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The
Trailhead is located in Lake County, Florida. map
For more information, please contact info@scrubjaytrail.org
(352) 429-5566 open:
sat - wed : 8:00-5:00
Email photo contributions
of wildlife or plants seen
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February
28, 2009 Trailday Newsletter
Greetings from the Trail !
Just a quick reminder about tomorrow's Trailday. The weather's going to be perfect, and we have a special guest presentation.
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Identifying and Controlling those pesky Exotic Invasives
Many of you know Laurel Temmen. Laurel is a biologist and has spent
her career throughout Florida, the Midwest and western United States
undertaking plant and wildlife surveys, native plant restoration
and prescribed fire. We'll walk with Laurel as she discusses and
identifies exotic plants and control methods on the Trail.
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| Upcoming
Events |
NWF Habitat Stewards
Training
Next weekend is
the Spring Habitat Stewards Training. Chris Parker has put the
volunteer schedule together, and if you have some time to donate,
please check with Chris and let her know your availability.
Also, if you or someone you
know is interested in attending this training our deadline is nearing
so contact
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| Past
Events of February |
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The Days of Wine and Cheeses
The Wine and Cheese Fund-raiser, February 26, at Cheeser's Palace
was a smashing success. Kudos to Trailblazer Lou Anne Rossdeutscher for
all of her time and ingenuity she invested in making it such a
great event. A lot of money was raised for the Scrub-Jay Aviary
and Rehabilitation Center project, and a good time was had by
all. Carol Kayser from Cheeser's Palace and Keith
Mullins from Bacchus Vino presented a fascinating adventure through the land
of Wine and Cheese.
Space Coast Birding Festival
Thanks go out to all the volunteers who generously
donated their time to help cover
the Scrub-Jay Trail and Lake
County Tourism booth at the festival.
Joyce and Bill Stefancic
Lou Anne and Neal Rossdeutchsher, John Thompton, Paula Sisson,
Jen and Kenny Boyd, Debi Dyer and Kathy Pagan did the
drive to Titusville to represent us and all that Lake County
has to offer.
Thanks for such a great job!
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| Visitors
to the Trail |
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| Sarah
Morningstar |
Our Rising Star
Our newest and youngest Trailblazer,
Sarah Morningstar, hosted 2 separate Girl Scout Troops on the Trail
last week. Sarah conducted the tours for Brownie Troops
# 9755 and #4697 pretty much by herself and she did a great job! Feel
free to mentor Sarah as you work with her on the Trail. She's a
little sponge right now, and retains everything you tell her. Sarah
will be a regular Docent on the Trail, and has agreed to author
a Docent's manual.
Northern Irrigators
Thanks to recent visitors from Pennsylvania
and Michigan, the irrigation for all the new trees at the front
of the property is now complete. Trail visitors Will Snyder and
his sister Andrea Lubetkin visited the Trail and wanted to help
out during their vacation in Florida, so we assigned them the task of
installing Phase 4 of the irrigation system. They enjoyed having some
sun time, after leaving 12 degree weather behind. They also brought most
of their family to the Wine and Cheese soiree, and the party continued
long after the event.
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| Scrub-Jay
Nesting Time |
We think the resident family on the Trail is about to begin the nesting process. They've been seen carrying twigs around, and they're being very sly about where they're building. We'll keep you posted as "Nest Watch" begins.
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| Uncontrolled
Burn |
The brush fire that burned 1,000 acres in the
marsh to the north of the Trail kept its distance and only caused
some heavy smoke for a few days. The results of the burn are fantastic!
If you drive down CR 561 south through the"S" curves and further,
you can now see wide vistas across the marsh where before you could
only see the leftover hurricane rubble. We'll soon see the results
as new plant materials, that belong there, return. It graphically
illustrates why fire,
in the right place and time, is a good thing.
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| Spring Cleaning |
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You can't help but notice what a great job Neal
and Lou Anne, Laurel, and Ann have done to get the old place looking
good for Spring. If you haven't been here in a while, you'll be
amazed. Thanks guys!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone again.
As usual, you're invited to embellish the breakfast table with
any of your favorite treats. We'll have coffee, tea, juice and
quiche.
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