*** 2023 - 2024 Speaker Series ***
We are excited to announce our upcoming 2023-2024 Speaker Series. Individual speaker announcements to be made shortly. Hope to see you there!
Monday, November 27, 2023 – Jacqui Sulek, Chapter Conservation Manager, Audubon Florida, speaking on the endangered Scrub Jay. Jacqui organizes Scrub Jay watches in Florida as well as giving talks and producing videos on this disappearing bird.
Monday, January 22, 2024 – Dr. Mike Allen, UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, speaking on the Snook fishery in CK waters. Snook are a popular sport fish, common off the southern west coast of Florida, but relatively new to the Cedar Keys area. Dr. Allen, along with other scientists, have done extensive research on the northward expansion of the Snook population and its relation to a warming Gulf of Mexico.
Monday, February 26, 2024 – BJ Johnston, FWC Law Enforcement Officer speaking on the Migratory Bird Treaty and the North American Conservation Model. BJ is a resident of Cedar Key and does FWC work in Levy County.
Monday, March 25, 2024 – Speaker from the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys NWRs. Specific speaker and topic to be announced later, arranged with Andrew Gude, Refuge Manager.
Monday, April 22, 2024 – Heather Evans, writer and publisher of a weekly horticultural newsletter, Dear Avant Gardner ( dearavantgardner.com ) speaking on natural plant alternatives to bird feeders.
We are excited to announce our upcoming 2023-2024 Speaker Series. Individual speaker announcements to be made shortly. Hope to see you there!
Monday, November 27, 2023 – Jacqui Sulek, Chapter Conservation Manager, Audubon Florida, speaking on the endangered Scrub Jay. Jacqui organizes Scrub Jay watches in Florida as well as giving talks and producing videos on this disappearing bird.
Monday, January 22, 2024 – Dr. Mike Allen, UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, speaking on the Snook fishery in CK waters. Snook are a popular sport fish, common off the southern west coast of Florida, but relatively new to the Cedar Keys area. Dr. Allen, along with other scientists, have done extensive research on the northward expansion of the Snook population and its relation to a warming Gulf of Mexico.
Monday, February 26, 2024 – BJ Johnston, FWC Law Enforcement Officer speaking on the Migratory Bird Treaty and the North American Conservation Model. BJ is a resident of Cedar Key and does FWC work in Levy County.
Monday, March 25, 2024 – Speaker from the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys NWRs. Specific speaker and topic to be announced later, arranged with Andrew Gude, Refuge Manager.
Monday, April 22, 2024 – Heather Evans, writer and publisher of a weekly horticultural newsletter, Dear Avant Gardner ( dearavantgardner.com ) speaking on natural plant alternatives to bird feeders.
Cedar Keys Audubon’s mission is to conserve and restore our unique natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.
Cedar Keys Audubon encompasses all of Levy County, FL which is part of the Nature Coast in the lower portion of Florida's Big Bend Gulf of Mexico area.
Our goal is to inform and educate the public about relevant conservation issues.
Board Members
Officer, President-- Janie Veltcamp
Officer, Vice President -- Bill Rucker
Officer, Treasurer -- Linda Kimball
Officer, Secretary -- Donna Thalacker
Communications -- Mike Hamilton
Education Committee -- Janie Veltcamp & Donna Thalacker
Programs -- Boyd Kimball
Membership Committee -- Janie Veltcamp, Bill Rucker, Linda Kimball
Directors -- Jay Bushnell, Thomas White, Scott Wright
Our Chapter was awarded the Chapter of the Year 2017 at the Audubon Assembly in St. Augustine on 21 October. What a surprise. We really impressed the Chapter's Committee with our Birds Rescue program. Kudos to all involved and much thanks to Tiffany Black for asking for help to relieve her of the full burden; for Dr. Savanna Barry for coordinating and teaching; for the rescuers including Doug Maple, Crosby Hunt, Deborah Anderson, Robin Gillies, and Anne Lindgren (and others); and to the community for calling in the birds in distress. This is a team effort and the entire team deserves full credit. For an organization as young as ours, this is especially rewarding.
The Cedar Keys are home to many shore birds, some resident and others migratory. We also have an abundance of raptors and song birds.
Cedar Keys Audubon Bylaws
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