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
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| SFAS Program Meetings |
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Annual Report
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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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Photographs displayed on this website are copyrighted and were provided with permission by:
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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 |
| Bob Bird |
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What to do with an orphaned bird
If it is mostly fully feathered and not obviously injured, almost all of the time, leaving it alone is the best thing. While leaving it alone, try to keep children and animals away. A parent is probably nearby and has encouraged it to leave the nest, and is still bringing it food.
If the bird is not fully feathered, look in the immediate area for the nest. If you find the nest, carefully put the baby in it. Your touch and smell on the baby will NOT cause harm. If you cannot find the nest, if the baby can grasp and stand on a branch on its own, simply put it in the closest bush or tree. The parent will find it and care for it. If the baby is too young to stand, make a nest out of natural materials, place in nearby bush or tree, and leave the baby. Nest should not hold water and should have soft interior (dry grass, pine straw or the like).
Don’t try to raise a baby bird. In addition to being illegal, it is so incredibly labor intensive almost no one can do it without training and several trained helpers. Most baby birds need feeding every 20 minutes and careful monitoring of body temperature.
If you are sure the parents are not around, or the bird is obviously injured, call (or see website) one of the below listed organizations for further instructions.
Information and resources:
Florida Wildlife Care (all species animals and birds)
3400 SE 15th St, Gainesville 1-352-371-4400
www.floridawildlifecare.org
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission information:myfwc.com/conservation/you-conserve/assistnuisance-wildlife
All About Birds (from Cornell University Lab of Ornithology) www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/faq/master_folder/attracting/challenges/orphaned
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