Longboat Key Community Calendar of Events

LOCATION: School Board Chambers, Bla

LOCATION: School Board Chambers, Bla

Look for flyovers, migrants, and woodpeckers. 2 mile loop walk, mainly in the sun and sandy trail. 2 mile loop walk, mainly in the sun and sandy trail. No restrooms.

Join us to learn more about agencies and organizations providin

Wingspan is a card-driven, resource-building board game in which players compete to attract birds to their wildlife reserves. RSVP so we know how many tables to set up. Click here to RSVP to Stacy

For this Advanced art class, Jenny will show how to draw a Purple Martin, especially since we have a large nesting box (like a hotel for Martins!) at the SAS Nature Center. Jenny will discuss Purple Martins and why we have the nesting boxes on site in the first place. We may even have the opportunity to see the birds for inspiration during class! Jenny will teach how to draw 2-3 additional birds as well as a variety of Florida animals as time allows. A nature journal is a lens that focuses your attention, enriches your experiences, and develops your skills as a naturalist. This practice also enhances your observations, curiosity, and joy. Nature Journaling can consist of field notes, field sketches, observations, thoughts, feelings, or anything that captures your curiosity. Jenny Cherry was a featured artist at the Nature Center in May 2023. She is a graduate of the Ringling College of Art and Design and an avid illustrator of portraits and landscapes. Registration Required CLICK HERE  

Intermediate Birding, 1.5 hours – SAS Nature Center and garden.  This more advanced course is designed for birders seeking to enhance their skills. It builds upon the knowledge gained in Birding 101. REGISTER HERE If you are a member, be sure to log in (upper right corner in black bar) before registering.

Explore the Raymond Road boardwalk and surrounding wetlands.

Tina Morris, Ornithologist, regales us with Return to the Sky – Bald Eagle Reintroduction. In the spring of 1975, on the eve of the US Bicentennial, Tina was selected to reintroduce Bald Eagles into New York State in the hope that the species could eventually repopulate eastern North America. This presentation is based on her 2024 book Return to the Sky: The Surprising Story of How One Woman and Seven Eaglets Helped Restore the Bald Eagle. NOTE: This will be a hybrid meeting. We will be meeting in person at the Sarasota Audubon Nature Center. You may also choose to zoom into this meeting. Zoom registration will begin in mid-March. The publisher Chelsea Green has set up a 35% discount for the book – be sure to use the code CGP35 Click Here to Order – and remember to use the code: CGP35

Test your bird knowledge with trivia questions and fellowship.

Stu Wilson (512-897-8341) and Cathy Paris will meet you at the entrance to Broadway Beach 7001 Seabreeze Ave. (West end of Broadway St. @ north end of LBK). Expect beach sand walking and sand paths/boardwalks mainly in the sun. First, we will look for migratory shorebirds on the beach. Then we will travel south to Joan Durante Park (5550 Gulf of Mexico Drive) to look for migrant warblers, vireos, etc. Restrooms are located at our second stop at Joan Durante Park. Note: the original plan was to visit Leffis Key to the north, but that park remains closed for repairs.

Learn about birds and their habitats, food, nests, etc. while playing a competitive game. Wingspan is a card-driven, resource-building board game in which players compete to attract birds to their wildlife reserves. Players spend food resources to add birds, which are represented by 170 individually illustrated cards, to the forest, prairie, and wetland habitats on their player boards. RSVP so we know how many tables to set up. Click here to RSVP to Lynn

Wingspan is a card-driven, resource-building board game in which players compete to attract birds to their wildlife reserves. RSVP so we know how many tables to set up. Click here to RSVP to Stacy

Faith Jones of the Florida Bluebird Society will give us the latest information on these beautiful jewels.

Join Kathryn and other guest trip leaders to learn how to find birds by song, calls, ID, and habitats.

"Looking for migrants and flyovers. Less than one quarter mile of shaded walk. Restrooms."

LOCATION: School Board Chambers, Black Awning

Explore birds in our native gardens and Palmer Road boardwalk.

Wingspan is a card-driven, resource-building board game in which players compete to attract birds to their wildlife reserves. RSVP so we know how many tables to set up. Click here to RSVP to Stacy

Explore birds in our native gardens and Palmer Road boardwalk

Join us for a guided nature journaling event, where participants will learn to observe and record the natural world through drawing and writing. This hands-on program offers a relaxing way to connect with nature while sharpening observation skills. This program is suitable for all ages, but does require periods of sustained focus and quiet observation. All participants under the age of 16 must attend with a parent or guardian. This program is limited to 15 participants. REGISTER HERE

Wingspan is a card-driven, resource-building board game in which players compete to attract birds to their wildlife reserves. RSVP so we know how many tables to set up. Click here to RSVP to Stacy

"Looking for migrants, flyovers, and water birds. Less than one mile of shaded walk."

Learn about birds and their habitats, food, nests, etc. while playing a competitive game. Wingspan is a card-driven, resource-building board game in which players compete to attract birds to their wildlife reserves. Players spend food resources to add birds, which are represented by 170 individually illustrated cards, to the forest, prairie, and wetland habitats on their player boards. RSVP so we know how many tables to set up. Click here to RSVP to Lynn

Wingspan is a card-driven, resource-building board game in which players compete to attract birds to their wildlife reserves. RSVP so we know how many tables to set up. Click here to RSVP to Stacy

Benjamin Dimmitt, conservation photographer will discuss his recent book on Florida's vanishing wetlands  An Unflinching Look: Elegy for Wetlands a deep, peer-reviewed examination of the impact of climate change on the wetlands at the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge on Florida's Gulf Coast, 70 miles north of Tampa.

Wingspan is a card-driven, resource-building board game in which players compete to attract birds to their wildlife reserves. RSVP so we know how many tables to set up. Click here to RSVP to Stacy

LOCATION: School Board Chambers, Black Awning

Learn about birds and their habitats, food, nests, etc. while playing a competitive game. Wingspan is a card-driven, resource-building board game in which players compete to attract birds to their wildlife reserves. Players spend food resources to add birds, which are represented by 170 individually illustrated cards, to the forest, prairie, and wetland habitats on their player boards. RSVP so we know how many tables to set up. Click here to RSVP to Lynn

Wingspan is a card-driven, resource-building board game in which players compete to attract birds to their wildlife reserves. RSVP so we know how many tables to set up. Click here to RSVP to Stacy

Wingspan is a card-driven, resource-building board game in which players compete to attract birds to their wildlife reserves. RSVP so we know how many tables to set up. Click here to RSVP to Stacy

Shorebird Nesting at North Lido Park with Kylie Wilson

LOCATION: School Board Chambers, Black Awning

LOCATION: School Board Chambers, Black Awning

LOCATION: School Board Chambers, Black Awning

LOCATION: School Board Chambers, Black Awning

LOCATION: School Board Chambers, Bla

LOCATION: School Board Chambers, Bla

LOCATION: School Board Chambers, Bla

LOCATION: School Board Chambers, Bla

LOCATION: School Board Chambers, Bla