mastodons, Florida used to be much different place. Learn about how Florida’s first people survived and thrived in this environment by counting on a paleo-diet (before it was all the rage), and how archaeological evidence helps tell the story of this long ago past.

Bio

Sara Ayers-Rigsby specializes in cultural resources management and historic preservation. Prior to beginning her role as Southeast/Southwest Regional Director, she spent 10 years working as an archaeologist throughout the United States, with a regional focus on the archaeology of the southeast and Mid Atlantic. She earned her M.A. in Archaeology for Screen Media from the University of Bristol, UK, and her B.A. in Classical Archaeology from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. She is certified as a member of the Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA). Her research interests include public outreach and archaeology, archaeological compliance legislation, and industrial archaeology in Florida. She loves visiting state parks, historical sites, and house museums in south Florida and is always thrilled to talk to others about them.

STA 2 Flamingo Pursuit
2022-02-04 07:50 | FL

Wakodahatchee Wetlands
2022-02-05 08:00 - 10:00 | Wakodahatchee, 13270 Jog Rd, Delray, Fl, 33484
Take a short walk with Valleri Brauer on the elevated boardwalks of this beautiful, created wetland, and have an up-close experience with our resident birds and migratory visitors at this Delray Beach birding hotspot.

Fee: Free

Meet: At top of ramp

Pine Glades Natural Area
2022-02-12 07:30 | FL

Pine Glades Natural Area
2022-02-12 07:30 - 10:00 | Pine Glades, 14122 W Indiantown Rd, Jupiter, 33478
Join Dr. Mark Cook for a walk through a wetland wonderland. The Pine Glades Natural Area is a great place to enjoy nature. It attracts herons, white ibis along with colorful wading birds including roseate spoonbills.

Meet in parking area.

Wellington Environmental Preserve
2022-02-12 08:00 | FL

Wellington Environmental Preserve
2022-02-12 08:00 - 11:00 | Wellington Environmental Preserve, 3491 Flying Cow Ranch Road, Wellington, FL, 33470, United States
Join Mary Dunning for a walk along the paved path of this nature preserve where 182 species of birds of been recorded. We hope to catch sightings of some our migratory birds Savanah & Swamp Sparrows, Eastern Towhee, along with our usual local birds.

Meet: In the parking lot

Green Cay Wetlands
2022-02-13 16:30 - 18:00 | Green Cay Wetland, 12800 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach, Florida, 33437
Take a walk with Valleri Brauer on the elevated boardwalks of a beautiful, created wetland and see resident birds and migratory visitors at this Boynton Beach birding hotspot.

Meet: in front of Visitor Center.

Green Heron Butorides virescens photo by Photography Group member Mark Slifkin

STA 1 E
2022-02-19 07:50 - 11:05 | FL
Through a partnership with Audubon Everglades, the South Florida Water Management District will offer the public escorted birding trips to Stormwater Treatment Area 1E located off Flying Cow Road. Registration is required through Audubon Everglades.

Please RSVP your vehicle full of attendees as one 1 ticket.

Every participant needs to print and sign (including your address) the South Florida Water Management Liability Release bring it with you to the trip. Located on AE Home page Programs and Events-> Field Trips-> Liability Release Form. The field guide will collect it.

MAXIMUM 10 Vehicles. Registration is required.

Meet: At the entrance

Directions: Take I-95 or the Turnpike to Southern Blvd (SR 80) Drive West. You will pass Binks Forest Road and the next intersection is Flying Cow Road. (It has its own turn lane) Turn Left, cross the canal and the entrance is immediately on your right. (if you see the entrance to Lion Country Safari you have gone to far).

NOTE: There are no bathrooms here. The nearest restroom facilities are approx. 3 miles South at the first entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas Environmental Preserve.

Riverbend Park
2022-02-20 08:00 | FL

Riverbend Park
2022-02-20 08:00 - 10:00 | Riverbend Park, 9060 West Indiantown Road, Jupiter, FL, 33478, United States
Join Ed Kawecki and enjoy the beauty of this park along the Loxahatchee River as he spots birds for us. Meet in the parking lot by the restrooms.

STA 5/6 Hendry-Glades
2022-02-20 08:00 - 13:00, 2022-03-05 08:00 - 13:00 | FL
Through a partnership with Hendry-Glades Audubon, the South Florida Water Management District will offer the public escorted birding trips to Stormwater Treatment Area 5 (STA-5/6) located at the Blumberg Road Public Access Trailhead.

Meet: At the Blumberg entrance to the STA

Registration is  required  through Hendry-Glades Audubon. For more Information and to register please visit:  https://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org/?page_id=110

https://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org/?page_id=110

Green Cay Wetlands
2022-03-04 08:00 - 10:00 | Green Cay Wetland, 12800 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach, Florida, 33437
Take a walk with Valleri Brauer on the elevated boardwalks of a beautiful, created wetland and see resident birds and migratory visitors at this Boynton Beach birding hotspot.

Meet: in front of the visitors center.

Green Heron Butorides virescens photo by Photography Group member Mark Slifkin

An Evening with Clyde Butcher
2022-03-08 18:45 - 20:45 | FL
Clyde Butcher, recognized both nationally and internationally, is regarded as Florida’s finest landscape photographer. He has been preserving the untouched areas of the landscape on film for more than thirty-five years. His black and white images are created using an 8″x10″, 11″x14″, or 12″x20″ view camera. Clyde prints his images in his own darkroom on fiberbase paper in a limited edition. The photographs are selenium toned, then mounted and matted to current archival standards. His images come in sizes from 8″x10″ inches to5’x8′ feet. His love of art and nature is seen in the exceptional detail and more subtle textures of his photography Clyde has been honored by the State of Florida with the highest award that can be given a private citizen: the Artist Hall of Fame Award. He was also chosen as “Person of the Week” on the ABC Peter Jennings TV evening news program, and has received the Heartland Community Service Award from Florida Governor Chiles for educating the people of Florida about the beauty of their state. He has also been honored with the Conservation Colleague Award, given to him by The Nature Conservancy. The Sierra Club has awarded him the Ansel Adams Conservation Award, which is given to a photographer who shows excellence in photography and has contributed to the public awareness of the environment.

A collection of his work can be seen in his books: America the Beautiful, Cuba – The Natural Beauty, National Parks, Clyde Butcher – Visions of Dali’s Spain, and his newest legacy book The Everglades – Clyde Butcher. A large selection of Clyde’s photography, can be seen at his Venice Gallery & Studio in Venice, Florida, and at his Big Cypress Gallery, which is located on thirteen acres in the center of the Everglades, mid-way between Naples and Miami on the Tamiami Trail (Hwy. 41), in the Big Cypress National Preserve. The gallery is surrounded by more than a million acres of National Park wetlands and cypress strands of wild Florida.

Fran Reich Preserve
2022-03-12 07:30 | FL

Fran Reich Preserve
2022-03-12 07:30 - 10:30 | FL
About this event

Join field guide Bruce Pickholtz in this restricted access STA. Audubon Everglades in partnership with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), is pleased to offer this special access to this STA . Communication is via two-way radios.

The purpose of this trip is to document the elusive Black Rail. Additional target birds are the Sedge Wren, Grasshopper Sparrow and Virginia Rail.

There is one spot where we use the cars as blinds and stay in the cars. We are less likely to get the Black Rail to vocalize and zero chance of actually seeing one if people are walking around.

Different parts of the STA we will get out and explore on foot.

*********All participants************

1) Participants need to print and sign the South Florida Water Management Liability Release (including address) available on the Audubon Everglades Home page->Programs & Events-> Field Trips-> Liability Release Form. Please bring this with you to the event, the field guide will collect this.

2)The Audubon Everglades Liability Release at the time of the event.

There are no restrooms here. There is a WAWA for gas & restrooms. Located at 7705 FL-7, Parkland, FL 33073 Corner of Fl 7 & Loxahatchee Road which you turn onto.

Please RSVP your vehicle full of attendees as one 1 ticket. No need to print.

If you need to cancel after registration, please contact Paula 561-248-9089.

Directions to Fran Reich Preserve from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI)

Get on I-95 S in West Palm Beach Follow I-95 S to SW 10th St in Deerfield Beach. Take exit 41 from I-95 S23 min (26.5 mi) Merge onto I-95 S26.1 mi Take exit 41 for SW 10th St/FL-869 toward Sawgrass Expy0.4 mi Turn right onto SW 10th St5 min (2.6 mi)Continue on FL-869 S to Parkland. Take exit 15 from FL-869 S5 min (5.6 mi) Continue on N University Dr. Drive to State Hwy 827 in Palm Beach County7 min (3.9 mi) Fran Reich Preserve Coral Springs, FL 33076

Per google maps from PBI to Fran Reich Preserve it is 41.8 miles / 45 min drive time

My GPS coordinates to here are as follows:

N 26 .21.04.29

W 080.16.59.74

After you turn onto Loxahatchee Road travel approx. 5.3 miles, the entrance is on the right. If you travel to the end of the road, Aurthur Marshall Loxahatchee entrance you have missed it.
