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Rare Eastern Black Rail Occurs on the Lower Suwannee Refuge

10/11/2018

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The Eastern Black Rail is a small, secretive marsh bird that is in steep decline. Some populations along the Atlantic coast have dropped by as much as 90 percent. With a relatively small total population remaining across the eastern United States, the Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the subspecies as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. We have this bird on the Lower Suwannee Refuge. Read more here.
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Happening on the Refuges

10/10/2018

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photo by Jill Lingard
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photo by Cedar Key News
  • The Refuges and Friends have participated in various events related to the Smithsonian Crossroads Program in Cedar Key, including the City Key: A City at the End of the Road which premiered a video by the same name.
  • The Refuge is preparing for a research project on the Florida Salt Marsh Vole.
  • Larry Woodward has been dealing with law enforcement issues related to trespassing, unauthorized motor vehicle use, use of the Refuge during hours when it is not open, alligator poaching, and illegal hunting.
  • A ghost gillnet was found and removed by Refuge staff from the waters near Seahorse Key. Many species of fish had gotten entangled and died in the net.
  • Work continues to restore the forest of the Lower Suwannee Refuge. Current efforts focus particularly on the Dixie County side of the river.
  • Refuge staff provided support for the Hidden Coast Paddling Festival in Cedar Key from October 4 to 7. The Festival highlighted Shell Mound and the Cedar Keys Refuge islands.
  • The Seahorse Key Lightstation restoration project continues. the floors, walls, and staircase are completed.
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Lower Suwannee Refuge Hunt Season

10/10/2018

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If you have been curious about hunting on the Lower Suwannee Refuge, here are the data on hunting days during the 2018-2019 season. The Lower Suwannee Refuge hosts more hunting days than most refuges in the Southeast Region of the Refuge System, which includes the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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A State of Florida hunting license is required to hunt on the Lower Suwannee Refuge, as well as a Refuge permit. You get both the license and the permit through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The Refuge permit code is 7800.
You can read or download a copy of the 2018-2019 Lower Suwannee Hunt Brochure here.
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Along the Nature Drive

10/8/2018

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Friends Board member Libby Cagle took these photos on the Nature Drive on the Levy county side of the river.
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Scouts at Dennis Creek

10/7/2018

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On Saturday October 6, Friends President Bill Dummitt helped lead a Nature Walk for a group of scouts from Alachua on the Dennis Creek Trail.

If you are going out to walk this picturesque trail, you can download a free copy of the Friends trail guide from this website.

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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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