The Illegal Trapping of Songbirds
Zoom LinkZoom-Hosted Presentation (advance registration required) 6:45-7:00PM Social time with fellow members, guests, and presenter About the Program Captain Jay Marvin will talk to us about the widespread illegal trapping of songbirds in South Florida. He will describe what FWC has been doing to stem the activity, show us the types of illegal traps used […]
Green Cay Wetlands
Green Cay Wetland 12800 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach, FloridaTake 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. Restrooms are available in the Visitor's Center.
Dr. Reed Bowman
RECOVERING THE RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER “Fires, cavity management, and assisted dispersal: A successful strategy for recovering the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker.” Dr. Reed Bowman, Research Program Director, Avian Ecology, Archbold Biological Station About the Presentation While Archbold Biological Station’s Avian Ecology Program may be best known for its research of the Florida Scrub-Jay (You may remember Dr. […]
June Challenge STA 1 East
STA-1E 1191 Flying Cow Road, Wellington, FlThis is a unique opportunity to see what birds are here in June. 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. This is a self-guided tour. Please RSVP […]
Dr. Nate Dorn: Droughts, Floods, and Wading Bird Nesting in the Everglades
Dr. Nathan Dorn, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University About the Presentation The Everglades, our slow-moving river of grass, is home to the largest wading bird breeding population in North America. Many spring seasons its coastal mangroves, sawgrass marshes, and pine flatwoods are dripping with the whites, pinks, and blues of the hundreds […]
Going With The Flow: The Story of STAs and Everglades Restoration Projects
Zoom LinkNatasha Warraich, Senior Environmental Analyst with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), will be presenting on her role in large-scale Everglades restoration projects and how people, wildlife and the Everglades benefit from these projects. She will discuss how STAs are designed and what goes into creating them Natasha Warraich is a wildlife biologist with […]