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Fieldtrip Calendar
| Sept. 4-Joe Barros will lead birders through Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens, followed by a walk through Matheson Hammock Park. Meet at 7:30 am in the Matheson parking area adjacent to Fairchild's north entrance. Entrance fee to Fairchild will be waived for TAS members.
Sept. 5-Bill Boeringer will lead birders through Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park. The park opens at 8 a.m. Participants should meet at No Name Harbor (from the entrance station, take your first right and drive west to the parking area). The walk will begin by 8:15.
Sept. 11-Brian Rapoza will lead birders through Kendall Indian Hammocks Park, 11395 SW 79 St. (entrance is on SW 107 Ave.), followed by a visit to the Environmental Center on the Miami-Dade College Kendall Campus. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the parking area near the Kendall Indian Hammock ballfields.
Sept. 12-Gigi Pardo will lead birders through A.D. Barnes Park. Enter on SW 72 Ave., just north of Bird Rd. (SW 40th St.). Meet at 7:30 a.m.
Sept. 18-The North American Migration Count is a semi-annual snapshot of the progress and shape of bird migration. On Sept. 18, birders from around the country will collect information on the abundance and distribution of migrant and resident birds. If you can find and identify birds and would like to participate in the count in either Miami-Dade or Monroe County, contact us at fieldtrips@tropicalaudubon.org.
Sept. 19-Roberto Torreswill lead this tour of Cutler Bay birding locations. Meet at Bill Sadowski Park, 17555 SW 79 Ave., at 7:30am. Other stops may include Black Point, Dump Marsh and Cutler Wetlands. No fee.
Sept. 25-Jim King, Interpretive Nature Coordinator for Miami-Dade Parks, will lead birders through Greynolds Park, 17530 W. Dixie Hgwy in North Miami Beach. Meet at the park boathouse at 7:30 a.m. Parking is available near the playground and the elevated mound opposite the boathouse.
Sept. 26-John Boyd will lead birders through Matheson Hammock on Old Cutler Rd. immediately north of Fairchild Gardens. The group meets in the parking area on the left inside the park entrance at 7:30 am.
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Work Days at TAS
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Learn about native plants and help Tropical maintain the native landscape at the Doc Thomas House.
Next work day: September 18, 8:30 a.m.-noon.
5530 Sunset Dr.
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Act Today! Biscayne National Park Mooring Buoy & Marker Plan
Biscayne National Park is reviewing its current navigational and mooring system. The proposed plan will encompass management options for certain boating areas that have resulted in resource damage and unsafe conditions for the park and its visitors, particularly the Sand Bar Key. Please read this letter from Mark Lewis, Superintendent of Biscayne National Park. For more information review the detailed park plan.
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Katy Sorenson endorses Eugene Flinn
Vote on Tues., November 2nd
 This past Thursday, exiting Miami-Dade County Commissioner Katy Sorenson expressed her support for Eugene Flinn, Palmetto Bay Mayor, for the District 8 seat. Lyna Bell is also in the race for the election on Novemeber 2nd. Please read more. |
Tell Congress to approve Everglades projects
The House Infrastructure and Transportation Committee has approved a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2010 that is missing three critical Everglades Restoration projects: Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (Rep. Ros Lehtinen), C-43 Reservoir (Rep. Rooney) and C-111 Spreader Canal (Reps. Mario and Lincoln Diaz-Balart). If you reside in one of these Representatives' districts, please contact them and urge them to include these projects in the WRDA bill, conditional to a chief's report.
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 Jeff Bouton: Digital photography through a scope
Wed., September 8 | 7:30 a.m. | 5530 Sunset Dr.
Jeff Bouton has taught hundreds of digiscoping workshops across the US, in the UK, Panama, & Trinidad & Tobago. His digiscoped images have appeared on the pages of various birding and photography publications. He works for Leica Sport Optics as the optics specialist to the birding & naturalist communities in North America.
Membership meetings are open to the public and held at the Doc Thomas House, 5530 Sunset Dr., near Red Rd. Parking is available behind the house, on 55 Ave. The doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show begins at 8:00 p.m. Call (305) 667-7337 for more information.
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SFWMD Governing Board Workshop
Wed., Sept. 8 | 3301 Gun Club Road, WPB
Many decisions facing our region are made by the Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District. Please consider attending the upcoming September meetings and review their agenda, which should be released today. The Wednesday workshop agenda will include a discussion about the agricultural drawdown, which begins at noon. District staff just released a report that you can review here. |
DeBlois Milledge Returns
Sun., Sept. 12 | 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. | 5530 Sunset Dr. The gates open at 5:30 p.m. for the The Deblois Milledge Band and Danny Campbell on drums to play at 6:00 p.m. Adult admission is $10 per person and kids enter for free. Since there will be limited parking on the ground please be prepared to park on the street or in a parking garage. Feel free to bring your own picnic, chairs, blankets, and picnic tables! There will be a donation bar, CDs and TAS memberships on sale. |
Help guide conservation at TAS workshop
Sat., Sept. 18 | 7 a.m.-3 p.m. | 16701 S.W. 72 Ave.
Join us for a day of reflection and brainstorming on September 18 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. This will take place at The Deering Estate, 16701 S.W. 72 Ave.
The day will begin with breakfast and a bird walk from 7 to 8 a.m., followed by a series of knowledgeable speakers: Maria Nardia, Miami-Dade County Parks & Recreation, Mark Woerner, Miami-Dade Planning & Zoning, Erik Stabenau, National Park Service, Ken Ammons, South Florida Water Management District . In the afternoon, we will provide lunch and set our conservation agenda for the coming year.
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Miami-Dade coastal cleanup
Saturday, September 25| Sites vary
Volunteers needed for the Miami Dade Coastal Cleanup! Cleanup locations are available throughout the county; registration required. After party at Miami Seaquarium for all volunteers. Please click here for more information. |
Find serenity in nature with yoga at TAS
Daily | 5530 Sunset Dr.
Enjoy the shady grounds or historic vibes of the Doc Thomas House this summer with our daily yoga classes. Classes are held daily at 5530 Sunset Dr. Contact instructor Suzen Gerrish for more information: (305) 333-4703. Read more.
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 Bird Day at Fairchild
Sun., October 3 | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens
Mark your calendars for Bird Day 2010, an exciting all-day event at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. There will be workshops, presentations and, of course, birding adventures. This event is free for TAS members and will begin with a bird walk at 7:00 a.m. Gates open to the public at 9:30 a.m.
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Raptor Enthusiasts Wanted! HMANA's efforts to reestablish migration monitoring in the Keys
No expert raptor ID skills are required to volunteer. A training session will be provided prior to the hawkwatching season to go over raptor identification and proper count protocol techniques. The Curry Hammock State Park hawkwatch is an important site because the narrowing of the Florida Peninsula into the Keys concentrates large flights of migrating raptors en route to southern wintering grounds.
If you would like to get involved, volunteer or have ideas for potential housing possibilities for Curry Hammock, please contact Julie Tilden . To learn more about HMANA's raptor monitoring efforts, please visit www.rpi-project.org. |
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