SPEAKER SERIES PROGRAM

"IMPORTANCE OF SALT MARSH AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE"

Tuesday, FEBRUARY 11

speaker Heather Nagy

Please join us and learn how salt marshes play a crucial role in climate resiliency by serving as natural buffers against storm surges and coastal erosion, mitigating the impacts of extreme weather events. Also, the presentation will explain how NFLT (North Florida Land Trust) has worked to specifically target regionally significant properties with salt marsh environments in order to implement the goals of stakeholders in the region to protect those environments and realize their resiliency potential.


FIELD TRIP
MIKE ROESS GOLD HEAD BRANCH STATE PARK
Saturday, FEBRUARY 22
Join us as we explore examples of prescribed fire seen at the December 10th “Prescribed Fire” program,
along with some bird watching.
Approx. 2 - 3 hours

DIFFICULTY LEVEL 2: May involve uneven terrain; 1 to 2 miles.
To reserve your spot contact
Anne Pierce santafeaudubonfl@aol.com

Entry Fee:
$5 per vehicle (two to eight people)
$4 single-occupant vehicle and motorcycles
Meet at Gold Head’s picnic/parking area
(1.7 miles from the entrance) at 8:30 AM
Entrance address is 6239 State Road 21, Keystone Heights
ask for a park map to locate the picnic/parking area

RESTROOMS ARE AT THIS LOCATION



GTM NERR - RESEARCH RESERVE
Saturday, MARCH 8
Teeming with life, the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM NERR Research Reserve) is a dynamic, ever changing place with many interconnected habitats from the ocean to the forests which provides for a great diversity of plants and animals.

Approx. 2 - 3 hours
Difficulty Level 2
May involve uneven terrain; yellow trail is 2.2 miles round trip
PARKING FEE: $3.00 per vehicle up to 8 people
To reserve your spot contact: santafeaudubonfl@aol.com
To caravan from Melrose meet on the west side of Heritage Park at 7:15 AM OR
GTM Reserve - 505 Guana River Rd, Ponte Vedra Beach at 9:00 AM
at the trailhead parking lot which is straight back as far as you can drive once you turn off A1A
(over a fourth of a mile beyond the visitor center turnoff).
Restrooms are near the entrance and the parking lot, where we will meet.


Stay hydrated and use sunscreen.

If you are not a member or friend of Santa Fe Audubon (a chapter in North Central Florida) and would like to be on our email list to receive our newsletter, please email us at santafeaudubonfl@aol.com


Sallie Carlock
President



SFAS Program Meetings
Active: Oct. - May
Annual Report
When: Speaker Series Programs are held Tuesdays evenings at 6:45PM October thru May

Where: Trinity Episcopal Parish Hall (204 SR 26 downtown Melrose)

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Ann Stodola
Dr. Jeff Smith
John Sloane
Richard Segall
Carol Sallette
Anne Pierce
Ida Little
Joyce King
Ray Franklin
Bill Chitty
Sallie Carlock
Jan & Bill Bolte
Keith Bollum
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Santa Fe Audubon - Who we are

Santa Fe Audubon Society, Inc. is one of more than 40 Audubon chapters in Florida, and is chartered by the National Audubon Society and Audubon Florida.  The chapter serves Putnam, Bradford, western Clay, and eastern Alachua Counties.  We are a 501(c)3, tax-exempt organization.

We live in a special part of Florida, where natural and agricultural lands blend with small towns to provide a peaceful, rural way of life.  Santa Fe Audubon strives to offer recreational, educational, and conservation activities that reflect the values embodied in that way of life.

All are welcome to our activities!

Our Vision:

We envision communities where wildlife habitats and a culture of conservation thrive.

Our Mission:

To educate people of all ages in the value and necessity of environmental stewardship through public programs, conservation actions, personal example, partnerships, and opportunities to experience the natural world.

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Home based in Melrose, Florida, the Santa Fe Audubon Society covers most of Putnam County, all of Bradford County, eastern portions of Alachua County, and most of southwestern Clay County

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