|
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
on the trail to this address: photos@scrubjaytrail.org |
| |
|
April
24,
2010 Trailday Newsletter
Hello Trailblazers and Friends,
|
|
Another month has gone by and much has been
accomplished. Thank you for all of your contributions.
The scrub-jays
are nesting and continuing to do a great job of
protecting their turf. We have lots of snakes; swallow tail kites,
all kinds of hawks and more mocking birds than ever before. And
you should see the wildflower Lupine (Lupinus
diffusus) that has sprung out of the ground. It is the first one
in 14 years that we have been here. Very pretty surprise.
To add
to the Blue aspect of the Trail we have a very nice Bluebird
Trail that is being monitored and maintained by Jana
Harris and Janet
Carter. They have spent many hours repairing and replacing
boxes as well as installing several predator guards on the polls.
Back
to Top of Page |
Trailday
April 24, 2010 |
Tomorrow we have another full schedule.
From
8am-11am we will be checking the low volume
irrigation lines and installing some new
ones. Another project for tomorrow
is to weed the area underneath the Kiosk.
If you
are interested in this project please let us know when you arrive.
Feel free
to contribute to the breakfast table if you'd like, however it
is not required to participate.
Please do however let us know if
you will be attending so we can prepare accordingly.
We thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing
you in the morning.
Back
to Top of Page |
Daisy
Troop 9068 |
|
Many folks have been here working and playing
since last month's Trailday not the least of which was Daisy
Troop # 9068 headed up by Paula Anderson.
They
planted a section of the Craig
Tufts Pollinator Trail and had lots of fun as they explored
the Florida Scrub-Jay Trail with magnifying glasses and binoculars
in hand.
Back
to Top of Page |
Upcoming
Events |
April 27, 2010 : we will
take our booth to Lost
Lake Elementary School in Clermont
for their Science
Fair. National
Wildlife Federation Habitat Steward Betsy Baines has
been coordinating this Science Fair for many years and it is always
a pleasure to attend.
If you are interested in getting involved
with the Science Fairs please let us know. This is our last one
for this year however we are already scheduling next year's activities.
May 15, 2010 : we will
participate at Nature Fest at Lake Louisa State Park ( ).
The
event is held from 10am-2pm with guided
bird walks beginning at
8am.
Pre registration for the early bird...I couldn't help myself,
8am, is required. Great day filled with hands-on activities and
all happening on the beach with beautiful huge oak trees..
Back
to Top of Page |
|
