Ridge Audubon Society

200 North Crooked Lake, P.O. Box 148
Babson Park, FL 33827 (863) 638-1355

 

 

The Nature center is open M - F 10am - 2pm

Trails open dawn to dusk

 
 

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Programs and Events for 2007 - 2008

Dates & programs are subject to change

 

 

Programs are held at the Ridge Audubon Nature Center in Babson Park.  Potluck dinners with programs following are scheduled on the third Tuesday of each month, with the exception of December, when it will be on the second Tuesday. Programs are to be as follows. 

 

September 18th

Beth Geils, who was honored as National Science Teacher of the year in 2007, will be our speaker. She has been named to a panel that will recommend science curriculum for Florida Schools for the next year. Beth will offer a presentation on this subject then ask for input from the audience. 

 

 

October 16th

This date is still open.

 

 

November 18th

Dinner on the Grounds.

 

 

December 11th

David Price, director of Bok Tower, will present a humorous, but informative, talk about lawns. Program will be held at the Babson Park Woman's Club. 

 

 

January 15th

Bob Montarnaro will give a presentation, "ospreys of Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge:  An Exploration into the Life of the Fish Hawk." This follows the nesting attempts, through photography, by a pair of ospreys throughout the 2006 nesting season. 

 

 

February 19th

Wayne Hill plans another of his well-received presentations, this time possibly on the sounds of the African Frog. 

 

 

March 18th

Buck and Linda Cooper will help us welcome spring with a presentation on butterflies. They recently returned from a visit to Mexico where they studied these creations. 

 

 

April 15th

Art Falconer will show pictures of wildlife from either Kenya or the Amazon and tell of his travels there. Art also plans to cover one of these trips at a brown-bag luncheon at the Center, dates to be announced. 

 

 

 

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