Florida Native Plants Workshop
2025-01-11 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-02-08 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
January 11, February 8, March 8, April 12. at 9 am. Native Plant Landscape Designer and Eco Artist Pam Callender will teach us why native plant gardening is so vital to our local landscape and how everyone can incorporate natives into their yards.

Celery Fields Walks - Second Mondays
2025-01-13 08:00 - 10:00, 2025-02-10 08:00 - 10:00 | Celery Fields, 6893 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Peter Brown (207-994-9885) and Mary Alice Curtiss meet at Raymond Rd BoardwalkExplore the boardwalk and surrounding wetlands.
Parking on side of road.
Port-a-potty on site.

Celery Fields Cleanups
2025-01-13 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-02-10 09:00 - 11:00 | Celery Fields, 6893 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Celery Fields Cleanups:
Help keep our area garbage-free! 9 am; Dec 9, Jan 13, Feb 10, Mar 10 Shelley Yarosh (shelleyyarosh@gmail.com)

Monthly Meeting - Sophie Osborn
2025-01-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom – Register to attend the zoom meeting
Jan 13 – Sophie Osborn, biologist, discusses her reintroduction work with condors and other imperiled birds and her intriguing new book “Feather Trails.” Registration is required for this Zoom meeting and program. To view the meeting and program on YouTube, please click here

Members Meet and Greet
2025-01-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Members Meet and Greet – A way for our members to see each other face to face! Meet your board members and enjoy a short presentation by a local environmentalist. Light refreshments. November 20, January 15, March 19; 2-3:30 pm in the Nature Center.

Celery Fields Walks - Third Thursdays
2025-01-16 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Lynn Jakubowicz (email) meet at the Nature Center 999 Center Rd.
Explore birds in the gardens and Palmer Boardwalk.

Guided Walk - Nathan Benderson Park
2025-01-17 08:00 - 10:00 | Nathan Benderson Park, 700 North Cattlemen Road, Sarasota, FL, 34232, United States
Meet Peter Brown (207-994-9885) at the playground parking lot (north end of the park); after a walk there, we will drive to the other end of the course to the start area and bird there; finally stop at the two ponds on Athlete’s Way.
Restrooms are available.

Patio Sale
2025-01-18 09:00 - 15:00
PATIO SALE – January 18th and 19th at 9 am to 3 pm
Books, Birdhouses and feeders, knick-knacks, and more.

Celery Fields Walks - Fourth Thursdays
2025-01-23 08:00 - 10:00, 2025-02-27 08:00 - 10:00 | Celery Fields, 6893 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Kathryn Young (email) meet at Raymond Rd Boardwalk.
Join Kathryn and other guest trip leaders to learn how to find birds by song, calls, ID, and habitats.
Parking on side of road.
Port-a-potty on site.

Guided Walks - Oscar Scherer State Park, 4th Thursdays
2025-01-23 08:30 - 10:30 | Oscar Scherer State Park, 1843 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL, 34229, United States
There is a fee to enter park.
Meet Cynthia Huesman (email Cynthia) and Rob Gonzalez at Lake Osprey Nature Center. Strive to find the endangered Florida Scrub Jay and other resident birds as we take a 1.5 mile walk on sandy trails, mainly in the sun.
Restrooms at the Nature Center

Celery Fields Walks - Fourth Saturdays
2025-01-25 08:00 - 10:00, 2025-02-22 08:00 - 10:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Peter Brown (207-994-9885) and Evelyn MacQueen. Meet at the Nature Center 999 Center Rd.
Explore birds in the garden and Palmer Boardwalk.

Celery Fields Walks - First Saturdays
2025-02-01 09:00 - 11:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Kylie Wilson (941-266-5407, email) meet at the Nature Center 999 Center Rd. Explore birds around the property.

Celery Fields Walks - First Mondays
2025-02-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Margi Haas (email) and Mary Alice Curtiss meet at the Nature Center 999 Center Rd. Explore birds in the gardens and Palmer boardwalk.

Celery Fields Walks - First Thursdays
2025-02-06 08:00 - 10:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States

Eagle Nest Tour - February 8, 2025
2025-02-08 08:00 - 11:30 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
THIS DATE IS SOLD OUT – See February 15th, which is an additional date for this tour.

Join a Bald Eagle specialist to see nests and eaglets. Please bring your own binoculars. We will meet at the Nature Center and travel by bus to various locations.

Cost $50
Registration is required. Please click here to register.
Questions? Please click the Organizer’s name below to access their email address or phone number.

Guided Walk - Perico Preserve
2025-02-10 08:00 - 10:00 | Perico Perserve, 11700 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL, 34209, United States
Perico Preserve offers a varietal habitat for a variety of birds we will look for on a 2 mile walk on gravel paths, part sun and part shade. Meet Kathy Doddridge (941-705-3862, email) in the parking lot.
There is a port-a-let in the parking lot.

Monthly Meeting - Jamie Rotenberg
2025-02-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom – Register to attend the zoom meeting
Jamie Rotenberg, ecologist, details his discovery of the northern most Harpy Eagles’ nest in the Belize rainforests. To register for the meeting click here.

Guided Walks - Siesta Key Shorebirds
2025-02-11 08:00 - 10:00 | Siesta Key Beach, 948 Beach Road, Siesta Key, FL, 34231, United States
Meet Claire Herzog and Jim Yeskett in front of the pavilion with the American flag that is to the right as you enter the main parking lot of Siesta Key Beach. Learn to ID shorebirds. We will walk approximately 1.5 mile in the sand and sun.
Restrooms are available.

Guided Walks - Red Bug Slough
2025-02-12 08:00 - 10:00 | Red Bug Slough, 5200 Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Meet Lynn Jakubowicz (email) in the main parking lot. We will take a 2 mile walk, ½ shade and sun; looking for waders, ducks, and forest birds. Restrooms are available.

Sarasota County Commissioners Meeting - In Sarasota
2025-02-12 09:00 - 17:00 | Sarasota County Administration (North), 1660 Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, 34236, United States
Sarasota County Commissioners Meeting to determine the development of lands on Raymond Road adjacent to the Celery Fields. This meeting was previously posted to be in Venice. It is in Sarasota. Note the new location below.

Eagle Nest Tour - February 15, 2025
2025-02-15 08:00 - 11:30 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT
Join a Bald Eagle specialist to see nests and eaglets. Please bring your own binoculars. We will meet at the Nature Center and travel by bus to the various locations.
Cost $50
Registration is required. Please click here to register.
Questions? Please click the Organizer’s name below to access their email address or phone number.

Guided Walk - North Lido Beach & Woods
2025-02-19 08:00 - 10:30 | North Lido Beach, 201 John Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
Meet Stu Wilson (512-897-8341) and Cathy Paris at the small parking lot at the west (seaward) end of John Ringling Blvd. We will look for shorebirds on the beach and an active eagle nest in the woods. The walk will be about 2 miles of beach and sandy paths. The beach will be sunny and the woods mixed sun and shade.
No restrooms are available.

Sarasota Audubon Day
2025-02-22 09:30 - 14:00 | Nature Center, 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 34240, United States
Celebrate SAS with us! Celery Fields walks and talks, kids’ activities, garden walks, & more. Check out our website for details.

Guided Walks - Robinson Preserve
2025-02-25 08:00 - 10:00 | Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St NW & 17th Ave NW, Bradenton, FL, 34209, United States
Meet Kathy Doddridge (941-705-3862, email) in the main parking lot of Robinson Preserve, which is the North entrance where the Valentine House is located. The walk will head to the lake at the new South addition where there are shorebirds, waders, ducks, and flyovers. Approx. 2 miles of gravel paths, mainly sun.
Plenty of restrooms.
