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production, Loop Road Nature Pral plant communities includingwoods and wetlands. Set aside flora and fauna, the property onature observation.

The Preserve is located West of th8626 SW Citrus Blvd; a short distaappointment only; call 772-288-26

TREASURE COAST

This non-profit organization hto sick, injured and orphaned w

information to the public. LocaTCWC provides outreach educaand others in the community.

Public visits are suspended u but wild animal patients can be d8:30 am and 5:30 pm. Visit wwtion or call 772-286-6200.

AUDUBON OF MARTIN COUNTY - FACILIT

We need your help. Your membership supports our effortsto safeguard our natural environment. Join today and receivemembership in National Audubon, Audubon of Florida andour local chapter, including subscriptions to  Audubon maga-zine, The Florida Naturalist, and Audubon of Martin County‟sScrub Jay newsletter. New members enjoy the full benefits atthe special new member rate of just $20.

I would like to Volunteer with:

O Local Issues O Education O Possum Long

O Bird Counts O Publicity/PR O Properties

O Hospitality O Membership O Loop RdO Office/Library O Field Trips O Fund Raising

O Sandhill Cranes O Scrub-jays O Bird Island

O Bluebirds O Bald Eagles O Plovers, Terns

Donations (tax-deductible) are welcome:

O Endowment Fund O Bird Collection O Library

O Un-restricted O Possum Long Nature Center

O Other __________ O Other AoMC Property

Please check one:

O Full member benefits (outlined above) Individualor family………….…………………$ 20 

O Senior member (over age 62) or student…..$ 15 O Scrub Jay newsletter only………………...$ 15 

Mail your check, payable to “Audubon ” and mail to:

Audubon of Martin County, Inc.621 SE Palm Beach Road

Stuart, FL 34994

Name ___________________________________ 

Address __________________________________ 

 ________________________________________ 

City __________________ State ____ Zip _______ 

Phone ___________________________________ 

E-mail ___________________________________ 

If you have any questions, call (772)-288-2637.

Chapter Code: C92E260Z 

AoMC OFFICE AND POSSUM LONG NATURE CENTER 

Located in Stuart at the northeast corner of East 7th Street &Palm Beach Road, the AoMC office contains a reference libraryand is staffed by volunteers, generally from 10 am-2 pm weekdays.Drop in, or call 772-288-2637 to make sure we‟re there to meetyou.

The adjacent 6-acre Possum Long Nature Center was namedafter Clifton “Possum” Long, a beloved science teacher who previ-ously owned the land. AoMC and the Garden Club of Stuart  joined forces to purchase and maintain the property as a retreatwhere visitors can wander the trails, experience a variety of plantsand animals and picnic under the trees. Volunteers and eager

“Friends of PLNC”, who usually meet on Fridays, are welcomeand needed to help with the improvements and general upkeep.For information or to volunteer, call 772-288-2637. 

LOOP ROAD/CITRUS BLVD NATURE PRESERVE

The Loop Road Nature Preserve is a 290-acre tract of land lo-cated in central Martin County. Once used for citrus and cattle

AUDUBON OF MARTIN COUNTY - BOARD OF  

In addition to the basic 3-way membership, our much appre-ciated sponsors receive the following:

$ 50 Great Blue Heron Special recognition in our Scrub

 Jay newsletter and a certificate of appreciation.

$ 100 Roseate Spoonbill  Recognition in each of ourScrub Jay newsletters, a certificate of appreciation, an AoMCt-shirt and one complementary membership for a person orfamily of your choosing.

$ 250 Wood Stork Spoonbill benefits plus one copy of the Sibley Field Guide to Birds and a luncheon briefing withthe AoMC President or Executive Director.

$ 500 Osprey  Woodstork benefits plus a natural historytour led by an AoMC Board member to the bird nesting col-ony at Bird Island in the Indian River Lagoon.

$ 1000 Bald Eagle Osprey benefits plus a natural his-tory tour led by an AoMC Board member to a local birdingdestination of your choice.

$ 5000 and over Scrub Jay  Bald Eagle benefits plus anatural history tour led by an AoMC Board member to Ever-glades National Park, Merritt Island National Wildlife Ref-uge, Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge or the ArthurMarshall Loxahatchee NWR. 

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 

AoMC has organized several local bird and habitat protec-tion campaigns, all of which need support in the way of human resources and financial resources:

Possum Long Renovation: Volunteers are working tomake landscape and structural improvements at our 6-acreurban forest. Contact Pam Hopkins, or Susan Smyth.

EagleWatch: Volunteers monitor eagle nests in MartinCounty. Contact ClareRue Morgan.

CraneWatch: Volunteers „adopt‟ local sandhill crane fami-lies that nest in our urban areas and try to protect them,particularly during the vulnerable pre-fledging stage.Contact Pam Hopkins.

 JayWatchers: Volunteers are canvassing the County toupdate the database on Florida Scrub-jay families. ContactPam Hopkins.

BluebirdWatch: Volunteers monitor the use of bluebirdnest boxes on public lands in western Martin County.Contact Bev Poppke.

Our Board of Directors Executive Director  Greg Braun  (o) (561) 575-2028, fax (561) 575-0042, 

(c) (561) 758-3417 President  Laurie Odlum  (h) (772) 223-0339, (c) (772) 486-2837 Vice President & Res Develp.  Doug Warns  (772) 462-3751  vice

Treasurer  Bob Gordon  (772) 546-2206 Secretary  Carol Schaming  (772) 341-5336 Conservation  Bob Matheson  (772) 283-5999, (c) (772) 485-0944 Education  Catherine Hilton  (772) 288-2637 Membership  Curt Wood  (772) 546-5435 

mPublic Relations   Joan Bausch  (772) 219-8285 Programs  Ed Fielding  (772) 286-6131 Field Trips  Mary Starzinski  (772) 221-9953 Properties   Jim Kearman  (772) 708-0677 Possum Long Nature Center  Susan Smyth  (772) 692-3489 Scrubjay Newsletter Editor  Lisa Fiore  (w) (772) 287-3300, (c) (772) 528-9707 Wildlife Hospital  Dan Martinelli  (772) 286-6200 Garden Club Liaison  Louise White  (772) 283-4416 Youth Liaison   Jessie Green  (772) 283-3024 

Audubon Staff  Managing Director,  JayWatch Coordinator &CraneWatch Coordinator 

) )Pam Hopkins ) 

(772) 408-6153 

Land Stewardship Volunteer Coordinator  Debbie Clark  (772) 545-2404 

Other Important AoMC Contacts Eaglewatch Coordinator  ClareRue Morgan  (772) 286-9833  e

Bluebird Watch Coordinator

& Librarian Bev Poppke  (772) 286-0061 

Christmas Bird Count  Liz Hailman  (561) 746-7293 Web Master  Ed Fisher  none  w

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About Audubon of Martin County

Our Audubon chapter is a non-profit conservationorganization whose mission is: to:

To conserve and restore natural ecosystems, fo-

cusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biologi-cal diversity. 

The organization was founded in 1965 and is a certi-fied chapter of the National Audubon Society. Ouroffice is located at 621 SE Palm Beach Road, Stuart,adjacent to our Possum Long Nature Center.

AoMC offers members and volunteers a variety of opportunities to become involved in our educationaland environmental advocacy programs. Volunteers arewelcome and encouraged to participate in activitiessuch as:

Providing educational programs to interestedgroups throughout the community,

Providing meaningful, science-based input as a dvo-cates for the environment at the local, regional,state and federal governmental levels,

Providing information on legislative issues of envi-ronmental significance, and

Assisting in staffing the Audubon office and in man-

aging our properties and preserves.Conducting bird surveys and inventories

To arrange for a presentation on “Birds of the TreasureCoast” for your local group, call us at 772-288-2637. 

  A non-profit 501(c)(3) cor-  poration dedicated to the protection of native birds and their habitat.

A Chapter of the National

Audubon Society

A Chapter of Audubon of Florida 

September 2009 ______ 

17 (Tue) Program Meeting, AoMC Properties, Jim Kearman, AoMC Properties Chair

October 2009 ____________ 15 (Thu) Program meeting, “Developing Land

Stewardship”, with Laura Knipp FWC biologist 17 (Sat) Field Trip - Adams Ranch. Meet at Knights

of Columbus to leave by 7:30 AM.20 (Tue) Jaywatch Orientation 10:00 AM. at AoMC23-24 (Fri-Sat) Audubon Assembly at St Petersburg

November 2009 ____________ 

11 (Wed) Field Trip — RCWs at DuPuis. Meet atDuPuis Visitor Center 23500 SW Kanner Hwy,Canal Point, 33432 at 5:30 AM for pre-dawnexcursion

11 (Wed) Eaglewatch Orientation 10 AM JDSP19 (Thu) Program Meeting, Red-cockaded

Woodpecker Reintroduction at DuPuiswith Valerie Sparling FWC

21 (Sat) John Pierson Toyota of StuartDuck Derby at Indian Riverside Park

December 2009 ____________ 

10 (Thu) Pre-Christmas Bird Count Seminar;7:00 pm at the AoMC office.Contact Liz Hailman 561-746-7293

17 (Thu) Program Meeting, “Lesser Known Birds of 

South Florida with Claudine Laabs19 (Sat) Field Trip —  Jim Kearman leads a trip to

local Audubon properties. Meet at Knights of Columbus at 7:30 am.

 January 2010 

2 (Sat) 2009 Christmas Bird Count14 (Thu) Program Meeting, Election of Officers,

STA-5 Creating Habitat, BJ Kattel SFWMD19 (Tue) CraneWatch Orientation Mtg.10 AM atAoMC Office.

30 (Sat) Field trip — STA-5 Reservations required.Meet at Knights of Columbus at 6:00 AM.

PROGRAM CALENDAR

February 2010 _____ 

18 (Thu) Program Meeting, “Creating Urban Oasisfor Migrating Flocks”. John Ogden, AoF Ornot-hologist

20-21 (Sat-Sun) Field Trip — Indian River CountyWetlands Facility, Viera Wetlands and Merritt IslandNWR

March 2010 

 _____ 18 (Thu) Program Meeting, Green Cay and Wakoda-

hatchee with Donald Campbell PBC Parks Dept24 (Wed) Field Trip — Green Cay and Wakoda

hatchee Wetlands. Meet at KoC 6:30 AM.26-28 (Fri-Sun) Audubon Academy — Gainesville

April 2009 _____ 

10 (Sat) Birdathon — contact Laurie at 772-223-033915 (Thu) Program Meeting, “Warbler” ?? Third Annual Photo Contest Award

Presentation *16-17 (Fri-Sat) Field Trip- Fort DeSoto in

St Petersburg, Reservations required.

24 (Sat) Annual Membership Picnic, Volunteer Rec-ognition & Student Essay Awards.

Watch for updates and additionsin our newsletter. 

Location:Programs are held AoMC Office, 621 SE Palm BeachRoad, Stuart. Hospitality-11:00 AM., Program-

11:30 AM (bring a bag lunch)For details about programs or field trips, see “The

ScrubJay” newsletter, call the AoMC office at772.288.2637 or see our website at

(audubonmartincounty.org).

Audubon of Martin County621 SE Palm Beach Road, Stuart, FL 34994

772-288-2637

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Board of Directors meetings are generally heldfrom 6:00 - 8:00 PM on the second Tuesday of everymonth at the AoMC office. Members and prospec-tive Board members are welcome to attend; call inadvance to confirm day and time.