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Bring your morning Joe or a cup of tea and spend a morning with the birds at one of Jacksonville’s prominent urban parks, Riverside Park. The birds are in nesting season. This should be a great opportunity to see and hear birds and their fledglings.

Elizabeth Filippelli and Cindy Corey of Duval Audubon Society and Lisa Williams from Sierra Club Northeast Florida will present a program on what you can do to save our migrating birds and our local bird population. Learn about the perils of artificial light pollution and how reflective glass is impacting our migrating birds. Learn what you can do to support Lights Out; taking action at your own home.

Afterwards, we will have a guided walk through the park listening and learning about the birds that make it their home. We will also learn about the Riverside Park Kind Outreach and Rescue Pilot and the ongoing plans to create a more wildlife friendly environment for our own native birds. The Pilot is a coalition of conservation partners including Duval Audubon, Sierra Club Northeast Florida, COJ Parks, FWS, Friends of Riverside Park, TIMU and IXIA Native Plant Society.

Sierra Club Northeast Florida will provide rolls and or snacks. Please bring your coffee in tea in a reusable cup that you can take back home with you.

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Our Presenters: Elizabeth Filippelli is currently serving as Vice President, Director of Conservation for Duval County, and Co-Lead of the Lights Out Northeast Florida initiative for Duval Audubon Society. She is also Program Manager for the Timucuan Parks Foundation. Elizabeth is a passionate conservation leader and advocate working to protect Florida’s natural environment and wildlife. Elizabeth’s work with Lights Out Northeast Florida (LONF) focuses on building partnerships with City of Jacksonville Leaders including Mayor Donna Deegan, Ashantae Green, Sustainability Manager, Jacksonville Jaguars, and major businesses in Downtown Jacksonville to spread awareness of the perils to birds of artificial light pollution.

Cindy Corey is a member of Duval Audubon and the Lead Bird Steward for the Riverside Park Kind Outreach and Rescue Pilot Project. Cindy is a life-long wildlife advocate and volunteers as a Collision Monitor for Lights Out Northeast Florida, surveying the birds that have been killed or injured by hitting the reflective glass in Downtown Jacksonville.

Lisa Williams has been a member of the Sierra Club for decades and served as a member of the SCNEF Executive Committee for 10 years. She is currently the Program Chair, and author of the monthly series, Planting with a Purpose. She is certified as a UF Master Naturalist and has received the state Florida Panther award and the local NEFL Leadership and Service award.

Location of Where to Meet: We will be located at the big open area not far from the playground. This is College and Myra Street entrances. There are benches located around the area but if you may wish to bring a folding chair as the first 15 -30 minutes will be centered around a talk before the walk begins. Look for the Sierra Club sign.