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Become a member before the year ends!
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Tropical Audubon Society is having a membership drive. By joining in this fall, you will receive a free shopping bag. If you donate $30 or more we will send you a water bottle. If you become a named donor at $50 or more, Habify will perform a home energy audit worth over $100.   |
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Restoration Work Days at TAS
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Learn about native plants and help Tropical maintain the native landscape.
Next Restoration Work days:
Sat., December 8
Porter-Russell Pine Rockland Preserve
22100 SW 124th Ave
Miami, Fl 33170
8:30- 12 p.m.
Share our flier!
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Sat., November 17
Steinberg Nature Center at Tropical Audubon Society
No RSVP Required
Restoring these properties is supported by Together Green and volunteers like you!
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Intern with Tropical Audubon and gain a world of experience from The Voice of Conservation in South Florida. Our internships are individualized and tailored to meet each intern's needs, interests and talents. We offer internships in the following areas:
- Conservation Intern
- Restoration Intern
- Education/Outreach Intern
- Media Intern
- Library & Historical Intern
Please contact Celeste De Palma to set-up an interview. Read our flier for more information.
Native Miamian, and founder of Soaring Eagle Yoga, Jill Rapperport, is an experienced registered yoga instructor, meditation teacher, Level III Reiki master, shaman and spiritual life coach. She brings a unique blend of business experience, a breadth of yoga knowledge, philosophy experience, anatomical knowledge, musical training and varied spiritual practices to her classes.
Jill brings to Tropical Audubon quality instruction on all the limbs of yoga, including meditation and philosophy.
Check our flyer or call Jill at
305-662-YOGA (9642) for more information!
Birding Fieldtrips:
 November 2012
Everglades National Park Beginning Birding
On Sat., November 17,
at 7:30am. There is an entrance fee to the park. Bring lunch.
Snake Bight Kayaking/Canoeing On Sat., November 24, David Schaffter leads this kayak/canoe trip to Snake Bight in Everglades National Park, a 7-9 mile round-trip paddle, designed for intermediate to advanced paddlers. Meet at Flamingo Marina for a 9:00am departure. Return by 4:00pm. Bring lunch, water, hat, sunscreen, insect repellant and PFDs. There is an entrance fee to the park, plus a kayak/canoe entrance fee. Rentals, including paddles/PFDs, are available at the marina: kayaks-$45.00 per day, canoes-$32.00 for 8 hours. Call 239-695-3101 for rental details.
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Paddle Out with Tropical Audubon to discover Biscayne Bay!
 Join TAS's experienced kayak guides as they take you through waterways you never knew existed! Discover South Florida from a different point of view and get a first hand view at the environment Tropical Audubon fights so hard to protect. We will meet on Sat., November 17 at 10:00 a.m. at the kayak launch site at Chapman Field. Enter the park, stay to the left and follow the road down to the launch site. We appreciate a $40 donation per paddler which includes a Paddle Out guide and sticker, and a free membership to Tropical Audubon Society. Please RSVP by Fri., November 16 by COB. Contact us for more questions. Hablamos espaņol y podemos conducir el tour en espaņol si lo desea! Please bring lunch and water. Swimwear is highly recommended. Please wear sunscreen. Tours are scheduled for the third Saturday of every month through January.
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Deering Goes to the Birds!
For the first time in 10 years, The Deering Estate at Cutler will host the 2012 "Deering Goes to the Birds," an all-day event featuring lectures and walking tours of Deering's Natural Areas led by Tropical Audubon birding experts and enthusiasts and other local environmental organizations.
The event is free with regular admission - $12 for adults and $7 for children (ages 4-14).
See the schedule of events here and make sure to stop by the Deering Estate for an incredible birding experience. TAS Board of Directors, Rafael Galvez, will be giving a presentation on "Important Birding Areas (IBA) along Biscayne Bay and The Atlantic Flyway." You can't miss it, see you there!
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Yes to MORE WATER and MORE LAND!
1M signatures = Amendment included in the 2014 Ballot
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.
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Conservation Committee Meeting
 Be part of the conversation with South Florida's environmental concerns! We will meet at 7:30 p.m. to discuss conservation issues facing our region at the Historic Doc Thomas House. Please bring your ideas and interests to the table with our committee members, and Dennis Olle our Conservation Chair, and Executive Director Laura Reynolds.
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.
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Biscayne Bay Regional Restoration Coordination Team (BBRTC) Meeting
 The Biscayne Bay Regional Restoration Coordination Team (BBRRCT) was formed to develop and implement an Action Plan to protect and restore Biscayne Bay.
Biscayne Bay is one of South Florida's ecotourism drivers. Not only that, anyone growing up around it knows its aesthetic value and how it has enhanced one's quality of life. We owe future generations the opportunity of growing up enjoying the Bay as much as we did.
Join TAS on Thursday, Nov. 28 and other members of the BBRRTC in drafting the strategies needed to bring Biscayne Bay back to health. It is valuable public input what makes these meetings so successful. See you there!
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Farewell Reception for Biscayne National Park Superintendent Mark Lewis
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Naturalists Needed for Return Peace Corps Volunteer of South Florida Everglades Outing!
Join the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida and share your Everglades knowledge with a group of at-risk children and teens who have not had the opportunity to spend an afternoon among one of nature's most splendid creations. It truly makes a difference in their lives and you will feel great about it.
If you would like to volunteer as a naturalist please see the attached flyer for more details and contact Kiki Mutis to confirm your attendance. Can't make it? Please share this with your fellow naturalists! 
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Save the Date: 8th Annual Holiday Potluck Picnic
 Celebrate with Tropical Audubon, Dade Chapter Florida Native Plant Society, Miami Blue Chapter, North American Butterfly Assoc., and TREEmendous Miami for our annual potluck picnic. Rain or shine, we will meet at at the Bill Sadowski Park, 17555 SW 79 Ave.
After lunch in the picnic shelter, you can take an easy nature walk at 2:30 with plant, butterfly and bird experts. Bring your binoculars for bird and butterfly spotting. Or enjoy the park's trails and nature center on your own. You may also fish in the adjacent canal or use the park's canoes to take a paddle.
Please RSVP with Patty Phares, 305-255-6404 and tell her the number attending, your potluck item (main dish, side/salad, or dessert) and phone number. Cash donations are also possible. Tea/soft drinks provided (you may bring beer).
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Save the Date: Everglades Coalition Conference 2013
The Everglades Coalition is an alliance of more than fifty local, state and national conservation and environmental organizations dedicated to full restoration of the greater Everglades ecosystem, from the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes into Lake Okeechobee and to the estuaries, through the River of Grass, out to Florida Bay and the Keys.
Please attend so you could be part of history as we strive to move forward the largest restoration project on the Planet! Register here. Contact Dawn Shirreffs for more information.
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