Collier County Audubon Society Announces 50th Anniversary Season

Collier County Audubon Society, Southwest Florida’s oldest conservation organization, announces their 50th Anniversary. The celebrations began on December 6th and will culminate with the Feathers & Friends fundraising gala with Carl Hiaasen.
By: Rebecca Wells
 
Dec. 13, 2011 - PRLog -- Collier County Audubon Society, Southwest Florida’s oldest conservation organization, announces the celebration of their 50th Anniversary Season. The 50th Anniversary celebrations began on December 6th with an honorary cake cutting ceremony for past board members and will culminate on February 9 with the Feathers & Friends fundraising gala.

The Feathers & Friends Gala will feature celebrated author, investigative reporter, columnist and environmentalist Carl Hiaasen as the keynote speaker. The event will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at the Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club. Proceeds will benefit Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and Collier County Audubon Society. For more information about tickets and sponsorships, please contact: Lori Beall, (239) 643-7822 or email LBeall@collieraudubon.org.

Collier County Audubon Society is one of the most effective environmental policy and lobbying organizations in Southwest Florida.  Over the past 50 years Collier County Audubon Society has advanced conservation efforts where appropriate in the context of smart growth and has supported environmental education programs.  The Society’s advocacy spans from expansion of wetland conservation programs in Collier, Lee, Hendry and Glades counties and wildlife refuge creation in the Northern Everglades to advancing the Florida Panther Protection Program through local policies and objective science review. The Society has provided policy makers scientific based information on wetland functioning, climate change, sea level rise, and their ecosystem implications.  Collier County Audubon Society also co-sponsors environmental education for thousands of elementary-aged students and conducts an extracurricular Audubon Young Birders program.  In addition, the Society sponsors monthly public lectures on a wide variety of topics to include Ospreys and Hurricanes at the Naples Botanical Gardens and conducts field trips to birding “hot spots” in Collier and surrounding counties.

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The Collier County Audubon Society is an independent chapter of National Audubon Society and Audubon of Florida with approximately 2,000 members. Its mission is to promote an understanding of, and interest in, wildlife and the natural environment that supports it, and to conserve as much of the Southwest Florida environment as possible. For more information visit www.collieraudubon.org.
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Source:Rebecca Wells
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