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SUMMARY:June 2024 Butterfly Walk
DESCRIPTION:Butterfly Walks are Back! \nMerritt Island Wildlife Association (MIWA) and Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program invite you to our Spring Series of Butterfly Walks (Photo Credit Ed Perry)\nFlutter with excitement! Join us for a fascinating exploration of the butterfly life cycle and the importance of native plants. Our program will start with a short education session to learn butterfly basics including differences between skippers\, swallowtail and whites/yellows. The education session will include photographs of butterflies commonly seen in our area along with some tips on how to enjoy butterfly watching. Following the presentation\, we will visit the native plant gardens to look for butterflies and their host plants. No prior knowledge or skill is required. All ages welcome. We will have the following resources available to use while exploring in the gardens: butterfly checklists\, field guides to reference for identifications\, and folding guides with butterfly images. Our Gift Shops will have butterfly resources available for sale if you want to take a book or guide home to practice. \nHome school groups – Meetup limits registration online to 5 guests. Please note in the event comments the total number of students and parents that will be attending if there will be more than 6 in your group. \nSams House at Pine Island \, 6195 N Tropical Trail · Merritt Island\, FL.  Meet near the Pioneer House (log cabin) \nAbout our instructor (Ed Perry): \nEd Perry recently retired as a 32-year Park Ranger at Sebastian Inlet State Park. He enjoys fishing\, butterfly gardening\, growing & grafting tropical fruit trees\, beachcombing (for sea-beans!)\, tropical fish aquaria\, wildlife photography\, and sharing life with his twenty-four-year-old daughter Gayle (single father). Ed is a 56 year-old Florida native that graduated from the University of Florida in 1988. In his retired life he became interested in being involved in butterfly counts and protecting tracts of native\, wild lands within our beautiful state of Florida.
URL:https://miwarefuge.org/event/june-2024-butterfly-walk/
LOCATION:Sams House\, Pine Island\, 6195 N. Tropical Trail\, Merritt Island\, FL\, 32953\, United States
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SUMMARY:Grabbers for Gowlers
DESCRIPTION:Sign  Up  At: https://bit.ly/grabbersforgrowlers \n  \nJoin us for Grabbers for Growlers\, a fun-filled service project dedicated to cleaning up our beloved natural spaces as part of the Adopt-An-Area program. Merritt Island Wildlife Association and Playalinda Brewery are teaming up to clean up Areas 10 and 11 on Black Point Wildlife Drive\, along with the horseshoe crab beach on West Gator Creek Road. \nGather your friends\, rub on some sunscreen\, and get ready to make a difference. We’ll be wielding grabber tools like eco-ninja\, conquering litter so it doesn’t become troublesome for the wildlife who call the Refuge home. But wait\, there’s more! After a successful clean-up mission\, we will gather at Playalinda Brewery Hardware Store location to quench your thirst with some refreshing craft brews (beers and root beer) and a delicious lunch. Refill a Growler or purchase one to go to be entered in our special sustainability raffle drawing. \nIt’s the perfect way to get to know the tap room team\, celebrate giving back to nature\, and converse with fellow nature enthusiasts. Are you ready to grab some trash and tip some growlers? Register today for Grabbers for Growlers and let’s make a positive impact on our community\, one piece of litter at a time! \nItinerary: \n\n0900 Meet in the parking area by the restroom stop on Black Point Wildlife Drive (approx. 3.5 miles from the entrance). Sign in and receive clean up supplies.\n0915 Drive to Adopt-An-Area #10. Pick up litter between Areas 10 and 11.\n1000 Depart Black Point Wildlife Area and travel to West Gator Creek Road (park near the kiosk).\n1015 Clean up the horseshoe crab sandy beach shoreline and ‘deep clean’ under the mangroves.\n1115 Collect all trash bags and supplies.\n1130 Travel to Playalinda Brewery Hardware Store\, 305 S. Washington Ave\, Titusville 32796.\n1200 Enjoy lunch (provided by MIWA and Playalinda Brewery) and comradery.\n\n 
URL:https://miwarefuge.org/event/grabbers-for-gowlers/
LOCATION:Blackpoint Wildlife Drive
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SUMMARY:Pel-i-can Picnic
DESCRIPTION:Kindly register here \nMerritt Island Wildlife Association (MIWA) invites you to our Pel-i-Can Picnic. Bring your picnic lunch and join us for an afternoon of learning about recycling and sustainability. Keep Brevard Beautiful (KBB) will provide an overview of their programs and lead us in eco-friendly activities\, including Recycling BINGO. Kevin Smith\, Recycling Coordinator\, Brevard County Solid Waste Management Department will be our human Recyclopedia to provide tips on what is recyclable and what is not. \nRegistration is kindly requested. Open to all ages. Families/groups are welcome. \nEnter our contest for a chance to win planet friendly prizes by packing a sustainable picnic lunch. Bees wax wraps\, Tupperware sandwich dishes\, cloth napkins\, reusable silverware\, refillable water bottles and any use of solar can all help you win the contest. Be creative and go green. \nCan I recycle this??  Bring any item you have a ‘recycle yes or recycle no’ question about to be entered in our raffle prize drawing. KBB’s mascot Pel-i-Can may drop by to say hello and offer some recycling advice.
URL:https://miwarefuge.org/event/pel-i-can-picnic/
LOCATION:F. Burton Smith Park\, 7575 W King Street\, Cocoa\, FL\, 32926\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Rochelle Hood":MAILTO:miwarefuge@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Lager for Loggerheads
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nRaffle Prize drawings at 5pm and 6pm \nCrave conservation with a brew? Join us for Lager for Loggerheads! This fun event at Playalinda Brewery Hardware Store will raise a glass to loggerhead shrikes and loggerheads turtles. Learn about these fascinating creatures and the importance of habitat preservation through engaging hands-on activities. Participate in nature-themed games while picking up fun facts about our flippered and feathered friends. All evening\, raise a pint and sip for a cause. A portion of the special species craft beer will be donated to Merritt Island Wildlife Association to support wildlife conservation efforts. \nCome thirsty for knowledge\, it’ll be a fintastic and feathery good time!
URL:https://miwarefuge.org/event/lager-for-loggerheads/
LOCATION:Playalinda Brewery Hardware Store\, 305 S Washington Ave\, Titusville\, 32796\, United States
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SUMMARY:Invasive Species Talk with Sarah
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCuban tree frogs\, rock agamas\, and curly tailed lizards\, oh my! \nSee these species up close and in real life and learn how each species came to Florida\, their habitats\, life spans\, and how each affect the ecosystems they live in\, here in Florida.
URL:https://miwarefuge.org/event/invasive-species-talk-with-sarah/
LOCATION:Merritt Island NWR Visitor Center\, 1987 Scrub Jay Way\, Titusville\, FL\, 32782\, United States
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SUMMARY:Storytelling and Author Meet-n-Greet with Jennifer Penello
DESCRIPTION:Planteo and Fungiette – a science tale about accepting differences and cooperating to survive.  Enjoy learning about a special friendship between a plant and a fungi. \nCome meet Jennnifer Penello\, author of Planteo and Fungiette\, a naturalist’s tale of how Planteo\, a growing flower\, and Fungiette\, a developing mushroom\, resolve a rivalry between plants and fungi for the forest floor. As the story unfolds\, the unique qualities of plants and fungi are explained and celebrated. These characteristics are then combined in the give-and-take lifestyle of lichens. Reading Planteo and Fungiette with young children illustrates the beauty of cooperation and sharing in both nature and real life. \nThis will be the perfect outing to keep children and grandchildren engaged in reading over summer vacation. Autographed copies of the author’s book will be available for purchase and anyone purchasing a book will receive a special discount in our Nature’s Treasure’s Gift Shop.
URL:https://miwarefuge.org/event/storytelling-and-author-meet-n-greet-with-jennifer-penello/
LOCATION:Merritt Island NWR Visitor Center\, 1987 Scrub Jay Way\, Titusville\, FL\, 32782\, United States
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