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A publication of the Hernando Audubon Society January and February 2009
January and February Programs:
Hernando AudubonNEWS
Steve Backes, a long-time Floridahummingbird enthusiast, will presenta Powerpoint program on Floridahummingbirds. Steve will tell us aboutthe natural history of hummers and
how to attract them. He will also tell usspecically about his amazing yard whereat any one time he has between 12 and 19feeders and attracts hummers throughoutthe year.
Note: This program is followed by a eld trip
on Saturday, January 31 to Steves backyard in
Valrico. Please see the eld trip listing on page 6
for details.
Socializing with cofee and snacks starts at 7:00 p.m.
Programs start promptly at 7:15 p.m.
Location: Community Activity Center
205 E. Ft. Dade Ave., Brooksville
HARLEY MEANS Submitted photo
Would you like tobe an angel?
Were desperately in need of alaptop computer with enoughmemory to project Powerpoint
presentations and manageother graphics programs. If you,or someone you know, recently
upgraded to newer, fasterequipment, please considerdonating that old laptop toHernando Audubon. Doing so
would make you an angel atleast in our view!
Look Inside or:
Presidents Letter ....................Celebrating 50 Years of
Conservation ......................Audubon Memories ...............Time to Clean or Install
Nest Boxes .........................
Donation .................................Field Trips - January/
February .............................Special Events .........................Conservation Report:
Rivers, Bears andGreenways: We MustSpeak Out for Them .........
Big Day Birdathon .................
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33
4
4
55
67
January 22 - Thursday
Floridas HummingbirdsSpeaker: Steve Backes
MYRNA ERLER-BRADSHAW
February 26 - Thursday
Floridas SpringsSpeaker: Harley Means
Florida has over 700 known springs, 33of which are rst magnitude (discharging100 cubic feet per second or more).They are a priceless resource, providingrecreation and enjoyment for Floridians.Springs are also a window into theaquifer, and can provide information
about the overall health of the aquifer,
which supplies most of the domesticallyused water in Florida. Water quality insprings has become an increasingly visibleissue in Florida. This talk will focus onkarst geology and some of the manyissues related to spring water quality andquantity. A fourth generation Floridanative, Guy H. (Harley) Means wasborn and raised in Tallahassee. Harleygrew up on Tall Timbers Research Stationwhere his father, Bruce, was director.Here he was exposed to natural Florida
and spent most of his time outdoorsobserving, collecting and enjoyingFloridas bountiful natural resources.Means has a degree in geology fromFlorida State University and is currentlyseeking advanced degrees in geologyfrom Florida State. He is also a licensedprofessional geologist. He has beenemployed by the Florida Department
See FLORIDAS SPRINGS, page 7 u
Welcome, new members!
We look forward to seeing you
at our monthly meetings or on
one of the many eld trips.
HUMMER
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Athank you goes out to thevolunteers who helped at publicevents. Myrna Erler-Bradshaw and
Lucille Lane assisted at the Bushnell
Fall Festival. At Pioneer Day, Andy
and Elaine Maywalt, Suzy and AllenMiller, Christie Anderberg, and Toyoko
DeForge helped with setup, greeting
and breakdown. Rita Grant designed a
fabulous activity sheet for kids. Many
people provided baked goods for sale,
which raised some money. Christie and
Toyokoalso showed the many visitors
how to make origami cranes. Thanks
also to everyone who contributed
items for the yard sale, and to Andy
and Elaine for holding this successfulfund-raiser at their home in Spring
Hill. Andy Maywalt, Clay Black and
Allen Miller gave a nest box class and
instruction to the Floral City Garden
Club (more about that in our next
issue). These public events are a great
way to spread the Audubon message
and make new friends.
Every year Audubon of Florida
updates its state policy and regional
conservation plans and resolutionsat the Audubon Assembly which was
held in Crystal River last October.
Hernando Audubon participated in
many ways and we received two awards
for our work. Our chapter display
won rst place, due in no small part
to the beautiful bird card painted by
Diane Becker and Sheila Wollam.
Conservation Chair Joe Murphy was
on many of the program panels and
Christie Anderberg, of Ahhochee
Hill, discussed partnering with other
organizations. This year there are threestatewide policy priorities: climate
change, conserving at risk and declining
birds, and habitat. Climate change
affects everything, especially in a coastal
state like Florida. If you would like a
copy of the reports, let me know and
I will send you a copy if they are not
available from the Audubon of Florida
Web site.
We are approaching our donation goalof $500 by selling origami cranes for
Operation Migration. Monitor the progress
of the Whooping Cranes by going to
www.operationmigration.org, and
click on In the Fieldto view the journal.
There will be a yover at the Dunnellon
Airport in early 2009.
The nominating committee is seeking
interested people for positions on
the HAS board. Work is done by
neighbors and friends working togetheron conservation issues in our area and
beyond. Please consider helping out
our worthwhile organization. Contact
any board member with your interest.
Hernando Audubon Society
2008 - 2009
Ofcers/Directors/Committees
President
Mary Dowdell................
Vice President
Debbie McKevitt...........Vice President
Joe Murphy.....................
Secretary
Kristin Wood.................
Treasurer
Sue Bathauer..................
Conservation
Joe Murphy.....................
Education
Kathleen East................
Field Trips
Linda Vanderveen.........
Hospitality
Vera Huckaby.................
Membership
Lucille Lane....................
Public Relations/Publicity
Andy Maywalt................
Ways and Means
Andy & Elaine Maywalt....
352-797-7874
352-754-1725
352-583-0870
352-754-6722
352-754-9030
352-583-0870
352-666-3066
352-428-2629
352-848-5776
352-540-9746
352-686-8195
352-686-8195
Hernando Audubon NEWSis
published in September, November,
January, March and May
by
Hernando Audubon Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 1678
Brooksville, FL 34605
www.hernandoaudubon.org
Editor:Lucille Lane - 352-540-9746
Ornithology Editor:Bev Hansen - 352-686-0460
Submissions from readers are welcome.
Please call the editor, mail to Editor
at the post ofce box address above,
or e-mail
Please include name, address and phone
number in your correspondence.
From Your Chapter President...
2 Hernando Audubon News January/February 2009
The Withlacoochee: River at RiskRead Joe Murphys column, page 6.
Photo by Lucille Lane
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Time to Clean or Install Those Nest Boxes:
Bird Families Will Soon Need Them
It may seem premature, but January
and early February is the time to startinstalling new nest boxes, and cleaning
and repairing those nest boxes that wereused last year. In Florida, our local birdsoften begin nesting in early spring. InFebruary Eastern Bluebirds frequently
inspect nest boxes to choose the bestsite. In March Carolina Chickadees,among others, are often collectingnesting material. By early April Tufted
Titmice and others species are oftenfeeding their rst brood of nestlings.
In addition to the species listed above,other native birds that frequently usenest boxes in our area are AmericanKestrel, Eastern Screech-Owl, Red-
bellied Woodpecker, Northern Flicker,Great Crested Flycatcher, Purple Martinand Wood Duck.
The list of birds that use nest boxeshere includes birds ranging in size from4.75 inches (Chickadee) to 18.5 inches
(Wood Duck). It is important to get abox of the right dimensions to t thebird you are trying to attract. Likewise,it is important to install the box at the
correct height and in the habitat wherethe bird prefers to nest. For example,the Wood Duck box should be near
water, the Bluebird box in an openeld, and many of the other speciesin an area with some trees. However,even after you have chosen the correct
size box and placed it in the proper
by Bev Hansen
Ornithology Editor
habitat, birds dont read the books, andmay adopt a box that was intended for
another species.
Before the beginning of each nestingseason, it is important to clean any
nesting material remaining from theprevious season. Therefore, a nest boxshould be selected that can be easilyopened, even from its high perch on a
tree or post.
The Hernando Audubon Society sells
nest boxes of various sizes. Theseare always on display at the Chinsegut
Nature Center, as well as often beingoffered at the chapters literature tables
at community events. They are alsoavailable from individual members. AllHernando Audubon boxes are made ofcypress, cedar, or pine. Here is the price
list:Chickadee, Titmouse, or Wren - $10Bluebird - $12
Great-crested Flycatcher - $15Kestrel or Screech-Owl - $22
Photo by Al Hansen
4 Hernando Audubon News January/February 2009
Who are you? An Eastern Screech-Owl
peers out rom the opening in its home to check
on a visitor. Clean, well-placed boxes, like this
one in the yard o Andy and Elaine Maywalt,
help improve nestling survival rates.
Our special appreciation to
Mrs. Mary Ellen Urban
for her generous gift
in memory of
Virginia and Dick Moberg.
Thank you.
and 2005 due to a death in the familyand pneumonia. Many of the later yearswere spent at Ahhochee Hill with LisaVon Borowsky. Sometimes I would sitin a lawn chair in the yard and let thebirds come to me. One time about 35
wild turkeys walked past me only about15 feet away. I stayed very still and theyjust considered me part of the scenery.In the late afternoon, deer would cometo eat the corn near the bird feeders.Sometimes, large ocks of warblerswould suddenly appear, feed for a fewminutes, then all y away together whilewe were trying to sort out the species andnumbers in the ock. Occasionally, wewould see one odd bird that just didntt, such as the young Black-throatedBlue Warbler that visited one year. In the
afternoon, while the birds were restingsomewhere else, Lisa told a few storiesfrom her youth in the area, such as havingto ride horses along the trails before therewere any paved roads. She said once thatshe did not believe anyone could ownland, you just try to take good care of itso you can pass it on to the next caretakerin at least as good a condition as whenyou received it. Her property showed herconcern everything was left as natural aspossible to encourage the wildlife in thearea to stay and grow in numbers. Its agreat place to visit.
I also went with our group on many eldtrips during these years. I loved the canoetrips on the Withlacoochee River and atChassahowitzka to see the water birds.Once we went to a park near Sebringand I saw Florida Scrub-Jays in the area,and a deer that lived in the park and wasunafraid of cars, as long as the peoplestayed inside the car. There were severaltrips to Cedar Key to see the museumand restaurants there as well as birds. AtMerritt Island, we saw a Great Horned
Owl in an eagles nest he had taken for hisown. Trips to mines and large farmingareas in Zellwood showed how birds cancoexist with these disruptions in nature.Waterfowl seemed to enjoy the ditchesand ponds recently created there, with alot of ducks, herons, shorebirds, and gullsin and around the water with smaller birdsin the nearby bushes. On these trips I gotto see many of the places in our state thatI would never have seen otherwise, and Ireally enjoyed all of them.
AUDUBON MEMORIES...rom page 3
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January 9 - Friday
Vulcan Mines: Winter Waterowl
and Fossils Field Trip
Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the mine entranceroad before the check-in gate. Themine is located at 16313 Ponce de LeonBlvd. (RT 98) about 10 miles north of
Brooksville. The rst part of the VulcanMines trip will be spent birding the areasponds and elds. Then the group will beescorted to a fossil area. Vulcan Mineis a good place to nd fossil echinoids-ancient sea biscuits, sea urchins, and othermarine fossils. Wear sturdy walking shoes,sunscreen and a hat, and something tohold your fossil nds.Trip leader: Mary Dowdell
797-7874
January 10 - SaturdayWeeki Wachee Salt Marsh Saari
A strenuous hike into a harshenvironment. Heavy shoes and clothes,sun hat and lots of water are necessary.Trip is limited to 12 physically thikers and reservations are required.Participants must sign a liability waiver.Trip leader: Clay Black
592-4949
January 16 - FridayMerritt Island Field TripWe strongly suggest you contact the tripleaders if you intend to participate in thiseld trip.From Brooksville take State Road 50east to I-95. Take I-95 north 1 exit toTitusville. This will exit onto GardenStreet. Go east across U.S. 1 and A1Adirectly onto the causeway. There is apark on the left, then a low bridge, thenanother picnic area on the left and a
January/February FIELD TRIPS
widening of the causeway. There willbe a pull-off parking area with a signfor Merritt Island National WildlifeRefuge. We meet in that parking area tocarpool. Plan to leave there at 8:30 a.m.,so everyone should be there earlier. Therefuge itself is a series of ponds andestuaries surrounded by wide berms
on which there are roads (unpaved butsolid and wide enough). Our guide isTom Dunkerton, who is well-acquaintedwith the location of the many ocksand the rarer visiting birds. There aremany species of ducks and wading birds,shorebirds, gulls, sometimes rails, Black-necked Stilts, and Roseate Spoon-bills.The trip usually lasts until 2:00 p.m.,without a lunch stop, so you may wantto bring munchies and something todrink along the way. This is the rstyear Tom has been our guide. For moreinformation contact the trip leaders.
Trip leaders:Dan and Shirley [email protected]
January 21 - WednesdayMosaic Mines Field TripRegistration for this trip closed onNovember 20 but you can still contactthe trip leaders in the event they have alast-minute cancellation. Mosaic Mines
is located in Mulberry, along State Road60, east of Brandon. We need to bemindful of the reservations, since this isprivate property. The owners provide aprofessional guide and lunch. Normally,access is limited to Polk County groupswho have been there in the past, butHernando Audubon is fortunate to beallowed to participate, since we have beengoing for more years than many of the
GUIDELINES: Field trips are open to everyone, and non-members are always welcome.To participate, contact the trip leader to confrm time and meeting place. Advanceregistration is required for all boat and overnight trips. Some trips require maps, which
will be handed out at the monthly meeting prior to the eld trip. Bring binoculars andbirding guides. We suggest comfortable clothing, insect repellent, sunscreen and wateror other suitable beverages. And remember: carpooling saves fuel, money and helps theenvironment. For updates please also visitwww.hernandoaudubon.org.
SPECIAL EVENTS
January 24 - SaturdayHernando County ESL Cypress LakesPreserve Scrub Restoration.
Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the gate on RidgeManor Boulevard at Olancha Road. Workwill be completed by noon. Volunteersshould bring gloves, insect repellent,sunscreen, drinking water, a ve gallonbucket or other container for collectingtrash, and saws for cutting small live oaks.Contact Jim King at 754-4057, ext. 28020.
February 7 - SaturdayHernando County Big Day andBirdathonA day-long search for birds in the county to
help raise funds for Hernando Audubon.Start early and end late, or join in at anytime. Contact Clay Black at 592-4949 toparticipate and see page 7 for informationon how to become a sponsor.
February 12 - ThursdayHernando County ESLLocation and tasks to bedetermined based on need.Contact Jim King at 754-4057, ext. 28020.
February 13 thru 16 - Friday-MondayThe Great Backyard Bird CountStay home and count the birds at yourfeeders. Contact Linda Vanderveen at 7549436 or for more details go to birdsource.org/gbbc.
February 14 - SaturdayChinsegut Run and Fun WalkJoin the runners or cheer them on as theyfollow a course through the ChinsegutWildlife and Environmental Area. Detailsat MyFWC.com or call Kristin Wood at754-6722.
February 21 - SaturdayHernando Audubon Workday atAhhochee Hill SanctuaryStarts at 9:00 a.m. Clean and repairbirdhouses in preparation for the upcomingnesting season. Help with trail maintenanceor with other sanctuary tasks. Bring a dishto share for lunch. Ahhochee Hill is locatedat 24268 Lake Lindsey Rd., just east ofU.S. 41 and past the re station. Followthe shaded driveway through the woods.Contact Christie Anderberg at 797-3545.
compiled by
Sue Bathauer
January/February 2009 Hernando Audubon News
and
See FIELD TRIPS, page 6 u
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The start of a new year is a goodtime to reect on what we value andlove, to think about conservation, andto remember how blessed we are in thesouthern Nature Coast. The natural world
is rich here, and when its threatened weneed to speak out to protect it.
Hernando Audubon Society (HAS) hasbeen active in three main conservationareas these past months. First, we joined anew coalition of citizens and organizationscalled the Withlacoochee River Alliance(WRA) which is committed to protectingthe river and its watershed With thisin mind, WRA is working to oppose aproposed landll southeast of Dade City.
It would be hard to nd a worse place forthis Class 1 landll. It would be less than amile from the Withlacoochee River and nearthe Green Swamp. We are working withother members of the WRA, like the FloridaDefenders of the Environment, Protectors ofFloridas Legacy, Gulf Restoration Network,and Withlacoochee Area Residents, tooppose the landll. A ruling from the FloridaDepartment of Environmental Protection isexpected January 12. If they choose landfill overriver we will join the fight to reverse the decision.
HAS and the WRA are also monitoringthe development of a Minimum Flow andLevel (MFL) by the Southwest FloridaWater Management District (SWFWMD)for the upper and middle WithlacoocheeRiver in 2010. An MFL is the limit atwhich further water withdrawals willcause signicant harm to the waterresources of the area and the relatednatural environment. We would preferthat SWFWMD set a designation thatmaximizes the rivers health and ensuresrecovery of stressed ecosystems andspecies. We will be active in the MFL
process to ensure that whatever MFLis set is ecologically viable and protectsthe river. As development increases incentral Florida, the Withlacoochee Riveris often mentioned as a potential sourceof water for new development, and wemust continue to oppose this. We arealso calling on SWFWMD to set the MFLfor the lower river, the section closestto the mouth, in 2010 rather than waituntil 2011. The lower river faces seriousthreats from regional over-pumping and is
already imperiled as a result of historicalwater control projects.
A second concern has been ournative bears. HAS recently joined the
Florida Fish and Wildlife ConservationCommission and Defenders of Wildlifeto host an educational workshop aboutFlorida Black Bears. We are also workingwith the Gulf Coast Conservancy toensure that coastal development projectsalong the southern Nature Coast, suchas the proposed Sunwest Harbourtownedevelopment in Aripeka, do not eliminatecritical core habitat for Florida BlackBears. Sunwest is a development ofregional impact (DRI) and, unfortunately,it appears that SWFWMD is going
forward with an associated land swap thatwill lead to bears losing habitat.
Our third area of focus has beenaddressing sprawl and opportunitiesthat could be lost for viable greenwaysand wildlife corridors across thenorthern border of Hernando County.These passageways could connect theChassahowitzka National Wildlife Areato the vast Green Swamp. A massiveproposed development in the north-central portion of the county, Quarry
Preserve LLC, is poised like a knifeat the heart of efforts to ensure thatwildlife, including Florida Black Bears,can move between inland and coastalhabitats. Millions of tax dollars havebeen spent over several decades toacquire conservation lands in this area.The proposed Quarry Preserve DRIcould stop dead in its tracks the chanceto connect these large wild areas. TheQuarry Preserve DRI represents sprawlat its worst. We will monitor the project,and will ramp up our efforts in 2009 toensure that this development does not
destroy what so many have worked tocreate: real and viable wildlife corridors.
The rivers, the bears, the greenways andthe birds need you to speak out for them.Join our Conservation Committee and bea voice for nature. Resolve now to protectthe wild places and creatures you love!
Joe Murphy352-583-0870 - [email protected]
Rivers, Bears and Greenways: We MustSpeak Out or Them by Joe Murphy, Conservation Chai
6 Hernando Audubon News January/February 2009
Field Trips...rom page 5
other groups. This has been the highlighttrip for many people for a number ofyears.
Trip leaders: Dan and Shirley [email protected]
January 31 - SaturdayHummingbirds Field Trip to SteveBackess backyard in ValricoMeet at 8:00 a.m. at Steve Bakkes house.Typically, Steve sets out 12 to 15 feeders.Visitors to his yard have included Ruby-throated, Rufous, and Black-chinnedHummingbirds in the winter. Songbirdsalso use his yard, so the group may see
some of them too. If time permits, a visitto nearby Lettuce Lake Park in Tampa willbe included in the eld trip. Contact thetrip leader to arrange to carpool or fordirections to Steves home.Trip leader: Kristin Wood
February 20 - FridayHoneymoon Island Field TripSee shore birds and possibly a GreatHorned Owl on a nest. Meet at 7:30 a.m.at the rst pull-off on the left before thedrawbridge along Dunedin Causeway,County Road 586. To carpool, meet at6:15 a.m. at the Publix on U.S. 19 justsouth of Spring Hill Drive. The StatePark entrance fee is $5.00 per vehicle.
Trip leader: Bev [email protected]
February 27 - FridayWeeki Wachee River Canoe/
Kayak TripMeet at 8:30 a.m. at Hardees on U.S. 19,just north of State Road 50. Bring lunch,water, snacks. There will be no charge forlaunching on the river.
Trip leader: Elaine [email protected]
or Vera [email protected]
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On Saturday, February 7, a groupof birders will awake before thedawn chorus. They will spend the daytrekking around Hernando County,sighting common birds such as the
robin and goldnch, and maybe gettinglucky enough to spot a Great HornedOwl or Peregrine Falcon. By the end ofthe day, they hope to have seen or heard
between 120 to 130 species of birds.
The birders will be participating in our
Big Bird Day Birdathon, which is afund-raising campaign like a walkathonor a telethon, but its focus is on birds.We hope you will either join the group
or sponsor a participant. As a sponsor,
January/February 2009 Hernando Audubon News
Please Participate in our Big Day Birdathon Fund-raiser
you can be assured that 100 percent of
your contribution will help HernandoAudubon provide assistance to projectssuch as:
-Area Conservation and EnvironmentalEducation Programs
-Natural Resource College Scholarship
Funds
-Protection of Wildlife Habitat
There are several ways to participate:You can pledge a given amount per bird
species that the Big Bird Day group seesor hears, for example 5, 10 or 20 centsor perhaps even $1 per species. Or,you can contribute a xed amount, for
example, $25 regardless of the number
of Environmental Protection, FloridaGeological Survey (FGS) in Tallahasseefor over ten years. During his tenureat FGS he has acquired professionalexperience in Florida geology, archeology,
zoology, natural history and conservationHe currently is involved with the FloridaSprings Initiative, a state-funded programdesigned to study, manage and conserveFloridas numerous spring resources.Means also co-authored the recentlyreleased book, Roadside Geology of Florida.
Note: This lecture is followed on Friday,
February 27 by a eld trip on the Weeki
Wachee River. Details are on page 6.
Floridas Springs...rom page 1
of birds identied. You can even offer
a bonus donation per unusual, rare orendangered species noted. To becomea sponsor, simply ll out and mail theform below.
If someone you know is not currentlya member of Hernando Audubon, fora minimum donation of $20 they can
become a member, if they want to, forone year. Members receive the NationalAudubon Societys magazine, Audubon
of Floridas Florida NaturalistandHernando Audubon NEWS.
When the Big Bird Day group has
completed the birdathon, well updateyou on their success, send you a list ofthe birds that were seen and heard, and
let you know the amount of your tax-deductible contribution. Please supportthis fun and worthwhile event thatreminds us all of the value and beauty
of Floridas diverse birds, other wildlife,and their homes. If you need moreinformation about sponsorship pleasecall me, Kristin Wood, at 352-754-6722.
To join the Birdathon group, contact
Clay Black at 352-592-4949.
Clay is coordinating the event.
by Kristin Wood, Recording Secretary
Name_____________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Phone Number_________________________(1) Donation amount dollars and/or cents per bird _________________OR
(2) Donation amount in dollars for the Big Bird Day event ___________If you want to challenge the team even more you may pledge a bonusamount:I will give an additional_________for this species ___________________
______________(insert name of species) being logged by the team. (Forexample: I will give $5.00 if the team logs a Brown-headed Nuthatch.)Checks should be made out to Hernando Audubon Society.
Please return form to Hernando Audubon Birdathon participant_____________________________________ (please print name),OR
mail to Hernando Audubon Society, P.O. Box 1678, Brooksville, FL 34605
DONT FORGET - Hernando County now accepts
glass at six locations: the northwest landll on U.S.
98, the countys convenience centers in Spring Hill
(on Osowaw Boulevard) and Ridge Manor (on Cortez
Boulevard), the Wal-Mart on State Road 50 in Spring
Hill, the Target in Spring Hill by Lakewood Plaza,
and the Winn Dixie by U.S. 19, near the Red Lobster.
All kinds of glass bottles and jars are accepted. Not
accepted: windowpanes, mirrors or tabletops.
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Hernando Audubon Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 1678Brooksville, FL 34605
Te mission of
Hernando Audubon Society
is to promote an
awareness andappreciation of nature,
to preserve and protect
wildlife and natural
ecosystems and to
encourage responsible
environmental
stewardship.
Through advocacy and education,and by bringing people outdoors
to experience nature rsthand,Hernando Audubon has workedassiduously since 1959 to preserveand protect local wildlife, and theecosystems that support them.
We encourage responsible environ-mental stewardship because we wantthe beauty and diversity that makethis area special to be around for thenexthalf-century and beyond.
Why not join us, to help
ensure a future thats good
for wildlife and for people?
Weve kept a keen eye on the naturalenvironment in this area for 50 years.
MYRNA ERLER-BRADSHAW