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Our mission is to foster an awareness of Florida birds and other wildlife through education, exploration, and conservation.

  • Audubon Pennington Saturday Nature Walks
    Audubon Pennington Saturday Nature Walks
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Dec 07
    Port Charlotte
    Dec 07, 2024, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
    Port Charlotte, 1153 Alton Rd, Port Charlotte
    Dec 07, 2024, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
    Port Charlotte, 1153 Alton Rd, Port Charlotte
    Rob Mills will guide you with colorful stories
  • Christmas Count Day
    Christmas Count Day
    Sat, Dec 14
    PRAS CBC circle around Charlotte Harbor
    Dec 14, 2024, 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    PRAS CBC circle around Charlotte Harbor, Charlotte County, FL
    Dec 14, 2024, 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    PRAS CBC circle around Charlotte Harbor, Charlotte County, FL
  • Mary Lundeberg's Presentation
    Mary Lundeberg's Presentation
    Thu, Dec 19
    Photo Contest Vote & Holiday Pot Luck
    Dec 19, 2024, 5:30 PM
    Photo Contest Vote & Holiday Pot Luck, 3320 Loveland Blvd, Port Charlotte
    Dec 19, 2024, 5:30 PM
    Photo Contest Vote & Holiday Pot Luck, 3320 Loveland Blvd, Port Charlotte
    Holiday Pot Luck Dinner starts early 5:30PM Please bring your own place settings
  • CBC Appreciation Day
    CBC Appreciation Day
    Sat, Dec 21
    Location is TBD
    Dec 21, 2024, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
    Location is TBD
    Dec 21, 2024, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
    Location is TBD
    Winter Solstice
  • Ollie's Pond New Year's Day
    Ollie's Pond New Year's Day
    Wed, Jan 01
    1 mile loop around pond
    Jan 01, 2025, 8:00 AM
    1 mile loop around pond, 18235 Avon Ave, Port Charlotte
    Jan 01, 2025, 8:00 AM
    1 mile loop around pond, 18235 Avon Ave, Port Charlotte
    PRAS Traditional Walkabout
  • Purple Martin Presentation
    Purple Martin Presentation
    Thu, Jan 16
    Regional Realtor Education Center
    Jan 16, 2025, 6:15 PM
    Regional Realtor Education Center, 3320 Loveland Blvd, Port Charlotte
    Jan 16, 2025, 6:15 PM
    Regional Realtor Education Center, 3320 Loveland Blvd, Port Charlotte
    Bill Kimber's Talk on latest research and care of gourd arrays
  • Cedar Pt Purple Martin
    Cedar Pt Purple Martin
    Sat, Jan 18
    PUMA Presentation & Walkabout
    Jan 18, 2025, 8:30 AM
    PUMA Presentation & Walkabout, 2300 Placida Rd, Englewood
    Jan 18, 2025, 8:30 AM
    PUMA Presentation & Walkabout, 2300 Placida Rd, Englewood
    Gourd Array presentation and walkabout the park
  • Deer Prairie Creek Preserve
    Deer Prairie Creek Preserve
    Tue, Feb 11
    Meet at Alphabet Trail head
    Feb 11, 2025, 8:00 AM
    Meet at Alphabet Trail head, 10201 S Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL 34287, USA
    Feb 11, 2025, 8:00 AM
    Meet at Alphabet Trail head, 10201 S Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL 34287, USA
    Dave Lancaster will lead the guided walkabout
  • Environmental Conservancy NP Speaker
    Environmental Conservancy NP Speaker
    Thu, Feb 20
    Regional Realtor Education Center
    Feb 20, 2025, 6:15 PM
    Regional Realtor Education Center, 3320 Loveland Blvd
    Feb 20, 2025, 6:15 PM
    Regional Realtor Education Center, 3320 Loveland Blvd
    PRAS meeting & Barbara Lockhart Talk
  • Photo Tour BUOWs
    Photo Tour BUOWs
    Sat, Feb 22
    Rotary Park
    Feb 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Rotary Park , 5505 Rose Garden Rd, Cape Coral, FL
    Feb 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Rotary Park , 5505 Rose Garden Rd, Cape Coral, FL
    Cape Coral Festival Must Register for Photo Bus Tour at 239-549-4606
  • Celery Fields Trip
    Celery Fields Trip
    Tue, Mar 11
    Scopes are a good idea
    Mar 11, 2025, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Scopes are a good idea, 6799 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota
    Mar 11, 2025, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Scopes are a good idea, 6799 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota
    Meet at the Nature Center Bird Feeders 8AM Early birders may want to stop at Ackerman Park Lake beforehand
  • CHNEP Nicole Ladevaia
    CHNEP Nicole Ladevaia
    Thu, Mar 20
    Port Charlotte
    Mar 20, 2025, 6:15 PM
    Port Charlotte, 3320 Loveland Blvd, Port Charlotte
    Mar 20, 2025, 6:15 PM
    Port Charlotte, 3320 Loveland Blvd, Port Charlotte
    Nicole Ladevaia, Main Speaker & Andrea Vale on Whooping Cane Update Climate threats to the Peace River Watershed and future of WERP
  • Babcock Webb WMA
    Babcock Webb WMA
    Sat, Mar 22
    29200 Tuckers Grade, Punta Gorda
    Mar 22, 2025, 7:00 AM
    29200 Tuckers Grade, Punta Gorda
    Mar 22, 2025, 7:00 AM
    29200 Tuckers Grade, Punta Gorda
    Leader Dave Lancaster wants to meet early to see the Red-cockaded Woodpecker
  • Speaker Reinier Munguia
    Speaker Reinier Munguia
    Thu, Apr 17
    Regional Realtor Education Center
    Apr 17, 2025, 6:15 PM
    Regional Realtor Education Center, 3320 Loveland Blvd, Port Charlotte
    Apr 17, 2025, 6:15 PM
    Regional Realtor Education Center, 3320 Loveland Blvd, Port Charlotte
    Raptors: Predators of the Skies with Captivating Naturalist Reinier
  • FL Scrub Jay Talk by Jim Rogers
    FL Scrub Jay Talk by Jim Rogers
    Thu, May 15
    Regional Realtor Education Center
    May 15, 2025, 6:15 PM
    Regional Realtor Education Center, 2230 Loveland Blvd, Port Charlotte
    May 15, 2025, 6:15 PM
    Regional Realtor Education Center, 2230 Loveland Blvd, Port Charlotte
    James Rogers, Scrub Jay Specialist and Area Photographer He organized a research expedition to Archibold in 2023.
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Join Rob Mills  & Volunteers on Wednesdays at Pennington Park

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President's message 

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Welcome to Peace River Audubon Society (PRAS)


We are a lively group of naturalists who love the warm camaraderie of gathering
for birding walkabouts, field trips and informative speaker meetings. Our mission is to
foster the awareness of birds and other wildlife through education, exploration and
conservation. We are one of 45 local Audubon Chapters linked with Florida Audubon
and the National Audubon Society.


Although our walks and talks are free and open to the public, we welcome you to
join our chapter membership to support our local conservation, scholarship and
education programs. Becoming a new member is a cordial way to get to know local
kindred. We help each other enhance bird identification skills, preserve Florida wildlife
habitat and share environmental knowledge. Membership can be a fun way to meet
other bird watchers, exchange ideas, gain long lasting friendships and learn about bird
species. Membership can be a boundless path to pursue boots on the ground
volunteerism, become a citizen scientist or a policy advocate. If you belong to the
National Audubon, receive the magazine and support national interests among kindred
avian-spirited associates, you can also join our Charlotte County Community. You can
join
either our Audubon chapter or national independently or you can join both at the same time.

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Our conservation efforts are concentrated on four Charlotte County habitats for imperiled Florida Scrub Jays, Breeding Shorebirds, Purple Martins and Burrowing Owls.


We invite everyone to visit our website calendar to find the dates of our upcoming outings. Rob Mills will start to offer nature walks every Saturday at Audubon Pennington Park when the weather cools off. Volunteers gather at that park every Wednesday to spruce up the trails.  Starting on October 17, there will be free stimulating monthly speaker programs for the public! There are lots of other opportunities to get involved by joining one of our various chapter committees or our annual Christmas Bird Count. Let’s go look for birds, enter sightings on Cornell’s ebird system and make some new friends!


Looking forward to seeing you in person,


Bren Curtis, President

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