• Monthly Meeting – Sophie Osborn

    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

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 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

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 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

    Nathan Benderson Park 700 North Cattlemen Road, Sarasota, FL, 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

    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

    Celery Fields 6893 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 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

    Oscar Scherer State Park 1843 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL, 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

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 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

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 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

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 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

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Lynn Jakubowicz (email) meet at the Nature Center 999 Center Rd. Explore birds in the gardens and Palmer Boardwalk.

  • Eagle Nest Tour – February 8, 2025

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 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...

    $50
  • Florida Native Plants Workshop

    Nature Center 999 Center Road, Sarasota, FL, 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.

  • Guided Walk – Perico Preserve

    Perico Perserve 11700 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL, 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.

  • Celery Fields Walks – Second Mondays

    Celery Fields 6893 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 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.