ACA Soundscape Field Station at Canaveral National Seashore
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Listen to the sounds of the Canaveral National Seashore. Hear the waves crashing, birds calling, rain water in puddles, a West Indian Manatee, airplanes and even a train in the distance. The website will give you a list of every sound you hear in this recording.
You will be AMAZED!
(click on photo)
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Welcome to the first ever sound tour of Canaveral National Seashore! Open your ears, close your eyes, and let it take you on a journey through the various habitats and moods of nature found at the seashore. While moving geographically from the ocean’s shore across the narrow barrier island to the lagoon, you will also be guided through the phases of the day, from the awakening of dawn, to the contemplation of dusk, and the lullaby of owls in the night. Notice as you’re listening that each place has it’s own distinct soundscape, or collective expression of voices and sounds.
- Jack Hines
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Thank you to all the Friends of Canaveral for your support, this type of research would not be possible without your
membership and donations.
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Dear Friends,
Help Canaveral National Seashore and the National Park Service celebrate Black History Month, see us at the Gospel Jubilee at the Harry T and Harriet V Moore Memorial Park in Mims, Florida on February 1 from 2pm to 4pm and on February 7
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at the New Smyrna Beach Black Heritage Museum. To quote a docent at the Moore site, Sonya Mallard “Let there be Joyful Noise!”
Please stay tuned to everything Friends of Canaveral, there will be new announcements in the coming months and new ways to become engaged with the official friends group of Canaveral National Seashore.
And we invite you to join our social media network with the Friends of Canaveral Facebook as well as the official NPS Canaveral National Seashore Facebook and our newer Instagram @canaveralnatlseashore. We are always posting great photos and videos and if you can’t make it to the seashore every day this is the next best thing!
Thanks as always to Friends of Canaveral for all they do.
Stay Safe & See you at the beach!
Laura Henning
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- Visitor Center Staff-greet visitors and provide orientation on the seashore- 4 hour shift. (New Smyrna Beach)
- Environmental Education-assist rangers or other Volunteers in presenting 2-3 hour school field trips. ( New Smyrna Beach & Titusville)
- Various Resource Management- bird survey, sea turtle nesting, beach mouse survey (special training and physical ability required)
- Maintenance-trail clearing, brush cutting, beach and inland cleanup ( New Smyrna Beach, Titusville and Oak Hill)
- Historic Home staffing-greet and provide information to visitors about the seashore and the local history associated with specific site. (Eldora-New Smyrna Beach, Seminole Rest-Oak Hill)
- Friends of Canaveral-If your talents are more in the vein of fundraising and brainstorming with some really fun events thrown in, this is the volunteer job for you.
All positions are subject to need and training is required. In some cases specialized training and physical ability play a factor. For New Smyrna Beach contact
Avia_Woulard@nps.gov f
or Titusville and Oak Hill contact
Ashley_Lord@nps.gov
for Friends of Canaveral contact
Friendsofcanaveral@gmail.com
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Plants of Canaveral - MDC February Lecture
Thursday, February 20, 6pm
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“Plants of Canaveral National Seashore” will be the topic of the Marine Discovery Center’s Public Lecture Series for February.
Dr. Don Spence, assistant professor in the natural sciences department at Bethune-Cookman University, will be the guest speaker for the presentation on Thursday, Feb. 20, starting at 6 p.m.
The lecture is hosted by the Marine Discovery Center, located at 520 Barracuda Boulevard in New Smyrna Beach.
Spence will discuss how the book, “Plants of Canaveral National Seashore,” may be used as a guide by residents and plant enthusiasts to identify various species found in the national park, as well as in the surrounding area. Spence is the principle author of the book, along with Dr. Hyun Jung Cho, Sonya Guidry and Ray Jarrett.
The February lecture is open to the public at no charge and no reservations are required. Spence’s presentation will be held at the Hunter Amphitheater located behind the Marine Discovery Center.
Some seating will be available, but guests are encouraged to bring folding chairs or blankets for the presentation. The facility is wheelchair accessible and ADA compliant. Early arrival is recommended.
In the event of inclement weather, the presentation will be held indoors in the Learning Lab at the center.
Copies of “
Plants of Canaveral National Seashore
” will be available for purchase on the night of the presentation. Spence will be available to sign purchased copies. All proceeds from book sales will benefit Friends of Canaveral National Seashore and the Marine Discovery Center.
For more information about the lecture, contact the Marine Discovery Center at 386-428-4828.
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FRIENDS Of CANAVERAL, INC.
hopes to achieve even more in 2020; except, we couldn’t do it without you. Please join or renew your membership for another successful year. You can submit your application and payment by clicking the membership link below.
As always, we thank you for your continued dedication to our mission. We look forward to serving you for another year!
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If you have any questions about the renewal process, please don’t hesitate to contact our membership chairperson, John Peel, at
928-978-1214 or go to
email
us.
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FEBRUARY 2020
ACTIVITIES AT APOLLO & PLAYALINDA
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From learning about endangered sea turtles of Canaveral National Seashore, to exploring plankton from Mosquito Lagoon, see what amazing programs are available at your National Park!
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT ACTIVITIES:
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REPORT VIOLATIONS
If you suspect a fish, wildlife, boating, or environmental law violation, report it to the FWC's Wildlife Alert Reward Program: 888-404-FWCC (3922).
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- February 5
- Walking the Wrack with MDC.
- February 12
- Public interaction with the shore: Run outs, swift current, rips with Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue.
- February 19
- Protecting Sea Turtle Nests
- February 26
- Coast Guard Ponce Inlet (being held at Esther Street)
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DID YOU KNOW?
The Earth is Amazing
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27,000 trees are being cut down
for toilet paper.
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Methuselah (bristlecone pine tree)
is the oldest tree on the planet. Location is a well-kept secret by the U.S. Forest Service Department.
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Our world is a beautiful place and it has sustained everything living on it for millions of years. Although our presence has done much damage to it, we still have a chance to change it.
The wonderful thing that’s happening today is that people are becoming more aware of the needs of our environment and are showing signs of willingness to make a change. When we talk of environment, it involves everything around us, not just the weather. It includes all the animals, plants and the human beings living in this planet.
Here are some amazing environmental facts that you need to know about ~
- 27,000 trees are cut down each day so we can have toilet paper.
- Aluminum can be recycled continuously, as in forever. Recycling 1 aluminum can save enough energy to run our TVs for at least 3 hours. 80 trillion aluminum cans are used by humans every year.
- American companies alone use enough paper to encircle the earth 3 times!
- We can save 75,000 trees if we recycled the paper used on the daily run of the New York Times alone.
- When you throw plastic bags and other plastic materials in the ocean, it kills as many as 1 million sea creatures annually.
- A glass bottle made in our time will take more than 4,000 years to decompose.
- Only 1% of our planet’s water supply can be used. 97% is ocean water and 2% is frozen solid in the Arctic, for now.
- Our planet gains inhabitants numbering to 77 million people a year.
- An estimated 50,000 species inhabiting our tropical forests become extinct annually. That’s an average of 137 species a day.
- Rainforests are cut down at a rate of 100 acres per minute.
- The world’s oldest trees are more than 4,600 years old.
- Landfills are composed of 35% packaging materials.
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