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View our 2008 brochure copy this URL in your browser address window and choose download file and then open the .pdf file : http://www.mediafire.com/?4zt2nzt0ydy Dr. Ryan Wheeler, Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research, will discuss the roles of birds in ancient Florida with a special focus on portrayals of birdlife in the carvings and ceramics of Florida's First People. Birds were not only important in the diet of many of Florida's Indians, but also had a place in the cosmology and symbolism of these ancient cultures. Ryan will present images of some of the more notable Florida artifacts that depict birds, including wood carvings from the Florida Center site, carved and decorated bone from southern Florida sites, effigy pottery from the Weeden Island culture and objects made of precious metal salvaged from Spanish shipwrecks. Ryan is the State Archaeologist and is involved in protection and conservation of archaeological sites throughout the state. He studied archaeology at the University of Florida where he researched the art of Florida's ancient peoples.
Mark Kiser,
Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission, will give a presentation on the
Great Florida Birding Trail. The Birding Trail is an
exercise in conservation fueled by the rapidly expanding
sport of birdwatching. More than 440 premier birdwatching
sites throughout the state have been identified based on
their quality of experience and resilience, and compiled
into guides to each of four geographic regions. Come learn
more about this important program, its offerings and
successes, and a taste-whetting glimpse of what the Birding
Trail has in store for your nexttrip!
Debbie Misotti of The Talking Monkeys Project
strives to inform the public of some of the
practical things they can do, in ordinary life, which can help the primates of
world while building a symbiotic relationship with them and improving our
relationship with the earth itself. For more information, visit
www.talkinmonkeys.org .
Robert Fulton, Ph.D: Author and Nature Photographer
share his love of the outdoors led him to a career as an
outdoor writer and avid birder.Growing up in south Florida
in the ‘50s, Robert Fulton, Jr. was able to fish from and
camp on the local public beach, roam expanses of the
Everglades, and what is now the Big Cypress Preserve.
Vanishing Species’ Director Jeff Herod
will give an educational program on
native wildlife during the second annual “Kids are for the Birds”
event Friday, March 30 in Tom Perry Memorial Park in Moore Haven. Dr. Nancy Dale is the author of Where the Swallowtail Kite Soars: The Legacies of Glades County, Florida and the Vanishing Wilderness and will speak on her latest work, a collection of interviews with Glades County’s pioneering ranching families entitled: “Would Do, Could Do and Made Do: The Florida Pioneer "Cow Hunters" Who Tamed the Last Frontier.” |
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