Events
SFAS EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS
South Florida Audubon Society monthly educational meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on alternate months at Fern Forest Nature Center in Coconut Creek, Florida and Anne Kolb Nature Center in Hollywood, Florida.
The April 18th meeting was cancelled. Click here to see the winners of this year's Broward County Science Fair who had been invited to speak.
We will resume meetings again in September at the Fern Forest Nature Center in Coconut Creek.
South Florida Audubon Society monthly educational meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on alternate months at Fern Forest Nature Center in Coconut Creek, Florida and Anne Kolb Nature Center in Hollywood, Florida.
The April 18th meeting was cancelled. Click here to see the winners of this year's Broward County Science Fair who had been invited to speak.
We will resume meetings again in September at the Fern Forest Nature Center in Coconut Creek.
Fern Forest Nature Center is at 201 S. Lyons Road .2 miles south of Atlantic Boulevard in Coconut Creek. (Exit 66 from Turnpike and Exit 36B from I 95)
Anne Kolb Nature Center
From the intersection of US 1 and SR 822 (751 Sheridan Street) in Hollywood, drive east on SR 822 appx. 1.2 miles. West Lake Park Nature Center is on the left.
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2013 Local, State, & National Events
OTHER EVENTS
October 10-13 -- Bird Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL 33156. Click here for details.
Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine
Registration is now open. Click here to see the schedule of programs and to reserve your spot. Scholarships may still be available.
October 10-13 -- Bird Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL 33156. Click here for details.
Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine
Registration is now open. Click here to see the schedule of programs and to reserve your spot. Scholarships may still be available.
Plantation Preserve
South Florida Audubon Society has provided guides for bird walks through the 1.5 mile Plantation Preserve Linear Trail in the Fall and Spring from 4:30 - 6:30pm. Participants met at the trail entrance. This nature trail is situated between two sides of a golf course and at this time of evening is well populated with birds in the water on either side of the trail and perching birds in the trees, shrubs, and along the ground of this winding path. Enter the Plantation Preserve Golf Course parking lot via 70th Avenue NW as it crosses West Broward Boulevard. Park near the Preserve entrance on the left and then walk to the right of the playground. The address is 7050 West Broward Boulevard, Plantation, Florida. Send questions about bird walks at this location to bcasfieldtrips@gmail.com.
Sample Field Trip Photos
Participants in the 2/19/2011 field trip to Plantation Preserve included individuals of all ages and as far away as England. Click here to see participants and click here to see some of the birds found there. A checklist is included.
South Florida Audubon Society has provided guides for bird walks through the 1.5 mile Plantation Preserve Linear Trail in the Fall and Spring from 4:30 - 6:30pm. Participants met at the trail entrance. This nature trail is situated between two sides of a golf course and at this time of evening is well populated with birds in the water on either side of the trail and perching birds in the trees, shrubs, and along the ground of this winding path. Enter the Plantation Preserve Golf Course parking lot via 70th Avenue NW as it crosses West Broward Boulevard. Park near the Preserve entrance on the left and then walk to the right of the playground. The address is 7050 West Broward Boulevard, Plantation, Florida. Send questions about bird walks at this location to bcasfieldtrips@gmail.com.
Sample Field Trip Photos
Participants in the 2/19/2011 field trip to Plantation Preserve included individuals of all ages and as far away as England. Click here to see participants and click here to see some of the birds found there. A checklist is included.