Nature Center

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COMING UP AT A GLANCE

November 2022

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12 9:00 am Basket Raffle at Artisan Market PM

14 9:00 am Indian Mound Trail MaintenanceTrailhead 16 9:00 am Indian Mound Trail Hike-Trailhead

16 9:30 am Nature Center BOD Meeting-See Article

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21 No Trail Maintenance

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24 No Guided Hike

28 9:00 am Watson Trail Maintenance-Trailhead 30 9:00 am Watson Trail Hike-Trailhead

December 2022

05 9:00 am Claire & Ernie Carlson Trail Maintenance LIB 07 9:00 am Claire & Ernie Carlson Trail Hike LIB 07 2:30 pm Nature Center Monthly Meeting PM 09 9:00 am Decorate Golf Cart for Christmas Parade -920 Grande Haven

LIB– Library NC—Nature Center PM—Plantation Manor PV—Pavilion HAPPY THANKSGIVING

From the Nature Center family to your family—HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Hopefully the Nature Center will be open for Thanksgiving after the vandalism damage is cleaned and repaired. When it does open, be sure to visit and enjoy the displays, books and activities in the “Kidz Korner.”

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TRAIL MAINTENANCES AND GUIDED NATURE HIKES

Trail maintenances and guided nature hikes are listed below with meeting locations. Long pants, long sleeves, hiking shoes/boots, insect repellant, sunscreen and water are recommended. For trail maintenance, please bring gloves, a rake or loppers and for hikes, you may want binoculars and/or a camera. To volunteer for trail maintenance or for any questions, please text Betty Salter at 321-223-8073 or you may send her an email at bettysalter@hotmail.com. Unless otherwise

noted, meet at each respective trail’s trailhead on the golf cart nature trail. TRAIL MAINTENANCES Mondays, November 14, 21 and 28 at 9:00 am

11/14—Indian Mound Trail @ Trailhead 11/21—No Maintenance Work 11/28—Waton Trail @ Trailhead

GUIDED NATURE HIKES

Wednesdays, November 16, 23 and 30 at 9:00 am

11/16—Indian Mound Trail @ Trailhead 11/23—Happy Thanksgiving—No Guided Hike 11/30—Watson Trail @ Trailhead

NATURE CENTER MONTHLY MEETINGS Wednesday, November 16 at 9:30 am

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors will be held at Dolly Akers’ home located at 221 Harmony Lane.

Wednesday, December 7 at 2:30 pm

Our next Nature Center monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 7. The meeting will be held in the Plantation Manor. Please

note time and venue change from our regular meetings. Everyone is welcome to attend our monthly meetings! NATURE CENTER FUNDRAISER

Saturday, November 12 starting at 9:00 am

The Nature Center will be participating in the Artisan Market at the Plantation Manor on November 12 as a fundraiser. Our booth will be a "basket raffle.” For more information, please contact Martha Henderson at 980-239-0950. Martha Henderson

TGO Residents—Join Our TGO Nature Center Facebook Group

8AM - 5PM Daily

The Nature Center at The Great Outdoors The Nature Center at The Great Outdoors is a 501(c)(3) non-profit self-supporting organization. Donations may be tax deductible.

2023 PROGRAMS

Our Programs Chairperson, Jean Caton, has an interesting and diverse line-up of speakers for our Wednesday night programs beginning in January. Programs are held from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Plantation Manor. See the listing below and mark your calendar as you don’t want to miss any of these presentations. Donations are always appreciated the night of the presentations to help offset the speakers fees. January 18: Sam Fried, “Birding in the Columbian Andes” January 25: Julie Albert, “North Atlantic Right Whale Conservation” February 10: Charlie Venuto, "The History of the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge - A Partnership of Rockets and Wildlife". February 08: Brandon Smith, “Save Our Indian River Lagoon & the ½ cent sales tax” February 15: Sheri Bissett-Clark, “Bats” February 22: Bill Matanis, ”Bees” March 01: Bert Alm, “Florida Scrub Jays & Gopher Tortoises”

NATURE CENTER MEMBERS-ONLY CALENDAR

Nature Center members: the December 2022 “Nature Center Calendar of Events” will be emailed to Nature Center members with the November 26 issue of “Next Week With Nature.” If you do not receive the calendar, please call Darlene Durham at 321-747-5874 or email her at darlenedurham@yahoo.com. Nature Center members will receive an email notification of any last minute schedule changes.

NATURE TRIVIA QUESTION

How many subspecies of North American Wild Turkeys are there and what are their names? The nature trivia answer can be found under “Contacts.”

NATURE CENTER NEW MEMBER PROMOTION!

Join now as a new member for 2023 and receive free member benefits for the rest of 2022! We will need $10 cash per person (please no checks as we will hold the cash until January to keep our per year records straight-it makes Uncle Sam happy but you will enjoy all the member benefits for the rest of this year. Member benefits are listed below. Membership applications are in the mail facililty or you can access it online by going to www.tgonaturecenter.org and click on the “Get Involved” tab and choose “Membership.” Contact our Membership Committee Chairperson, Sandy Juba at 321-543-0502 or sjubatgo@gmail.com. Join the fun and support this unique TGO amenity!

NATURE CENTER MEMBER BENEFITS

Being a Nature Center member supports the Nature Center organization financially and in return our members enjoy these unique benefits:  Members-only/members-first events  Our quarterly members-only newsletter "Nature

Chat" (in season)  Electronic delivery via email of the monthly Nature

Center events calendar (in season)  Weekly "Next Week With Nature" emails with a reminder of Nature Center activities occurring in the upcoming week (in season)  A vote in the Board of Directors election  A significant voice in helping to decide the future direction of the TGO Nature Center  Laminating service - we have a laminating machine to laminate Nature Center members' documents such as an insurance card, etc.  Ability to stay active with volunteer opportunities with like minded nature lovers.

CONTACTS

Editor/Lead Writer Sightings Around TGO Nature Center Website Nature Shows/Slideshows Nature Center Facebook Group

Darlene Durham 321-268-0199/321-747-5874

darlenedurham@yahoo.com

and Gould’s. Osceola, Rio Grande, Merriam’s, Five subspecies::.Eastern,

Nature Trivia Answer Injured Animals Nature Center Membership Activities & Volunteering Assist in Selling Large Items Used Recycled Ink Cartridges

Sandy Juba-321-543-0502

sjubatgo@gmail.com Schedule Meeting Room M/W/F am and T/TH pm

Cory Lucas-321-264-2393

Other Meeting Room Days and Times and Enclosed Porch

Loretta Anne’ -321-385-9667