MONTHLY PROGRAMS

Meetings are held at the Hillsborough County Extension Office ~ 7:15 pm

Photo club meets at 6:00 before each general meeting.  

5339 CR 579, Seffner, 1/2 mile south of exit 10 on I-4

General Meeting Dates

We meet the 4th Thursday of the month at 7:15.  Food is available before the meeting. 

2012

February 23 - Hillsborough Bay, Mark Rachal

          March 22 - Lettuce Lake Park, Joel Jackson

          April 26 - Madagascar, Bill Lamoureux

          June 28 - Kenya, Gail Parsons

Citizen Scientists Sought for Nature’s Notebook Program

  

natures_notesbook-lrg_annotated.pngVolunteers are needed to gather information on plants and animals as part of ongoing research on the effects of climate change. A Nature’s Notebook workshop on Saturday, February 11, at the Hillsborough County Extension Service in Seffner will teach you how to observe and record information on plants, insects and birds in your own backyard or a nearby natural area. 

Attendees will leave the workshop ready to participate in a national network of thousands of citizen scientists providing valuable observations through an online database.

The workshop will be from 9 a.m. to noon at the Hillsborough County Extension Office, 5339 CR 579, Seffner 33584. Attendance is free, but registration is required and space is limited. 

Registration is online only by going to www.tbep.org

For more information on the Nature’s Notebook program, go to www.usanpn.org/participate/observe

This workshop is sponsored by Tampa Bay Estuary Program, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Hillsborough County Extension Service.  Nature's Notebook is a program of the National Phenology Network.  For more information on the workshop, contact Nanette O'Hara at nanette@tbep.org or 727-893-2765.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at USF

Natural Hillsborough: An Audubon Adventure

Class Schedule, Winter 2012

 

Tuesday mornings, 10 am – noon

Audubon Resource Center at Lettuce Lake County Park

Fletcher Avenue, Tampa

Literature & Materials charge: $25.00, cash or check made out to “Tampa Audubon”

County Park Entrance fee: $2/visit or $50/annual tag


Biologists from the Tampa Audubon Society will present lectures on the natural history of Hillsborough County, followed by nature walks at Lettuce Lake County Park.  Bring binoculars as the hour class is followed by an hour field trip walk in the Park.

 Classes will meet at the Audubon Resource Center at Lettuce Lake County Park, at 10:00 am, for nine weeks.  Tampa Audubon Society reserves the right to adjust the speakers’ schedule.  Class Coordinator: Ann Paul, 813/624-3149, annpaul26@gmail.com

 January 31:  Introduction to Birding, Ann Paul, Biologist, Audubon of Florida, Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries Program, Past President, Tampa Audubon Society

 February 7:  Wildlife of Lettuce Lake Park, Roger Sheets, Naturalist and Nature Photographer, Treasurer, Tampa Audubon Society

 February 14:  Native Plant Landscaping, Joel Jackson, Suncoast Native Plant Society and Tampa Audubon Society

 February 21:  Beginning Nature Photography, Joe Bailey, Tampa Audubon Society Camera Club Coordinator, Digital Photography Instructor

 February 28:  Bluebirds and Boxes, Mary Miller, Flatwood Bluebird Box Trail Coordinator, Tampa Audubon Society

 March 6:  Hillsborough’s Natural Areas, Robert Heath, Wildlife Fellowship, Inc., Past President, Tampa Audubon Society

 March 13:  Wetlands & Karst, Mike Mullins, Audubon Resource Center at Lettuce Lake Park, Environmental Education Director

 March 20:  Snakes, Cindy Shaw, retired teacher, Instructor, Audubon Resource Center at Lettuce Lake Park and Nature’s Classroom

 March 27:  Herons & Egrets, Ann Paul, Biologist, Audubon of Florida, Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries Program, Past President, Tampa Audubon Society