Monthly Meeting and Lecture
Monthly MEETING and LECTURE: “Waterbird Entanglement Prevention” by Sandy Reed,
Date and Time
(Second Tuesday) January 8, 7:00 p.m. meeting & lecture.
Light refreshments at 6:30.
Rooms 101 and 102 at FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, 6301 Summit Blvd, (near Jog Road) in West Palm Beach. Meeting is free and open to the public.
Program Overview
Sandy Reed tells us that, during a birding trip to view Razorbills at the Sunshine Skyway Pier in the winter of 2012, she had a stunning revelation. It was there she first witnessed Brown Pelicans entangled in fishing line, something impossible to ignore. At the suggestion of Ann Paul, Audubon Florida, Coastal Island Sanctuaries, Sandy initiated the Bird Protection Committee as a collaborative effort of individuals and organizations to brainstorm means to reduce injuries and mortality to birds from fishing line. According to FWC, entanglement in fishing line is the leading cause of death for Brown Pelicans. Some of the answers are amazingly simple and effective, similar to pulling a thread on a sweater. A quote of John Muir describes Sandy’s Pelican journey well, “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
ABOUT SANDY REED
Sandy has always admired and been amazed by birds, but she became more “all in” upon her retirement in 2009. Sandy has been a member of Tampa Audubon for 10 years and served as VP for 6 years; she has been the Bird Protection Committee Chair since its inception. She is an avid Backyard Birder and leads an 8-week OLLI class called “Natural Hillsborough.” She loves to awaken people to the beautiful birds of Florida hiding in plain sight, right under our noses! Birds have always been admired and amazed me, but I became more “all in” upon my retirement in 2009. I have been a member of Tampa Audubon for 10 years and served as VP for 6 years and as the Bird Protection Committee Chair since its inception. I’m an avid Backyard Birder and lead an 8 week OLLI class called Natural Hillsborough. I love to awaken people to the beautiful birds of Florida, hiding in plain sight, right under our noses!
Meeting and program is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for light refreshments, in rooms 101 and 102 at FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, 6301 Summit Blvd (near Jog Road) in West Palm Beach. We look forward to seeing you there!
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