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Annual Meeting -- March 4

2/11/2017

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Doors will open for registration at 9:00 AM. The event, including lunch, is included in your membership. The fee for non-members is $10. You can join or renew your membership at the door, or ahead of time online at the link above. Thanks so much to the many who have already renewed. Special thanks to those who have become life members or those renewing at higher contribution levels.
The Friends booth will be open for purchases when the doors open. We have the new Passports for the National Wildlife Refuges. Each of the more than 500 refuges is listed with a place for you to get a stamp from the refuge when you go to visit it. We also will have new t-shirts and other items for sale.
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The 2017 Photo Contest will also be open at 9:00 AM. Again this year, the Photo Contest is open to all comers -- members, non-members, amateurs, experienced, young, and not-so-young. The photos must be nature-related, but are not limited to our refuges. We are requesting that you donate the photos, which will be auctioned in a silent auction. Bring your checkbooks and take art home with you! Guidelines for the contest are available here. Deadline is March 2.
The program will begin at 10:00 AM and include an overview of Friends 2016 accomplishments and 2017 plans. The Slate of Officers and Directors will be elected.
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The 2017 featured speakers will be our own Refuge Staff members. They will talk about how the refuge was acquired by us, what has been accomplished to restore the land to Old Florida quality, and how our refuge leadership is playing an active role in the conservation of the quality of life and economic viability of Florida's Big Bend.
After our always wonderful lunch (contributed desserts would be welcomed!), we will have guided walks of the River Trail and the Tram Ridge Trail, and a demonstration of our Bioblitz techniques.
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Upcoming Nature Programs

2/11/2017

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In Suwannee

Tues., February 21 @ 6 p.m. - Suwannee Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
Savanna Barry from the UF Nature Coast Biological Station in Cedar Key returns to talk to us about their seagrass monitoring program & why it is important to us in Suwannee and surrounding areas. Anyone who makes their living on the water or is interested in our natural environment is encouraged to attend. FREE program. Coffee & cookies.

Thurs., March 2 @ 6 p.m. - location TBA
UF/IFAS Researcher Peter Frederick will talk about ongoing work to restore shrinking oyster reefs and thereby help coastal ecosystems and economies become more resilient. FREE program. Anyone who makes their living on the water or is interested in our natural environment is encouraged to attend. Coffee & cookies. 

For more information please contact Jane Connors at Suwannee Library Technical Center - suwanneetechcenter@yahoo.com 352.542.8320.

At the Cedar Key Public Library

Jack Putz -- Coastal Ecosystem Change in Florida
Thurs., February 16 @ 5:00 p.m.

Dr. Jane Brockman -- Horseshoe Crabs
Sat., February 18 @ 10:30 a.m

Janell Brush and Joseph Marchionno -- Oystercatchers
Thurs., February 23 @ 5:00 p.m.

Vic Doig -- Florida Black Bears in the Big Bend
Thurs., March 2 @ 5:00 p.m.
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A Friends Member's Great Adventure in Nature

2/8/2017

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Photo Contest at the Annual Meeting

2/6/2017

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Ben West, first place 2015
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Studying the entries
The 2017 Friends Annual Meeting and Refuge Open House of the Friends of the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges will be on Saturday, March 4 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Refuge Headquarters near Fowlers Bluff, off highway 347.

An overview of last year's Annual Meeting can be seen here.

Again this year, the Annual Meeting will feature a Photo Contest dedicated to the memory of the late Bill Killborn. Bill was a talented local photographer and web designer who donated many hours to the Friends group.

We are asking for donated photos to be judged and then auctioned off. Proceeds will fund Friends projects throughout the coming year.

Anyone is welcome to enter, regardless of Friends membership or level of photography experience. Entrants are invited to join Friends (your membership covers an excellent luncheon) but it is not required.

Guidelines for participating:
  1. Your donated photos must be 8”x10”and matted.
  2. The subject must be nature but it can be any location, not just our Refuges.
  3. You may submit up to 2 entries.
  4. Your name must not be printed on the front of the photo.
  5. Print your name and contact information on the back of the photo only.
  6. All who attend the Annual Meeting and  Open House will vote by ballot to determine 1st, 2nd and 3rd place ribbon, which will be given after lunch.
  7. A silent auction with a minimum bid of $10 will be used to purchase each photo. Those not purchased will be returned to the owner.
  8. Deadline for submitting photos is Thursday March 2.
  9. Please submit your photos in a large sealed envelope with your name on the outside. You may drop it off at the Cedar Key Arts Center, 257 Second St. between 10:00 and 5:00 daily, or mail it to Friends of the Refuges, P.O.Box 532, Cedar Key, FL 32625.

For further information please call Bill at 314-918-0720 or Anne at 573-341-8330 or email wdummitt@yahoo.com
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New Hike Off the Dixie Mainline

2/3/2017

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The Natural Pine Forest trail, a feature marked B in the FWS Dixie Mainline Trail Guide is easier to hike thanks to Jason Coates and several Suwannee residents. This 1.2 mile long down-and-back trail has a variety of habitats including a fresh water pond and a marsh view of Shired Island at the end.
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Friends of the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges
P. O. Box 532
Cedar Key, FL 32625
friends@friendsofrefuges.org

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.


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