Florida Tours & Workshops 2025
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WINTER JAN 2025 FLORIDA KEYS
JANUARY 22, 2025 AT 6:30PM Wednesday
Dagney Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park presents an annual lecture
series, “The Delicate Balance of Nature,” at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
John Pennekamp 102601 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL CLICK HERE
CAFE MOKA, TAVERNIER, KEY LARGO. Thursday, January 23, 2025 10 am until noon. (or until we are done chatting) Meet me at the table for consults for your “food truck” 91731 Overseas Highway Tavernier, FL 33037 LINK HERE
NATIVE PLANT FESTIVAL DAY: JOHN PENNKAMP: Saturday, January 25, 2024 at 9 am to Noon If we are still chatting, I have time. We’ll have worksheets for your bird gardens and consults with Tricia. The link to the days events are HERE.
ISLAMORADA BREWERY & DISTILLERY : Saturday, January 25, 2025 4pm until 6pm (or we are done chatting). Meet me at the table for consults for your “food truck”. 82229 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL 33036 LINK HERE
DOING WORK COFFEE BEAN STORE, Monday, January 27, 2024 9:00 am to 11:30 am – or until we are done chatting. Meet me at the table for consults LINK HERE
218 Whitehead St #5, Key West, FL 33040
SPRING 2025 NORTHWEST FLORIDA LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
FEBRUARY 25, 2025 Sassafras Chapter of the Federation of Garden Clubs
Regular Monthly 11am CST CLICK HERE for more information.
MARCH 1, 2025 Plant Swap Day: Mary Esther Library
I’ll be the featured speaker and there will be a plant swap activity. Bring a plant – take a plant. CLICK HERE.
MARCH 6, 2025 Okaloosa Chapter of the Audubon Society
The featured speaker for the monthly meeting CLICK HERE for more information
MARCH 25, 2025 AT 10:30AM Crosspoint Church Niceville, Florida
Active Over 50 group from Cross Point Church. Featured speaker this month.
MARCH 29, 2026 Paradise Trees & Palms (featured sponsor)
Annual Native Plant Day at the Valparaiso, FL Nursery CLICK HERE
MAY 17, 2025 Paradise Trees & Palms (feature sponsor)
Plant Day Festival
JUNE 12, 2025 Molina Library (near Pensacola, FL)
Food Trucks for Birds talk and horticulture class workshop
JULY 2025 Crestivew Library Art Installation.
The artworks will include colorful birds and landscapes
SPONSOR A BIRD TALK
This project has been a labor of love for Tricia. She has put her education to work benefiting the community and families connecting people and migrating birds. Can you pitch in to help her move to the next step in this project? We are looking for donations for the next step in this process. We would like to raise funds for a proper tent, signs, and tables for festival events. If you are a legal office who can help me apply for the wordmark / copyright, I would be deeply appreciated for your generosity.
WHAT IS A BIRD TALK TOUR?
This is a STEAM program for all ages. The younger kids will enjoy a coloring page and the pre teens can work on a geography and state flower exercise. For the adults, we will learn how to do a planting plan. The participants will receive a free native plant planting plan and Tricia will show you “how to do it”.
If you would like to request a speaker, please call or email Tricia directly for more information.
Food Truck Birds - Handout
Click here for the Food Truck for Birds plant installation plan for South Florida and Florida Keys: planting zones 10 to 11. This is a free handout for attendees
Food Truck Birds - Handout
Click here for the Food Truck for Birds plant installation plan for Northwest Florida: planting zones 8A & 8B. This is a free handout for attendees
Additional Resources:
Most people are not aware of the free (pre-paid with our taxes) the county extension offices in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties. If you have more specific questions about native plants in your landscape, call them. The master gardeners are super friendly and very helpful.
UF/IFAS Extension Services Page: http://monroe.ifas.ufl.edu
Escambia County Extension Services https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/escambia/
Santa Rosa County Extension Services https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/santa-rosa/
Okaloosa County Extension Services https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/okaloosa/
Audubon Society has great information as well. It’s not as specific to each planting zone in Florida but I used it for reference material for my research about the birds.