Located just a few steps west of the TAS property, Whisk Gourmet is owned by siblings Brendan and Kristin Connor, and is critically praised for its deftly prepared locally and seasonally inspired dishes turned out with contemporary American flair.
 
Signature dishes include homemade shaved parmesan cheese and cracked pepper potato chips, cumin-dusted grilled chicken breast and the house classic fried green tomato sandwich.  Check out their menu and join us on October 2nd for some delicious American eats!

The Applicant Brown, now referred to as Kendall Properties, seeks to remove a restrictive covenant that would prevent residential housing on the edge of the Urban Development Boundary (UDB).  

The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) is taking a final vote on this issue on their next BCC meeting on Wed., October 3.

Read the letter we sent out to the BCC back on 2011, and to the PAB on August 20th, 2012. Get involved and tell your Commissioner to uphold the covenant the applicants had included in their application!  

Missed our Conservation Workshop? Watch it here! Rain or shine our Conservation Workshop was a success! We received great attention from over 80 TAS members, the public, various agencies and groups. 

We would like to thank our volunteers, Board of Directors and

most importantly thank our Sponsors: The Original Big Tomato, Urban Environment League, Budget Video Rentals, The Deering Estate and the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces Department.   

Please join us to continue the conversation at our monthly Conservation Committee Meeting on Wed., October 24 at 7:30 p.m. at our headquarters. Bring your ideas and interests to the table and be part of the conversation with South Florida's Voice of Conservation!  

This meeting is open to the public and if you cannot attend in person, we can provide a conference line upon request. Our parking entrance is on the side of the house at 55th Avenue.  Please contact us for more information.

TAS supports the Florida Water and Land Conservation Amendment, it is clear that a growing population will need clean water to drink. The future of our economic success is tied to clean water and green space.   

It's your time to lend your support and spread the word. Tell your friends, family, employers and organizations to sign in support of this Amendment dedicated to allocate the necessary resources to ensure the restoration, acquisition, and conservation of recreation lands in South Florida.

Join TAS and the Gables Hispanic Cultural Foundation to celebrate the Hispanic Heritage Month at the Gables Hispanic Cultural Festival!  

This event promises a weekend full of local area artists, Hispanic & Latin American cultural exhibitions, musical and folkloric dance presentations.  

Stop by TAS's booth and learn all about the migratory birds that use the Atlantic Flyway during migration!  

Help Tropical Audubon raise funds for this important project that monitors birds of prey as they journey down the Atlantic Flyway, through the Keys, towards the Caribbean and beyond! You can make the 13th Florida Keys Hawkwatch season a success! Volunteers get free housing in the Keys.     

With your support of only $100, you will receive a Hawkwatch Donor's Package that includes a limited edition Florida Keys Hawkwatcht T-shirt, a raptor ID chart and project information brochure, a Hawkwatch sticker, a Tropical Audubon Society canteen and the satisfaction of contributing to the conservation and study of raptors.  

For more information contact TASpublisher@gmail.com - 305-804-6003. Read about the Fla. Keys Hawkwatch here! 

Please attend so you could be part of history as we strive to move forward the largest restoration project on the Planet!