Upcoming programs about the Eels program in Brevard County

Brevard County’s Environmentally Endangered Lands program will celebrate 20 years of land conservation, public access, and environmental education with a series of public presentations across the county.
Presentations will be given as follows:

Wednesday, June 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cocoa Beach Library 
Sunday, June 5 at 3 p.m. at the Titusville Library 
Thursday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Brevard Reference Library in Cocoa 
Wednesday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Melbourne Library on Fee Avenue 
Saturday, June 18 at 11 a.m. at the Melbourne Beach Library 
Thursday, June 23 at 2 p.m. at the South Mainland Library in Micco 
Thursday, June 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the DeGroodt Library in Palm Bay 
Thursday, July 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Merritt Island Library 
Saturday, July 16 at 3 p.m. at the Suntree/Viera Library 
Attendees will learn about the program’s successes over the past two decades, and a question-and-answer session will follow the presentation. There is no cost to attend.
For more information, call 321-255-4466 or email eel@brevardparks.com.

URGENT: Your RSVP needed to make a Turtle Walk happen in June/July

Spring and Summer are Sea Turtle egg laying time. We are in a very good location here in Brevard County to observe Sea Turtles following their million years old rituals of egg laying. I would like to set up an evening observation of sea turtles laying eggs working with the Barrier Island Center near Melbourne Beach. Their staff would take us out at night to observe sea turtles laying eggs. It will be a joint event with Audubon/Sierra Club members, friends and members of the Space Coast Audubon list-serve. There are only 20 slots. It is $10 per person. It will take place on a Tuesday or Wednesday in June or July, and will start at 9pm, continuing to midnight or afterwards depending on turtle activity.

The Barrier Island Center tells me it may not be appropriate for young children, since they would have to stay up so late. The parents should be the judge, because once on the beach observing the turtles, people probably can't leave, because using flashlights disturbs the turtles.

If people are interested in doing this please let me know you are interested by April 30, and I will go in May 1, the opening date and reserve a date at night in June or July. To let me know your interest please call me, Deborah Longman-Marien at 321-305-4344 or e-mail me on the list-serve. If I get enough response, I will set up a Turtle Observation evening. Reminder-Walks are held Tuesday and Wednesday nights in June or July. I need to reserve the spots on the morning of May 1, so I need to be notified by April 30.

Join SCAS For Our Biggest Auction Ever!

Join Space Coast Audubon for what is destined to be our greatest annual auction ever! We will be auctioning off plants, gift certificates to local restaurants, books, artwork, and much, MUCH more! Please join us at the Rockledge Presbyterian Church on the evening of May 20 at 6:30 for our potluck, which will be followed at 7:30 by our auction! If you have items that you would like to donate to our auction, please contact any board member.

Update From April General Meeting by Rosemary Webb

All the officers from this year (with the exception of Ken Collins, who is at his term limit) agreed to serve again next year. The members present voted to accept the slate with no dissenting votes.

A special thanks to Dee Fairbanks Simpson, who stepped in at the last minute to provide last night's presentation. Dee gave a fascinating slideshow and talk about Non-Scientific Birding. If you missed last night's meeting, try to catch her talk when she gives it in Sebastian on Monday, April 25. (7 PM, North Indian River County Library, 1001 Sebastian Blvd, Pelican Island Preservation Society monthly meeting). I promise, it will be well worth the drive!

Ken Collins gave an update on a rescued Osprey chick, which he is going to take to the Audubon Birds of Prey Center today. He also brought home-baked cookies.

We hope to see you at next month's pot luck and auction. The pot luck starts an hour earlier, at 6:30 PM. The auction will start at 7:30. We invite everyone to join us.

Local Boys Make Good!

Local heroes David Simpson (2nd from left) and Andy Bankert (4th from left) made us all proud by being on the winning team of this year's Texas Birding Classic. With 312 species in 5 days, they handily defeated the team that has won the previous 5 years!