SAVE THE DATE!
TUESDAY OCTOBER 18
We are excited to announce the start of our 2022-2023 Speaker Series and Activites Season with a “Welcome Back” gathering and award presentation of our 2020 “Conservationist of the Year” to Timothy (Tim) Keyser President of Putnam Land Conservancy.

6:45 PM at Trinity Episcopal Parish Hall (204 SR 26 downtown Melrose) on Tuesday, October 18, 2022.

The safety of our membership is of upmost importance, and we encourage everyone to wear a mask.

You do not need to be a Santa Fe Audubon Society chapter member to attend our Speaker Series programs. All are welcome! If you would like to become a chapter member, a membership form is page 3 of this newsletter and can also be downloaded from our website. If you are not able to download and print it, you can simply send your payment (please make check payable to Santa Fe Audubon Society) and mail it to Santa Fe Audubon Society, PO Box 533, Melrose, FL 32666-0533. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone number and email.

OCTOBER FIELD TRIPS

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED!
We will be limiting the number of participants on all field trips. We ask that all observe personal distancing and suggest bringing a mask for everyone’s protection, just in case it is needed. Reservations for each trip will be filled on a first-come first-served basis with waiting lists in case of participant cancellation. Please be sure to include the field trip name and date along with your name, phone number(s) and e-mail address, in case we need to notify you of any changes.

To make your reservation, email santafeaudubonfl@aol.com

Field trip address and directions will be emailed with your reservation confirmation.

• SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
BOLEN BLUFF TRAIL AT PAYNES PRAIRIE PRESERVE STATE PARK
This trail at the south rim of the park loops through a magnificent hardwood hammock with a large diversity of migratory birds. Bolen Bluff is an open grassy knoll halfway along the loop. Gina Hopen and Sallie Carlock are the field trip contacts. Approx. 3 hours

LIMIT 10 PARTICIPANTS • DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 3
May involve elevation change, uneven terrain & be greater than 2 miles.

PARK ENTRY FEE: $2 PER VEHICLE
Meet at 7:45 AM at Melrose Heritage Park to caravan or 8:45 AM at the Bolen Bluff parking area in Paynes Prairie St Park

• SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22
FALL WILDFLOWERS AT MAGNOLIA LAKE STATE PARK TRAIL
This peaceful and scenic trail leads to Magnolia Lake, and offers stunning views of the water and woodland areas surrounding it. It is very common to encounter a variety of wildlife along this trail, and it is important to maintain a safe distance. Sallie Carlock, field trip contact. Approx. 2 hours

LIMIT 10 PARTICIPANTS • DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 2
May involve uneven terrain; 1-2 miles
Meet at 7:45 AM at Melrose Heritage Park to caravan or 8:30 AM the Magnolia Lake Parking Loop

NO RESTROOMS
at either of these Field Trip locations.

Sincerely,
Sallie Carlock
President

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Photographs displayed on this website are copyrighted and were provided with permission by:
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
Bob Bird

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