February events: St. Johns County Audubon

St. Johns County Audubon Society board member, Ali Fulcher, reported these upcoming events and monthly meeting to Historic City News.

Field Trip
Tomorrow, Saturday, February 19th, we will discover the flora and fauna of Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve. Tidal marshes, bottomland swamps and upland forests will be explored. Meet at the GTM trailhead at 7:30 a.m. Parking fees apply.

Adopt a Waterbody
St. Johns Audubon has adopted several waterbodies in St. Augustine around Oyster Creek to monitor water quality and clean-up trash through the City of St. Augustine’s Adopt a Waterbody Program. The next clean-up has been scheduled for February 26, 2011 between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.

Monthly Meeting
Join the St. Johns County Audubon Society on Monday, February 28th at 7:00 p.m. for an informative presentation on marine turtles. Our presenter this month is Catherine Eastman. Ms. Eastman is the president of Eastman Environmental, a non-profit organization based out of north Florida. Eastman is the marine turtle permit holder for Vilano Beach and Crescent Beach and is involved with multiple research and conservation activities in the area. Her presentation will address the mission of Eastman Environmental and discuss some of the conservation issues related to marine turtles in the Southwest Atlantic and some of her research.

Chapter Meetings for 2011 will be held on the Fourth MONDAY of the month from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the South Ponte Vedra Civic Association Community Center located approximately 7.3 miles north of the Vilano Beach Bridge and 10 miles south of Mickler Road on Coastal Highway A1A. The Community Center is the building just south of the Gate gas station and was the former site of a St. Johns County fire station.

Contact chapter president, Andrew Thornton by calling 440-391-1152 for more information on upcoming presentations, field trips and regional conservation.

Photo credits: © 2011 Historic City News staff photographer