The Limpkin Times

Apalachee Audubon Society Mission Statement:

Protecting the rich biodiversity of the Florida Panhandle through education, appreciation, and conservation.

February 14, 2024

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Jean Huffman, Helen Roth, Susan Carr, and Annie Schmidt

 In this Issue:

Chapter Programs at FSU's King Life Sciences Building Auditorium

• Thursday, Feb. 15; A Labor of Love and Collaboration, with four remarkable women presenting
• Upcoming Programs

AAS T-shirts for Sale!

Feb. 17: Wildlife-friendly Yard Tour - TICKETS ON SALE NOW! EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE RAIN OR SHINE! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Chapter Outings

• March 17, St. George Island State Park Youth Camp, with Dori Eldridge and Sheila Klink

Apply for the Ben Fusaro Conservation Grant

Lake Elberta Park

• February Bird of the Month

Chapter Programs

A Labor of Love and Collaboration

Social with coffee and snacks at 6:30 p.m.

Announcements at 7:00 p.m.

Program begins at 7:15 p.m.

Four remarkable women are working together to restore and protect 700 acres of privately owned sandhills and steephead ravines in Gadsden County Florida. Join us for this program and hear Jean Huffman, Helen Roth, Susan Carr, and Annie Schmidt talk about the work they have been doing.

This program will meet in person and via Zoom.

Click for more information about this program and Zoom registration.

Register early and you will receive a meeting reminder before the meeting.

FSU's King Life Science Building

319 Stadium Drive, Tallahassee 32304

NOTE: Please park in the Spirit Way parking garage on the second floor and above.

Upcoming 2024 Programs-Save the Date!

For details, visit www.apalachee.org.

March 21 - Julie Wraithmell, Influencing Conservation Policy 

April 18 - Dr. Christopher Werner,

The Underwater Caves of the Woodville Karst Plain

Sunday, May 19 - Annual Meeting & Potluck Picnic

AAS T-Shirts for Sale!

T-shirts for sale: We are excited to announce that we have new AAS t-shirts and will have them available for sale at the February program meeting. They come in two colors, are $25 each and we have sizes small through extra large. Help promote and support Apalachee Audubon with this fun-raiser!

At this time we are accepting only cash or check payments. To reserve a shirt to purchase at the meeting, please email Juli deGrummond.

2024 Wildlife-friendly Yard Tour

2022 Wildlife-friendly Yard Tour, Dana Bryan's House

Join us on Saturday, February 17 for our 16th annual fundraiser! Still only $10, tickets are on sale at Native Nurseries and Wild Birds Unlimited through the day of the event. And while the weather forecast is predicting rain, the event will go on regardless. If you can't make it, the ticket sales will still benefit Apalachee Audubon, and we thank you for your support. If you can't make it, the ticket sales will still benefit Apalachee Audubon. Visit our donation page to donate online or get information about where to mail a check. 

To volunteer as a yard greeter, contact: Tammy Brown, tcbrown798@aol.com, or 850-933-8154.

Apply for the Ben Fusaro Conservation Grant

Limpkin with Apple Snail, Audubon Photography Awards, by Robert Blanchard

AAS is now accepting applications for the Ben Fusaro Conservation Grant.

Have an idea for a project that can help birds or educate people about birds? Or do you know a school, church, or club that might? It might involve planting trees, putting up nest boxes, establishing a pollinator garden, creating materials to educate people about birds, or doing a bird-related study.

Apply for a Ben Fusaro Conservation grant and you could get $500 to fund your project! Visit our grant webpage for application information and to see what previous grant awardees have done. The application deadline is March 15, 2024.

Chapter Outings

American Redstart by Bonnie Samuelsen

St. George Island State Park Youth Camp with Dori Eldridge and Sheila Klink

Sunday, March 17, 8:30 - 10:30 AM, limited to 15 participants.

$6 per vehicle state park admission fee, or annual park pass.

Carpooling is encouraged.

Visit the webpage to register.

Lake Elberta Park

February Bird of the Month

Click to learn about this winter visitor often seen foraging around the lake in February!

Land Acknowledgement Statement

Apalachee Audubon acknowledges that the region it serves is located on the ancestral and traditional homelands of the Apalachee Indians of the Talimali Band, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. We pay respect to the resiliency of their tribal members, past and present, and to all Indigenous peoples. We encourage all to learn about the significance of Indigenous peoples in this region and throughout this continent.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 2023-2024

Officers

President: Kathleen Carr

Vice President: VACANT

Treasurer: Harvey Goldman

Secretary: James Carr

Directors

Cindy Baisden

Charlie Baisden

Kristin Cohea

Juli deGrummond

Kristan Godbeer

Ben Rangel

Rebecca Wall

Student Directors

Traysea Auger

Christian Watson-Kerr

STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS

OTHER COMMITTEES & CHAPTER ACTIVITIES