Calendar of Events 2023 - 2024

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              General Meetings are held the Third Tuesday in Sebring at: 

                        First Baptist Church of Lake Josephine 

                  111 Lake Josephine Drive, Sebring, Florida 33875 

                           General Meeting 7:00 Program 7:30 p.m.

                                         Tuesday, September 19

                                 “Birding the Peruvian Amazon”

                    Ken Keck, Adventurous Retiree and Bird Ethusiast

                                         Tuesday, October 17

                        “Natural Resources Extension Services”

       Lourdes Perez Cordero, UF/IFAS Extension Natural Resource Agent

                                        Tuesday, November 21

     “Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife Environmental Area: Introduction and

                                       Management Updates”

             Elysia Dytrych, Lead Area Biologist, Lake Wales Ridge—WEA

                                      Wednesday, December 6

                    “Christmas Party at Cowpokes Watering Hole”

                                        6:00—9:00 PM Dinner

                         Bring Donation for the Humane Society

                                     Reservations 863-599-0124 

                                       Tuesday. January 16

                     “Bears Here and There & Update Platt Branch”

    Steve Shattler, Senior Biologist and Land Manager: Platt Branch and 

                                          Hickey’s Creek

                                        Tuesday, February 20

                                      “The Gopher Tortoise”

     Dr. Betsy Rothermel, Research Biologist, and Director of the Herpetology and 

                 Restoration Ecology Program, Archbold Biological Station

                                         Tuesday, March 19

            “Humans and Waterfowl, Our Rich History and Relationships”

     Dr. Paul Gray, Science Coordinator, Everglades Restoration Program 

                                         Audubon Florida

                              Tuesday, April 16—Annual Meeting

              “Cowboys and Scientists: Translating Science into Conservation 

                            Action at Archbold’s Buck Island Ranch”

        Dr. Elizabeth Boughton (Betsey), Program Director of Agroecology and 

                               Associate Research Biologist

                                     Saturday, May 18

                “HCAS End of Season Gathering, time, and Location TBA”

                                     EVENTS TO REMEMBER

Audubon Assembly Events are online. Go to: https://fl.audubon.org/about-us/audubon-assembly

Oct 21 Pioneer Days Festival

Nov 4 Sebring Arts & Crafts Festival 

Nov 18  Master Gardener Festival

Dec 6 Holiday Celebration—Cowpokes Watering Hole 6P

TBA Lake Placid Christmas Bird Count  

Feb 3/4 Arts & Crafts Country Fair  Lake Placid

Feb 10 CCC Festival - Highlands Hammock SP 

Feb 16 Great Backyard Bird Count www.birdsource.org

March 21-28 Highlands County Audubon Bird-a-thon Week

April 6 Earth Day—Highlands Hammock State Park 

April 13/14  Heritage Festival Edna Pearce Lockett Estate

For more information contact Roberta Lake 863-599-0124

Attending an event gives you an opportunity to meet new friends, enjoy being outside (if it is an outside event), or just sharing good conversations with others.  No worries if you are not adept at identifying birds, there is always someone near by to assist.  At our meetings we even present a bird-of-the month with photos and information on how to identify them.