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December 12th, 2011

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December 10th, 2011

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December 8th, 2011

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December 6th, 2011

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December 5th, 2011

Announcements: Womans Club Fall Fair a Success
December 5th, 2011

Announcements: Acoustical Afternoon for the Arts
December 2nd, 2011

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December 1st, 2011

Announcements: Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting
November 29th, 2011

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November 28th, 2011

Announcements: Bandaid Botany
November 25th, 2011

Announcements: SawGrass Club of Cedar Key Giving Thanks to Rosewood Baptist Church
November 24th, 2011

Announcements: Jack Tyson`s 90th Birthday Part 1
November 23rd, 2011

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November 23rd, 2011

Announcements: Come celebrate Billie Carlton’s retirement and Cedar Key Marine Lab Open House on December 2nd
November 19th, 2011

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Friends of the Lower Suwannee - Coming Events

Friends of the Lower Suwannee - Coming Events

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Climate Change Research on Salt Marsh and Estuarine Communities in the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge

Thursday, October 27th
5:00 PM at the Cedar Key Public Library
Dr. Franklin Percival, USGS Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Sponsored by the Friends of the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys NWR


A team of researcher with Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Florida will describe their research in the Lower Suwannee NWR estuary for the last 2 years. H. F. Percival, W.M. Kitchens, M.S. Allen, C. Zweig, and M. Desa are using a combination of small mammal, salt marsh, fisheries and regional climate data to understand current population patterns and how climate change may affect the system.

They will also describe how they are establishing baseline vegetation information to better evaluate any climate changes. Because of the Suwannee River`s discharge effect on the fisheries, they will monitor various river flow scenarios as to fishery estuary health.


Those Crazy Jumping Sturgeon - What`s It All About

Thursday, November 3rd
5:00 PM at the Cedar Key Public Library
Dr. Ken Sulak, U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL
Sponsored by the Friends of the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys NWR


The Suwannee River supports the largest population of the Gulf Sturgeon, a species unique to Gulf Coast Rivers. The Gulf Sturgeon, a member of an ancient group of fishes, and the largest fish (up to 8 feet long and 200 pounds) inhabiting the Suwannee River, signals the health of the ecosystem. When conditions are good for the sturgeon, they are good for most other fishes in the river. Fished commercially until 1984, the Gulf Sturgeon population has rebounded, now numbering about 15,000. But the increased numbers of sturgeon, coupled with a habit of jumping during summer, have led to a number of boat-sturgeon collisions. Why do sturgeons jump? What is this behavior all about? What can be done to minimize collisions? Get the latest scientific information on our Suwannee Gulf Sturgeon and learn why these curious fishes jump.

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