October
13, Tuesday, 1:00-2:30 PM. Mangrove Chapter Monthly Membership Meeting. Lemon Bay Park, 570 Bay Park Blvd, Englewood. Jono Miller, Sarasota County land conservation advocate, will speak about the upcoming ballot referenda in Sarasota County for extending the Environmentally Sensitive Land Protection and Park Programs.
15, Thursday, 9:00-11:00 am. Meanderings at Audubon-Pennington Nature Park,153 Alton Rd, Port Charlotte. The object of this program is to introduce attendees to the native plants that exist in this area. You will learn to identify native plants by its leaves and flowers and what plants are not native. For more information, contact Barb Siebel at leftyb3@comcast.net.
17, Saturday, 11:00 – 2:00 pm. Alligator Creek Fest. South Venice Yacht Club, Venice. We will have an exhibit with information about and sale of native plants. Join us! For more information, contact Kristin Hoffschmidt at mangrovekristin@gmail.com.
20 and 21, Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:00 – 9:30 am. Cedar Point Plant Survey. Cedar Point Environmental Park, 2300 Placida Road, Englewood. For more information, contact Barb Siebel at leftyb3@comcast.net.
November
10, Tuesday, 1:00-2:30 PM. Mangrove Chapter Monthly Membership Meeting. Lemon Bay Park, 570 Bay Park Blvd, Englewood. Mangrove Chapter grant recipients will present their projects with lessons learned about native plant gardens in our area.
11, Wednesday, 9:00-11:00 am. Meanderings at Myakka State Forest, 2555 S River Rd, Englewood. The object of this program is to introduce attendees to the native plants that exist in this area. You will learn to identify native plants by its leaves and flowers and what plants are not native. For more information, contact Barb Siebel at leftyb3@comcast.net.
17 and 18, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:00 – 10:30 am. Cedar Point Plant Survey. Cedar Point Environmental Park, 2300 Placida Road, Englewood. For more information, contact Barb Siebel at leftyb3@comcast.net.
23, Monday, time TBD. Join the local naturalist and plant expert, Jeff Weber at Old Miakka Preserve. He will give us a tour of the Real Florida. Meet at the preserve entrance off Fruitville Road, east of Verna Road/Myakka Road, Sarasota.
December
8, Tuesday, 1:00-2:30 PM. Mangrove Chapter Monthly Membership Meeting. Lemon Bay Park, 570 Bay Park Blvd, Englewood. Bruno Kapacinskas, Government Affairs Regional Manager at the Southwest Florida Water Management District, will talk with us about water resources in our area.
9, Wednesday, 9:00-11:00 AM. Meanderings at Ann & Chuck Dever Regional Park, 6791 San Casa Dr, Englewood. The object of this program is to introduce attendees to the native plants that exist in this area. You will learn to identify native plants by its leaves and flowers and what plants are not native. For more information, contact Barb Siebel at leftyb3@comcast.net.
11, Monday, 9:00-11:00 AM. Join Mary Davis for a walk at the Manasota Scrub Preserve, 2695 Bridge St., Englewood. Join us to learn more about our amazing and unique Florida ecosystems as we explore the mosaic of plant communities that are typical of the SW Florida Flatwoods Ecoregion. Meet at the preserve kiosk.
15 and 16, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:00 – 10:30 am. Cedar Point Plant Survey. Cedar Point Environmental Park, 2300 Placida Road, Englewood. For more information, contact Barb Siebel at leftyb3@comcast.net.
22, Friday, 9:00-11:00 AM. Join Mary Davis for a walk at the South Brohard Park, 1900 Harbor Drive, Venice. We will walk the estuary, dunes and surf as we talk about our coastal habitats. Meet at the boardwalk near the parking lot entrance. Wear shoes that can get wet and sandy. Bring a bag for litter pick up.
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