Morning Coffee With the Birds Part Three

\!User-added image\GREAT NEWS!! Due to the hard work of members of Sierra Club, Audubon, COJ Parks,

Friends of Riverside Parks, IXIA Native Plant Society, which make up the membership of

Riverside Park Kind Reach Program and last but not least Timucuan Parks Foundation;

Jacksonville City Council has approved the funding to restore Riverside Park. This is

WONDERFUL NEWS for the nesting birds and water fowl who reside in the park. Riverside

Park has been an important urban rookery and long-standing fly way and for Herons, Egrets,

Ibis, Blue Jays and Rock Pigeons. Various Species of Ducks also utilize the pond as a primary

nesting site for their offspring. Back in its original heyday the park was the crown jewel in

Jacksonville. Through the efforts of the Riverside Parks Kind Reach Program, Native plants

have been planted and areas restored for nesting birds. The new funding will not only continue

this process but restore the pond and to a more natural state and make it more conducive for

waterfowl and their young.

So Come Join Us in Celebration and bring your morning Joe and we will provide some

treats, (Sorry but it is a city park or I would say bring Champagne) on Saturday November 14 th

at 10:00 a.m. to meet and hear from our guest speakers Lisa Williams of our local Sierra Club,

Elizabeth Filippelli and David Doran or Audubon. Lisa will speak to us on the wonderful historic

oak trees in the park and the role they play as a keystone species, Elizabeth will present to us

fun ways to help migrating birds and advocacy in the park and David will speak about his group

of students and The Florida Student Bird Survey Project. We might have a surprise speaker

also. Afterwards there will be a guided walk through this beautiful setting. We also invite you

afterwards to just sit and enjoy the beauty of Riverside Park and its wildlife.

Again, come celebrate with us on this memorable occasion on Saturday November 14 th at

Riverside Park -753 Park Street- Jacksonville, FL 32204 at 10:00 a.m. We will have signs

to help direct you to our location.