Audubon Everglades

STA 5/6 Hendry-Glades
2022-03-05 08:00 - 13:00, 2022-02-20 08:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 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

STA-5/6 Registration for Driving Trips, Schedule and Map

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Wellington Environmental Preserve
2022-02-12 08:00, 2022-01-15 08:00 | 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 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 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

STA-5/6 Registration for Driving Trips, Schedule and Map

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.

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

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.

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

A1 FEB
2022-01-15 08:00 - 13:00 | 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

Lakeside STA Photography Birding Trip from Martin County Audubon
2022-01-15 08:00 - 12:00 | Lakeside Ranch STA, 7250 SW Conners Hwy, Okeechobee, Fl, 34974
Join John Nelson for a self-guided auto tour of the 2600 acre Lakeside Ranch STA (Stormwater Treatment Area). Registration is required: https://www.audubonofmartincounty.org/events

WHAT TO BRING: Binoculars, camera, reference books, water and snacks.

REGISTER HERE: https://www.audubonofmartincounty.org/events

Wellington Environmental Preserve
2022-01-15 08:00 - 11:00 | Wellington Environmental Preserve, 3491 Flying Cow Ranch Road, Wellington, FL, 33470, United States
Join Chris Golia 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
