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Bridge Art

11/13/2017

 
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One of the Mainline bridges has a new mural. Debbie Meeks fed a few hungry sand gnats while painting this alligator with a red reflector eye.

What's Happening at the Refuges

11/3/2017

 
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Refuge Manager Gude at the Coastal Cleanup in Cedar Key
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Paleo-Climate researcher at the Refuge
Hunting:
  • Archery season closed on Oct 15.
  • The 9-day muzzleloader hunt season closed on Oct. 29.
  • The general gun hunt season opened on Nov 4.
  • Refuge staff members are increasing the mowing and maintenance on hunting and hiking trails to enhance access for outdoor recreation.

Hydrology:
Work continues restore the natural hydrology of the Lower Suwannee Refuge in order to enhance wildlife habitat and improve fresh water flow into the River and estuary.  The staff members are looking at impediments to natural hydrology. Where their removal would be a net gain for the wildlife, changes are planned.

Interagency Collaboration:
  • In December, the Refuge is welcoming international researchers for a mosquito study hosted by the US Department of Agriculture
  • The Refuge is collaborating with the Nature Coast Biological Station to support attendees at the National Conservation Training Center fisheries/ecological population modeling course being held in Cedar Key.
  • Collaboration with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) on research and management issues especially of lands in close proximity to each other continue.
  •  Refuge staff members are working with several agency archeologists to care for pottery and bone fragments that became apparent because of erosion of an ancient site on a non-refuge island.
  • Refuge staff are working with the UF Veterinary School to analyze the remains of a bald eagle found on Atsena Otie. The carcass will later be turned over to the National Eagle Repository.
  • On December 1, with Friends sponsorship, the Refuges will host the annual Collaborators Luncheon at Refuge headquarters for about 100 researchers and agency colleagues who have worked at and with the Refuges this year.
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Trail bridges improve access for hunters and hikers
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Research with other federal agencies on the refuge.

Season Kick-Off Brazilian Pepper Training and Work Day

11/2/2017

 
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Please join us Tuesday, November 14, as we kick off another season of Pepper Busting around Cedar Key and the local Refuges. Your help is needed to eradicate this noxious exotic plant from our shorelines and preserve our pristine Nature Coast.
 
  • 9:00 a.m. Meet at the LSNWR Refuge Headquarters (on CR 347 just south of Fowlers Bluff) for the Training Class on Identification & Control of Brazilian Pepper plants on the Refuge and Cedar Key Islands
  • 10:30 a.m.- 12:00 noon.  Meet at the entrance to the Lukens Tract on SR-24 just North of #4 bridge for Pepper Bustin' work in the area.
  • Wear long pants, hats/caps, and long sleeve shirts
  • We have boots, goggles, gloves, sprayers, loppers, clippers, & saws
     Come enjoy the great outdoors, friendship, camaraderie, and a great sense of accomplishment as we eliminate these harmful pest plants from our natural landscape!

For more information, contact Roger McDaniels, 321 698-1688, [email protected]

Friends Visitor Contact Program

11/1/2017

 
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At the end of September, plans were first mentioned for a new Friends Visitor Contact Program.

Plans are moving ahead. All Friends members received an email in mid-October asking if they might be willing to greet visitors at the headquarters a few days a month. About 30 members have already signed up to help develop and participate in the pilot program.  Any who can will meet with Refuge staff members on Wednesday November 8 to talk through the initial plans and work on materials the volunteers will need so they can provide useful information.

 This year, Camper Volunteers will also participate. If that program piques your curiosity, check out the FWS Volunteers page or Resident Volunteers Opportunity page.

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Friends of the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges
P. O. Box 532
Cedar Key, FL 32625
[email protected]
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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