Lake Region Audubon Society
115 Lameraux Road
Winter Haven 33884
(863) 324-7304 www.lakeregion.net

August

15th, 22nd, 29th “Warbler Walks” (Saturday) Saddle Creek Park, 8:00AM Parking is at the rear of the Park near the firing range and County maintenance building. Facilities available. Meet and greet same area: Bring water, bug repellent, binoculars, etc…Call Bob Snow
for more information or email him at: blsnow@tampabay.rr.com

September

5th, 12th, 19th 26th “Warbler Walks” (Saturday) Saddle Creek Park 8:00 AM Parking is at the rear of the Park near the firing range and Countymaintenance building, Facilities available. Meet and greet same area: Bring water, bug repellent, binoculars, etc… Call Bob Snow
for more information or email him at: blsnow@tampabay.rr.com

5th “Workday” Street Audubon Center” (Saturday) 9:00AM till 12:00PM Come help clean up the grounds and trails. For more information contact, Paul Anderson at 965-8241.

9th “Lake Region Audubon Society - Board Meeting”
7:00PM Street Audubon Center
6:30PM Pre-meeting Pizza, $ (TBA)

12th , 19th “Herbalism II Classes” (Saturday) 10:00AM till 1:00PM LRAS Street Audubon Center Instructor: Allison Wright, Master Herbalist in partnership with Indigo Crescent Herb Co. For more information and to reserve a spot email or call Allison Wright at 863-521-4939, herbalism1@yahoo.com Fee:$20.00 per class includes lab materials.

26th “Special Community Involvement Workday” (Saturday) 10:00AM till 2:00PM Street Audubon Center: Calling all Church Groups, Garden Clubs, Student Groups (with chaperones) Service Organizations and Clubs. Come join in and share the fun. Many hands makes the work go faster. Bring gloves, prunners, trimmers and other small hand gardening gear. We will supply the water and a light lunch. Don’t want to sweat! Contribute plants for the garden instead, any donated plants, seeds or rooting must be of Native plants no exotics please. Come help plan and serve the lunch if you can’t tolerate the heat outside. For more information call Susan Schenk at 701-0216 or email her at: sdschenk@gmail.com

October

3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st “Warbler Walks” (Saturday) Saddle Creek Park 8:00 AM Parking is at the rear of the Park near the firing range and County maintenance building, Facilities available. Meet and greet same area: Bring water, bug repellent, binoculars, etc… Call Bob Snow for more information or email him at: blsnow@tampabay.rr.com

3rd “Workday” Street Audubon Center” (Saturday) 9:00AM till 12:00PM Come help clean up the grounds and trails. For more information contact,
Paul Anderson at 965-8241.

3rd “Herbalism II Class” (Saturday) 10:00AM till 1:00PM LRAS Street Audubon Center Class Instructor: Allison Wright, Master Herbalist in partnership with Indigo Crescent Herb Co. For more information and to reserve a spot email or call Allison Wright at 863-521-4939, herbalism1@yahoo.com Fee: $20.00 per class, includes lab materials.

14th “Lake Region Audubon Society - Board Meeting”
7:00PM Street Audubon Center
6:30PM Pre-meeting Pizza, $ (TBA)

20th “Octoberfest” (Tuesday) 10:00AM – 12:00PM Street Audubon Center Home School Students come enjoy the subtle changes of Florida’s Fall Season For the trails; bring binoculars, bug repellent, and closed walking shoes, no sandals please. A take home craft (Suet making) will be part of the program. Lake Region Audubon Members free, non-members $2.50 per child.

November

2nd “Monday Movie and Pizza Night” (Monday) Street Audubon Center “Wonderful Birds of Pico Bonito, Honduras” 7:00PM Pizza $1.00 per slice, Salad $1.00 per serving For program information
contact Marvel Loftus, 863-289-8188

5th “Bird Club Organizational Meeting” (Thursday) 9:00AM Street Audubon Center: Everyone’s welcome; decisions about the up and coming 2009/2010 schedule will be discussed along with car pooling arrangements. See schedule on website: www.lakeregion.net For more information contact Larry Lane at 863-293-4390 or
Ann Pinner at 863-956-2374 or Marvel Loftus at 863-289-8188.

7th “Workday” Street Audubon Center” (Saturday) 9:00AM till 12:00PM Come help clean up the grounds and trails. For more information contact, Paul Anderson at 965-8241.

11th “Lake Region Audubon Society - Board Meeting” (Wednesday)
7:00PM Street Audubon Center
6:30PM Pre-meeting Pizza, $ (TBA)

17th “Fall Flyers” (Tuesday) 10:00AM – 12:00PM Street Audubon Center Home School Students come enjoy the subtle changes of Florida’s Fall Season For the trails; bring binoculars, bug repellent, and closed walking shoes, no sandals please. A take home craft (TBA) will be part of the program. Lake Region Audubon Members free, non-members $5.00 per child.

December

5th “Workday” Street Audubon Center” (Saturday) 9:00AM till 12:00PM Come help clean up the grounds and trails. For more information contact Paul Anderson at 965-8241.

5th “LRAS Members Decorating Party for annual Christmas Party” (Saturday) 11:00AM Street Audubon Center -to volunteer please call Susan Schenk at 863-701-0216 or email her at: sdschenk@gmail.com

6th “Lake Region Audubon Society Christmas Party” (Sunday) 2:00PM Street Audubon Center: Bring in the Holidays with your fellow members. Please bring a contribution of finger food to share. Beverages will be provided. For more information call Lee Shoe at 863-632-1675 or Susan Schenk at 863-701-0216

19th “LRAS Christmas Bird Count” (Saturday) For detailed information please contact, Paul Fellers at 293-0486.

26th “Ridge Christmas Bird Count” (Saturday) For detailed information please contact, Paul Fellers 293-0486

January

4th “Monday Movie and Pizza Night” (Monday) Street Audubon Center 7:00PM National Geographic “Strange Days on Planet Earth 2, Part 1 Dangerous Catch” Pizza $1.00 per slice, Salad $1.00 per serving For more information contact Marvel Loftus, 863-289-8188.

6th “Lake Region Audubon Society - Board Meeting” (Wednesday)
7:00PM Street Audubon Center
6:30PM Pre-meeting Pizza, $ (TBA)

9th “LRAS Bird Trip Mosaic Phosphate Mines” (Saturday) 8:00AM Meet at the Bartow Publix parking lot for carpooling. Make sure your gas tank is full. Lunch will be provided. Reservations required. Contact Paul Fellers at 293-0486.

11th, 18th, 25th “Bird Classes in January” (Mondays) 6:00 – 8:30PM Street Audubon Center Instructor, Paul Fellers, 293-0486.

26th “Circle Bar B Reserve: (Thursday) Gloria Brooke presents “Birds and Life in Cuba Today” 7:00PM Refreshments provided. For more information call Marvel Loftus at 863-324-9657

February

1st “Monday Movie and Pizza Night” (Monday) Street Audubon Center 7:00PM National Geographic “Strange Days on Planet Earth 2, Part 2 Dirty Seeds” Pizza $1.00 per slice, Salad $1.00 per serving For more information contact Marvel Loftus, 863-289-8188.

1st, 8th “Bird Classes in February” (Mondays) 6:00 – 8:30PM Street Audubon Center Instructor, Paul Fellers, 293-0486.

6th “Workday” Street Audubon Center” (Saturday) 9:00AM till 12:00PM Come help clean up the grounds and trails. For more information contact, Paul Anderson at 965-8241.

10th “Lake Region Audubon Society - Board Meeting” (Wednesday)
7:00PM Street Audubon Center
6:30PM Pre-meeting Pizza, $ (TBA)

23rd “Circle Bar B Reserve: (Tuesday) Jeff Wells presents “Bats” 7:00PM Refreshments provided. For more information call Marvel Loftus at 863-324-9657

March

1st “Monday Movie and Pizza Night” (Monday) Street Audubon Center “Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Adventures” Part 1 7:00PM Pizza $1.00 per slice, Salad $1.00 per serving For more information contact Marvel Loftus, 863-289-8188

6th “Workday” Street Audubon Center” (Saturday) 9:00AM till 12:00PM Come help clean up the grounds and trails. For more information contact, Paul Anderson at 965-8241.

10th “Lake Region Audubon Society - Board Meeting” (Wednesday)
7:00PM Street Audubon Center: General membership meeting including the election of Board Members.6:30PM Pre-meeting Pizza, $ (TBA)

20th “Nature Faire for Children (Saturday) Street Audubon Center 10:00AM till 2:00PM This annual event celebrates nature with crafts and hands on activities. It is great fun for the whole family. For more information contact event Chairperson, Janet Anderson 965-8241.

23rd “Circle Bar B Reserve: (Tuesday) Buck and Linda Cooper present “Butterflies of Southern Mexico” 7:00PM Refreshments provided. For more information call Marvel Loftus at 863-324-9657

27th “Green Swamp Field Trip” (Saturday) 8:00AM Meet at the Rails to Trails trailhead in Polk City to carpool. Bring lunch, drinks, and have a full tank of gas. Contact fieldtrip leader, Paul Fellers for more information at 293-0486.

April

3rd “Workday” Street Audubon Center” (Saturday) 9:00AM till 12:00PM Come help clean up the grounds and trails. For more information contact, Paul Anderson at 965-8241.

5th “Monday Movie and Pizza Night” (Monday) Street Audubon Center Movie Title TBA 7:00PM
Pizza $1.00 per slice, Salad $1.00 per serving For more information contact Lee Shoe
at 863-632-1675.

14th “Lake Region Audubon Society - Board Meeting” (Wednesday)
7:00PM Street Audubon Center
6:30PM Pre-meeting Pizza, $ (TBA)

17th “Fort DeSoto State Park Birding Trip” (Saturday) 7:00AM Meet at the Lake Mirror Center, in Lakeland to carpool. Bring lunch, drinks, and have a full tank of gas. Contact fieldtrip leader, Paul Fellers for
more information at 293-0486.

May

1st “Workday” Street Audubon Center” (Saturday) 9:00AM till 12:00PM Come help clean up the grounds and trails. For more information contact,
Paul Anderson at 965-8241.

12th “Lake Region Audubon Society - Board Meeting” (Wednesday)
7:00PM Street Audubon Center
6:30PM Pre-meeting Pizza, $ (TBA)

29th “Wildflower Trip to Avon Park Air Force Bombing Range” (Saturday) 8:00AM -Meet at Street Audubon Center to carpool. 8:15AM Meet at the McDonald’s on Highway 60 in Lake Wales for carpool. Contact fieldtrip leader, Paul Fellers for more information at 293-0486.

Lake Region Audubon Society reserves the right to alter the above schedule due to unforeseen circumstances.