To sign up for trips or for more information, come to a meeting or call Pam Powell at 352 750 2420 (NO Texts) or email pamelynn1943@gmail.com.
NOTE: Sign-up sheets will be available at our regular meeting on the 2nd Friday of the month (Meeting Dates). You need to be a member to join our trips as required by the state organization. FNPS membership forms and dues are accepted at the meeting or you can join online at www.fnps.org.
There will be a requested donation of $10 to sign up for field trips. This money will be donated to the State Park or Preserve hosting the trip for the chapter. A courtesy gas donation of $10 will be requested of all drivers if there is carpooling, unless the driver decline- completed)s (EVs or hybrid cars).
October 27, 2026 10:00 A.M. (Tuesday)
Chinsegut Conservation Center
We will have the opportunity to walk and see many species of birds along with some native plants. Located six miles north of Brooksville, the Chinsegut Conservation Center is an environmental education facility manged by FWC that offers outdoor skills and conservation education programs to the public. The center is is located in the Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area, which is home to many wildlife species that can be observed throughout the year. Catch a glimpse of gopher tortises, white-tailed Deer, bobcats, sandhill cranes,or turkeys from the hiking trails. Carpooling will be arranged by the trip leader.
September 29, 2026 10:00 A.M.
Green Isle Gardens
11303 Rt 33 in Groveland
Green Isle Gardens specializes in Florida native plants and wilsflowers, with a focus on upland species. The nursery has 8 acrees under production and features more than 150 species of nativr plants. This will be a private tour of the nursery with a chance to ask questions and buy plants. There will be no carpools as everyone will need lots of room in their car for plants!!
March 31 (Tuesday), 2026 10AM (also Feb 5 ) Completed
Paynes Prairie: La Chua Trail
Main Access to trail is at 4270 SE 15th Street, Gainsville,FL
Paynes Prarie became Florida's first state preserve in1971, and comprises nearly 23,000 acres of marsh, wet prairie, and open water. With more than 20 distinct biological communities, Paynes Prairie provides habitat for 430 vertebrate species and over 800 different species of plants.
The LA Chua Trail is a little over half a mile round trip, with views of wet prarie. We will be guided by the ranger who spoke to us in January. From the boardwalk, expect to get an up close view of snail kites hunting large fresh water snails.
March 18th (Wednesday), 2026 Completed
Nature Conservancy’s Tiger Creek Preserve
674 Pfundstein Rd, Babson Park, FL 33827
Situated on the eastern edge of the Lake Wales Ridge (peninsular Florida’s oldest and highest land mass), the preserve has one of the highest concentrations of threatened and endangered plants and animals in the country. In addition to the blackwater stream that forms its spine, the
preserve contains hardwood swamps, hammocks, scrubby flatwoods, pine flatwoods, sandhill and longleaf pine/wiregrass habitat. There is also a very interesting visitor’s center.
