The Limpkin Times

Apalachee Audubon Society Mission Statement:
Protection of the environment through education,
appreciation and conservation.


July 2018

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Summer tends to be a slow time for Apalachee Audubon. The birds are pretty quiet these days and the birders that seek them, intelligently, await more comfortable weather. Like the birds fattening themselves up for migration, this season offers us a chance to prepare for new endeavors ahead. We have a lot of exciting opportunities to enhance our community for people and birds alike. We hope you'll get involved.

-Peter Kleinhenz

In This Issue:

Horseshoe Crabs - Special August Program


Lake Elberta Enhancement Project

Lake Jackson Aquatic Preserve Events

Volunteers Needed!

Pelican Rescue Workshop
Joint Program Featuring Horseshoe Crabs

Join us on August 16 at 7:00 P.M. at the King Building for a program about horseshoe crab monitoring by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission marine biologist, Tiffany Black. We will be co-hosting the program with the Big Bend Chapter of the Sierra Club .
Upcoming Field Trips
Saturday, July 28
6:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Gainesville Birding Spots

Meet at 6:30 a.m. at the Publix parking lot on Mahan/I-10. We will be visiting Sweetwater Wetlands Park and Barr Hammock. There will be a fair amount of walking and in total sun for Sweetwater Park. We will be carpooling, so please indicate if you are a willing driver. We will be eating lunch at a local pizza place.

Please contact Helen Jelks King at  thekingsom@gmail.com  if you plan to attend.
Visit the  Field Trips web page  for information about upcoming trips.
Lake Elberta Habitat Enhancement Project

Rob Williams, Donna Legare, and Peter Kleinhenz had an idea: make Lake Elberta Park more attractive to birds and members of the local community. Peter wrote a grant and requested nearly $8,000 dollars in funding to hire student interns to help plan events, coordinate native plantings at the park, install habitat structures such as a purple martin house, and inspire residents of Tallahassee's South Side to be more involved with nature.

The interns can't do this alone. We would like your help in helping to make our community better for both birds and people. No experience is necessary and time commitments will be minimal if enough people step up.

Please email Peter Kleinhenz at pnkleinhenz@gmail.com if you are interested in getting involved.
Lake Jackson Aquatic Preserve Events

On  July 17th at 7:00pm at the Lake Jackson Community Center join Scott Davis, ethnobotanist and ranger for the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge , to discuss and identify edible and medicinal flora of the surrounding area. Scott will also talk about his work with local milkweeds to support the monarch butterfly population of the Northwest region. I have attached the flyer so please feel free to share this event.
 
On July 26 th  from 9:00am-11:00pm, Lake Jackson Aquatic Preserve is partnering with Leon County for a volunteer clean up event at Sunset Landing . We will provide grabbers for easy clean up, gloves, and reusable trash bags for volunteers. Volunteers are encouraged to bring a snack and their own water bottle as we will have a refillable water cooler. Come out and be the change you seek! Volunteers will also be the first to see Leon County’s new cigarette butt collector.
Volunteers Needed

Going into this next program year, Apalachee Audubon has some needs. For starters, I need someone to at least assist, if not take over, the role of newsletter editor.

Helen Jelks King is moving out of the area and will no longer be able to serve as our field trip leader. If you would like to help others discover the birds of this area, this is your chance!

Finally, we will have a number of opportunities to work events, help teach students, and enhance local habitat. There's always more we can do. We just need the people to do it.

Please email our new volunteer coordinator, Kathleen Carr, at kecarr803@icloud.com if you're interested in any of these opportunities. With over 1,000 members, we would love to see more people get directly involved with what our chapter is doing.
Apalachee Audubon Society A North Florida Chapter of the National Audubon Society