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Heart of the Earth Calendar Archives

2005

 

December 11, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Sunday, 5-7 p.m.

Location:

The Wilderness Way

On Woodville Highway just south of Capital Circle

Reception for the book release of: 

Waters Less Traveled: Exploring Florida’s Big Bend Coast 

by Doug Alderson

 

Come celebrate the release of Waters Less Traveled: Exploring Florida’s Big Bend Coast by Doug Alderson at a special reception at The Wilderness Way. Doug, a member of the Heart of the Earth Council, will show slides and be on hand to autograph books.

The book, published by the University Press of Florida, is the first comprehensive guide to Florida’s Big Bend Coast, one of America’s longest and wildest continuous wetlands. It interweaves history, folkways and environmental information with colorful tales of a sea kayaking journey from the Aucilla River to the town of Suwannee.

A larger event is being planned for late January, but this will be the only pre-holiday reception. 

December 9, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Friday. 7 p.m.

 

   Friday Night Movie 

Location:

Tallahassee Progressive Center

1720 S. Gadsden Street

Oil On Ice 

OIL ON ICE is a vivid, compelling and comprehensive documentary connecting the fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to decisions America makes about energy policy, transportation choices, and other seemingly unrelated matters. Caught in the balance are the culture and livelihood of the Gwich'in Athabascan Indians and Inupiat Eskimos and the migratory wildlife in this fragile ecosystem.

OIL ON ICE exposes the risks of oil extraction in this extreme environment. What happens if another oil spill occurs on the coastal plain or under an ice-covered Beaufort Sea? How can one rationalize development of irreplaceable wilderness areas or ignore the cultural survival of indigenous populations? Already, Eskimo residents and leaders of the North Slope Borough are criticizing the impacts of oil development to their lands and seas. Gwich'in Indian residents of Arctic Village, on the southern boundary of the Arctic Wildlife Refuge, fear their community's caribou hunting will be severely impacted by oil development in the Refuge.

OIL ON ICE also examines the effects that improved fuel efficiency standards for vehicles and development of alternative sources of energy will have on this nation's oil consumption. The issue of oil extraction from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge brings into sharp focus the broader debate over energy conservation vs. unbridled consumption. It also dramatizes the choice between technologies based on fossil fuels and those that draw upon renewable, efficient, and non-polluting energy resources.

November 21, 2005 
Monday, 4:30 p.m.

Location: North Monroe St., past I-10, in front of the Old Sam’s Club

Rally and Press Conference to stop Another Wal-Mart in Tally

Join your neighbors in protecting our environment, local businesses and quality of life!

For more information and a complete listing of events visit www.progressivecenter.org or call Sally McCabe 562-5423 / Rich Templin 566-4348

November 18, 2005 
Friday, 7 and 10 p.m.

Location:

Tallahassee Progressive Center

1720 S. Gadsden Street

Fair Trade Party and Film Screening, The Hidden Face of Globalization

November 17, 2005 
Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Location:

Tallahassee Progressive Center

1720 S. Gadsden Street

 

Movie: Wal-Mart; The High Price of Low Price

 

Sponsored by The Independent Business and Community Alliance (IBACA) and the Tallahassee Film Society. 

 

Ticket Price: $4.00 for IBaCA and TFS members, $% in advance or $6 at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Quarter Moon on North Monroe at Lake Ella or by emailing IBaCA (wendy@locallyownedtallahassee.com)  

November 14, 2005 
Monday, 6-9 p.m.

Location: Oak Ridge Elementary School, 4530 Shelfer Road

Public Input Meeting - Leon County

 

The Tallahassee-Leon Country Planning Department is seeking public input in developing a prioritized list of issues that should be addressed by local governments in the next 5-7 years through the Comprehensive Plan. 

A series of public meetings to identify and prioritize the issues is
being conducted (see schedule and locations below). The priorities will be presented to the city and county commissions in the form of the Comp Plan's Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR).

This is a tremendous opportunity for us to speak forthrightly about
issues pertaining to environmental protection, mass transit,
neighborhood preservation, alternative energy development, etc. YOU DONOT NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE COMP PLAN IS OR HOW IT WORKS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE MEETINGS. While the city and county commissions will decide upon and approve the final list of prioritized issues to guide comp plan revisions, if they deviate from the public input significantly, the Dept. of Community Affairs, by law, will "grill" them as to why they deviated from the public's opinions and can withhold approval of the comp plan revisions. 

 

For more information contact: Mike Brezin at 386-6767 or email: 
cbreez@infionline.net

November 13, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Sunday, 9 a.m.

 

Location: Meet at the Publix parking lot on the corner of Crawfordville Highway and Capital Circle to car pool.

 

Sandhills Walk

 

Take a stroll through some of the most scenic longleaf forests that remain on the Apalachicola National Forest. We’ll visit two sites off Wallace Road, view red-cockaded woodpecker recovery efforts, and marvel at the rolling hills, fall wildflowers, cypress ponds and wiregrass expanses.

 

For more information contact: Doug Alderson dougalderson@comcast.net 

November 13, 2005 
Sunday, 12-5 p.m.

 

Location: On the lawn by the Black Dog Café at Lake Ella

8th Annual “Feed the Community” Festival

Sponsored by the Independent Business and Community Alliance

 

Local Music!
Marvin Halleck on Jazz Piano
Scott Campbell
Moon Pie Fever
Zydeco Zoo
TZ Jonz and the Ontological Elephants

Local Restaurants!
The Uptown Café
Higher Taste
Soul Vegetarian
Taste Budz
Barb’s Gourmet Brittles

Local Prizes!
The best raffle ever with prizes from your favorite businesses in Tallahassee.

Local Fun!
Children’s Carnival, Open Air Market, Community Organization Info Tables.

Help Your Neighbors! Admission to the event is a donation of non-perishable food items. Fill a sack of food to donate to Second Harvest Food Bank!
Financial donations to Second Harvest Food Bank will also be accepted for admission.

 

For more information: http://www.LocallyOwnedTallahassee.com
(850) 385-1553

November 11, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Friday. 7 p.m.

 

   Friday Night Movie 

Location:

Tallahassee Progressive Center

1720 S. Gadsden Street

The End of Surburbia 

 

The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary.

The consequences of inaction in the face of this global crisis are enormous. What does Oil Peak mean for North America? As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years, how will the populations of suburbia react to the collapse of their dream? Are today's suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow? And what can be done NOW, individually and collectively, to avoid The End of Suburbia?

November 6, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Sunday, 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.

 

CELEBRATE WAKULLA SPRINGS!
Benefit concert and show 

Location: Wakulla Springs State Park

 

 

Sponsored by Heart of the Earth and Friends of Wakulla Springs State Park.

 

 

Featuring renowned Florida folk musicians:

  • Jeanie Fitchen

  • Dale Crider with Carrie Hamby

  • Velma Frye

  • Plus slide show presentation by acclaimed Florida Nature Photographer John Moran.

Get your tickets at:

 

Tallahassee Nurseries

Native Nurseries

Crystal Connection

Trail and Ski

Purple Martin Nurseries

Maclay Gardens

Tattered Pages

Just Fruits and Exotics

Wakulla Springs

At the door

 

$25 contribution includes park admission, concert, show and food.
Children under 12 free.

All proceeds go to the Friends of Wakulla Springs for education, outreach and protection of our beloved Springs.

 

Contact Crystal Wakoa at cwakoa@earthlink.net if you would like more information or if you would like to co-sponsor this exciting event.

October 30, 2005 
Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

Birdsong Nature Center

Birdsong Fall Nature Festival

 

Join us for a day in the country to celebrate nature and autumn! Bring a picnic, a blanket or chairs, and celebrate with your friends and family. We hope to attract visitors who have never been to Birdsong before and let them experience the place for themselves and perhaps they will want to return to walk the trails, visit the Bird Window or attend a program and become members. We also want to give our current members an opportunity to be with their families, see friends, and just enjoy a fall afternoon together in one of their favorite places.

 

Guided Nature Walks
Bird Window Visits
Children's Activities
Annual Meeting of the Members
St. Francis Wildlife Animal Display
Live music throughout the day

Country Store Bakery Booth
Lemonade and Popcorn Stand
Chickadee Corner Gift Shop
New: Vendor Booths

 

Admission: $5 Adults, $3 Children

 

Please register for all programs by calling or emailing Bernice Elkins: (229) 377-4408, 1 (800) 953-BIRD, or birdsongnc@aol.com

October 29, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Unitarian Universalist Church

                 2810 N. Meridian Road

Tour of Energy Efficient Homes

Sponsored by: 

Heart of the Earth

Clean Air Coalition

Big Bend Climate Action Team

Global Climate Change Action Group of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee

 

Registration Fee includes bus tour, speakers, lunch, and visits to see
multiple types of solar thermal water heating, use of photovoltaic
cells for electricity with and without net metering, passive
energy-efficient designs and materials. Take cues from these
neighbors, learn about City loans and rebates, and some
energy-efficient measures used by the City. Leave with ideas of how
to reduce your electric bills by choosing more energy-efficient
appliances, designs, and materials.

 

Registration Fee: $35
Send check with name, address, e-mail, and phone number to:
Heart of the Earth, c/o Kelly Bryan, 2013 E. Indianhead Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32301

 

For more information, call Bob at 576-1617 or leave message and phone number at 216-8400 and expect a return call from Lucyann.

October 21, 22 and 23, 2005 
Friday, 7:30-9 p.m.

Location: FSU Union Green

 

Saturday, 7-9 p.m.

Location: Unitarian Universalist Church

                 Meridian Road

 

Sunday, 4-6 p.m.

Location: The Progressive Center

                 1720 South Gadsden Street

"The Mountaintop Removal Road Show"

 

Featuring:

Julia (Judy) Bonds - winner of the 2003 Goldman Environmental Award

Janice Nease, Executive Director of the Coal River Mountain Watch

Patty Sebok, Office Manager of the Coal River Mountain Watch

 

This moving presentation exposes the myth of clean coal, as the three coal miner's daughters explain coal's effect on their world from cradle to grave. Officers of the Clean Air Coalition will be present to answer questions about the proposed North Florida Power Plant.

October 21, 2005 
Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Location: The Progressive Center

                 1720 South Gadsden Street

International Campaign for Justice in Juarez and Chihuahua

 

For more than a decade, the cities of Chihuahua and Juarez, near the US-Mexico border, have been killing fields for young women, the site of over 400 unsolved femicides. Despite the horrific nature of these crimes, authorities at all levels exhibit indifference, and there is strong evidence that some officials may be involved. Impunity and corruption has permitted the criminals, whoever they are, to continue committing these acts, knowing there will be no consequences.

Activists from Chihuahua and the Mexico Solidarity Network, struggling against a decade-long string of largely unresolved femicides and injustices in the maquiladora sector of Mexico, will speak in Tallahassee. Alma Gómez Caballero, a teacher by trade, who has a decades long history of participation in student, peasant, and womens’ movements in the state of Chihuahua, will speak on the struggle to end the femicides and injustices in the maquiladora sector. Macrina Càrdenas de Alarcon, the Legislative Coordinator of the Mexico Solidarity Network in Washington, DC, will discuss the economic and social context in which the femicides occur.

 

For more information: msn@mexicosolidarity.org

October 17, 2005 
Monday, 7 p.m.

Location: Park Avenue Library -- Room A

"Protecting Our Fragile Gulf Coast"

Speaker: Kristina Jackson, Florida Sierra Club Conservation Organizer

 

Kristina Jackson believes that poor policy and lax enforcement have contributed to the degradation of the Gulf Coast. This includes the decline of the Gulf fisheries and the habitat they depend on, as well as unusually heavy red tides. This situation deserves urgent attention because the environmental and economic health of Florida depends on these coastal resources. She will discuss these, and related issues and suggest remedies to restore the Gulf Coast to a healthy system.


Kristina Jackson has a BA in wildlife ecology and an MS in wetlands ecology, both from the University of Florida. She worked for Florida Defenders of the Environment and has also taught environmental science in the public schools. 

 

For more information contact: Ben Fusaro at 297-2052.

October 14, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Friday. 7 p.m.

 

   Friday Night Movie 

Two Movies and Educational Forum on Coal Plant Referendum

Location:

Tallahassee Progressive Center

1720 S. Gadsden Street

Movie 1: Lovins on the Soft path: An Energy Future With a Future 

"We're in the position of somebody that can't keep the bathtub full because the water keeps running out. Before we buy a bigger water heater, we ought to get a plug." Amory Lovins

Hunter and Amory Lovins are the foremost proponents of an energy policy that concentrates on efficiency and the appropriate use of renewable energy sources such as the sun, wind, and water. The Lovinses call this the "soft path" and argue for its practicality as opposed to the "hard path" which favors increased energy production and the use of coal and nuclear power.

Movie 2: We Are All Smith Islanders

The first film to examine the effects of global warming on the Chesapeake region, this documentary depicts the impact of climate change on watermen, urban residents and farmers as well as on tourism and biodiversity. Solutions to halt and ultimately reverse changes to the climate are advanced. Extremely relevant for all coastal communities.

Discussion of the film and Powerpoint presentation and update on the coal plant and of the major issues.

September 30 and October 1, 2005 
Friday, 9:15 p.m.

Saturday, 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

 

Location:

Tallahassee Progressive Center

1720 S. Gadsden Street

Movie: The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill

Sponsored by the Tallahassee Film Society

 

This lovingly made documentary details the relationship of Mark Bittner with a flock of San Francisco-based wild parrots. Thanks to some surprising turns of events that turn the doc from a simple Discovery Channel special into something humorous, bittersweet and even grief-stricken, you will find yourself loving the screeching feral creatures as much as their on-camera human friend does. 

 

Tickets are $6 general admission and $4 TFS members and can be advance-purchased at 386.4404. Additional information on the film can be found at www.tallahasseefilms.com or by visiting: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424565/

August 22, 2005
Monday, 7:30 p.m.

Location: Park Avenue Library -- Room B

Big Bend Sierra Club Monthly Program

"Dirty Rotten Scandal on the Fenholloway"

 

Presenter: Linda Young, SE Regional Director, Clean Water Network

 

For more information contact: Ben Fusaro at 297-2052.

July 15, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Friday. 7 p.m.

 

   Friday Night Film Festival 

Location:

Tallahassee Progressive Center

1720 S. Gadsden Street

 

Click Here for Film Schedule

 

Note: Due to the unavailability of "Thirst", the movie originally scheduled for showing, we will be showing the following film:

 

Water's Journey:

Hidden Rivers of Florida

 

WeMoonSpirit
1816 Mahan Drive, next to the United Church

 

Over 8 billion gallons of water a day burst forth from Florida's springs....the most unique concentration of springs on the planet. At one time it was thought to be an endless supply, but now the demands are starting to exceed availability.

 

Using state-of the-art high definition equipment and techniques, viewers are transported to a wondrous world portrayed from the point of view of a molecule of water. We join a team on a daring journey into the Floridan Aquifer – to find out what’s going wrong. As the team follows the connective path of water through the landscape, their discoveries lead viewers on a thrilling adventure about the miraculous course that water takes, and the places we don’t want to believe it goes.


It is a dramatic visual journey that follows the connective path of water through the landscape – above and within the earth.

 

Awards:


Nominated as a finalist in the Best Earth Sciences Category at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival

 

July 22, 23, 24, 2005
Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Location: Amtrak Station on Railroad Avenue

Movie:The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill

 

Sponsored by the Tallahassee Film Society

 

This lovingly made documentary details the relationship of Mark Bittner with a flock of San Francisco-based wild parrots. Thanks to some surprising turns of events that turn the doc from a simple Discovery Channel special into something humorous, bittersweet and even grief-stricken, you will find yourself loving the screeching feral creatures as much as their on-camera human friend does.

 

Tickets are $6.00 general admissions, $4.00 for TFS members.

 

For advanced tickets call 386-4404

www.tallahasseefilms.com

June 27, 2005
Monday, 7:30 p.m.

Location: Park Avenue Library -- Room A

Gasoline-Electric Hybrid Car Experience

Big Bend Sierra Club Monthly Program

Speaker: Dr. David Edelson 

 

David has owned a Toyota Prius since 2003. He will discuss gasoline-electric hybrids, their performance, and the future of these vehicles. After the indoor part of his presentation we will go out for a close-up look at his Prius. Hybrid cars get far better mileage than gasoline-only cars. While the hybrid concept has been around for a long time, recent developments in battery technology, electric motors, and electronic controls make the hybrid competitive with the standard gas-burner. 

David Edelson has a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Yale University. He worked at Bell Labs on computer simulation methods for combustion systems. He joined FSU as Professor of Chemical Engineering in 1985. Dr. Edelson is a member of several national science and engineering societies and is active in the Tallahassee Scientific Society. He is now Special Assistant to the Dean of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.

 

For more information contact: Ben Fusaro 297-2052

 

June 18, 2005
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Location: The Round House - on US27N near the
                 Lake Jackson boat ramp (about 2.5 miles north

                 of I-10)

‘Live’ Art for Lake Jackson

 

The Lake Jackson Protection Alliance invites you to view artists inspired by Lake Jackson as they work ‘LIVE’ to raise funds for the protection of our lake.

Please come and visit us while several artists including local renowned artists Ann Kozeliski with Sapphire Rose along with fellow members of the Swamp Buddha Sumi-e group and Mark Fletcher with Turtle Hill Clay Studio actually work ‘LIVE’ and create artwork in support of Lake Jackson.

Turtle and Lake Jackson Eco-passage display by Dr. Matt Aresco. Live local fish aquarium by Twilight Fish Conservancy.

There will be food, drinks and numerous exhibits of Life from Lake Jackson, including turtles, fish and native plants.

 

For more information:

www.LakeJacksonAlliance.org

 

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June 17, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Friday. 7 p.m.

 

   Friday Night Film Festival 

Location:

Tallahassee Progressive Center

1720 S. Gadsden Street

 

Click Here for Film Schedule

 

What the Bleep Do We Know - The Movie

 

WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW?! is a new type of film. It is part documentary, part story, and part elaborate and inspiring visual effects and animations. The protagonist, Amanda, played by Marlee Matlin, finds herself in a fantastic Alice in Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired life literally begins to unravel, revealing the uncertain world of the quantum field hidden behind what we consider to be our normal, waking reality. 

 

The film’s underlying concept is of the interconnectedness of all things.

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June 11, 2005
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Location: The Round House - on US27N near the
                 Lake Jackson boat ramp (about 2.5 miles north

                 of I-10)

‘Live’ Art for Lake Jackson

 

The Lake Jackson Protection Alliance invites you to view artists inspired by Lake Jackson as they work ‘LIVE’ to raise funds for the protection of our lake.

Please come and visit us while several artists including local renowned artists Ann Kozeliski with Sapphire Rose along with fellow members of the Swamp Buddha Sumi-e group and Mark Fletcher with Turtle Hill Clay Studio actually work ‘LIVE’ and create artwork in support of Lake Jackson.

Turtle and Lake Jackson Eco-passage display by Dr. Matt Aresco. Live local fish aquarium by Twilight Fish Conservancy.

There will be food, drinks and numerous exhibits of Life from Lake Jackson, including turtles, fish and native plants.

 

For more information:

www.LakeJacksonAlliance.org

 

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May 20, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Friday. 7 p.m.

 

   Friday Night Film Festival  

Location:

Tallahassee Progressive Center

1720 S. Gadsden Street

 

Click Here for Film Schedule

 

Planet Neighborhood

Part 3

 

Community

 

How can citizens effect change in their own communities? This program explores a variety of new approaches and grassroots efforts--transforming a toxic waste threat into a revenue generating eco-enterprise; creation of a "living machine," an ingenious system that uses fish, bacteria, clams, snails and plants to clean waste water; and, experiments in sustainable technology where one industry's waste becomes another's resource. We see how citizens have been able to effect change and explore the new technologies that have empowered them.

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May 13, 14, 15, 2005
Friday, Saturday, Sunday

2nd Annual Tallahassee Wildlife Festival

Three Days of Wild Events

 

The purpose of the Tallahassee Wildlife Festival is to promote the unique natural beauty of our region and of all its inhabitants, as well as to raise funds for and awareness of the St. Francis Wildlife Association

 

Friday, May 13th, 2005, 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Wild Thing Gala 
Tallahassee City Hall, 300 S. Adams Street


Live Birds of Prey Program from Florida Audubon Birds of Prey Center and St. Francis Wildlife. The most diverse collection of remarkable raptors you will likely ever see in one place: Bald Eagle, Crested Caracara, Burrowing Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owl, and many more!


Feature Event: Widely Acclaimed "Florida, Magnificent Wilderness," an orchestrated slideshow by Nature Photographer, James Valentine with music by Velma Frye and the Breathing Earth Orchestra, Nature Sounds by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology


* Wildlife Displays
* Live music
* Celebrity M.C.'s
* Surprise Guests
* Elegant dinner
* Silent and live auction featuring wildlife and nature art, trips and estate jewelry
* Photography exhibit and sale by Featured Artist, James Valentine. 

Saturday, May 14th, 2005, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wildlife Art in the Park
Ponce de Leon Park, N. Monroe Street and Park Avenue


* About 45 white tents featuring a unique blend of original arts and fine crafts, with wildlife and nature themes
* Wildlife Displays and Programs
* Environmental Organizations
* Local Nature Authors
* Children's Activities 
* Live Music
* Delicious Breakfast and Lunch Dishes

Sunday, May 15th, 2005
Walk on the Wild Side

Wildlife-viewing Field Trips to see and learn about native birds, manatees, butterflies, etc. with canoeing, kayaking and hiking in local and regional natural areas led by wildlife biologists and naturalists. Box lunches available.

 

For more information and tickets contact: Sandy Beck at 850-528-0823 sandybeck@stfranciswildlife.org

www.TallahasseeWildlifeFestival.com

May 14, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Saturday, 9 a.m. - Noon

Lake Jackson Ecopassage Field Trip

 

Location: Boat Landing, US 27 North (on the right about 3.75 miles north of I-10)

 

Did you know US 27 North recently had the highest rate of road killed turtles in the world?!? Come meet the guy who is out to save Lake Jackson’s turtles (and other wildlife), Matt Aresco. Walk the temporary fence with Matt as he tells us about the ecopassage project and to see migrating and nesting turtles. We’ll also walk nearby dry areas of Lake Jackson to learn about karst lake ecology and the Lake Jackson restoration effort. Special guest Ann Morrow will give a reading from her Lake Jackson chapter in Between Two Rivers.

Suggested contribution: $10

For more information contact: Mike Brezin at 386-6767 or cbreez@infionline.net

April 25, 2005 
Monday, 7:15 p.m.

Location: Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee

                  2810 Meridian Road

The Wakulla Springs Caverns

 

Presenter: Dr. Tom Kincaid

Sponsored by Big Bend Sierra Club and the UUCT Green Sanctuary Committe

 

Dr. Todd Kincaid, hydrogeologist and cave diver,  will talk about the source of the Springs, the conveyance of its waters, and remarkable discoveries in underwater caves. Divers have recorded depths of over 300 feet and have mapped twelve miles of tunnels. They have squeezed through dangerously narrow passages and discovered vaulted chambers a third of a football field wide and 17 stories high. This primeval system, with its fossilized mastodon bones might one day be a candidate for eighth Natural Wonder of the World.

 

For more information contact: Ben Fusaro at (850) 297-2052.

April 23, 2005

Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Location: Native Naturals Farm 

7500 US 19 South
Lamont, Florida

Thriving, Building Capacity – Planting the Seeds for Change: An Eco-Agriculture Workshop Series

Workshop Title: Biodynamic Methods-BIODYNAMICS FOR FARMERS, GARDENERS, and LANDSCAPERS

 

An innovative hands-on workshop offered for the first time in this area.

 

Participants will learn biodynamic farming; introduction and background of biodynamic farming system, how to get started, benefits of biodynamic farming, how to establish compost, and other managements, and details from Gunther Hauk, Co-Founder and Program Director of The Pfeiffer Center for Biodynamics and Environmental Studies.

 

Workshop registration fee: $50.00/person

Registration Deadline: April 07, 2005

Lunch will provided.

 

For more information contact: Jennifer Taylor (850) 412-5260

Jennifer.Taylor@famu.edu

April 22, 2005

Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Native Naturals Farm 

7500 US 19 South
Lamont, Florida

Thriving, Building Capacity – Planting the Seeds for Change: An Eco-Agriculture Workshop Series

Workshop Title: Organic Beekeeping Practices For Healthier Bees

 

Learn the importance and how to establish/maintain an organic
beekeeping operation. Hands-on demonstrations.
Facilitator: International Speaker, Gunther Hauk Co-Founder and Program Director of The Pfeiffer Center for Biodynamics and Environmental Studies in Chestnut Ridge, NY.

 

Workshop registration fee: $50.00/person

Registration Deadline: April 07, 2005

 

For more information contact: Jennifer Taylor 850 412-5260

Jennifer.Taylor@famu.edu

April 16, 2005 
Saturday, 12-4 p.m.

Location: Lichgate, 1401 High Road

                 Near the Tharpe St. Intersection

Garden Gourmet Benefit

 

This year, food will be provided by restaurants including Kool Beanz, Taste Budz, Higher Taste, Uptown Cafe, Cypress, El Chico, Honeytree, and the Black Dog Cafe. You'll enjoy a gourmet lunch under the shade of Lichgate's majestic oak tree, while listening to live music by The Etruscan Pals and Dos Divas, Tacomos, members of the Panhandle String Band, and Tom Stratton.

As always, there will be fun activities for the children, as well as a silent auction with artwork, jewelry, and gift certificates from local merchants. All proceeds from the silent auction and ticket sales will benefit the Damayan Garden Project.

Tickets are $20 a person, $35 a family, and can be purchased at Quarter Moon or the All Saints Produce Market. You can also e-mail us for tickets or more information.

 

For more information: (850) 222-4825

http://www.damayan.org

April 15, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Friday. 7 p.m.

 

  Friday Night Film Festival 

Location:

Tallahassee Progressive Center

1720 S. Gadsden Street

 

Click Here for Film Schedule

 

Planet Neighborhood

Part 2

 

Work

 

Environmental challenges surround the places in which we work and the cars we use to get there. Featured are a look at "sick building syndrome" and the design of new office buildings for the 21st century; a visit with a chemical plant that has found solutions for controlling waste emissions; and a survey of new trends in automobiles and auto-recycling.

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April 14, 2005 
Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Location: Tallahassee Progressive Center

                  1720 S. Gadsden St.

Women Constructing a Fair Global Economy: Fair Trade, Globalization and Human Rights

 

Sponsored by the Mexico Solidarity Network

 

The program will:

 

--Discuss threats to indigenous communities, especially women, such as the Free Trade Area of the Americas, NAFTA, Plan Puebla Panama, and the corn and coffee crisis in Mexico.
--Discuss human rights abuses in Mexico, their relationship to globalization and how indigenous communities are working to end the abuses and impunity.
--Promote a sustainable model of international trade based on economic justice
--Discuss the leadership of women in fair trade cooperatives
--Offer weavings and traditional handicrafts made in women's cooperatives for sale to raise money to improve the living conditions in communities.

For more information:  http://www.mexicosolidarity.org

April 10, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo

Sunday, 2 p.m.

Location: 

United Church in Tallahassee

1834 Mahan Drive

Reading and Book Release

Welcome back celebration for swallow-tailed kites! Susan Cerulean's newly published book, Tracking Desire: A Journey After Swallow-tailed Kites (University of Georgia Press), will be available for purchase and signing.

April 9, 2005
Saturday

Pinewoods Bird Festival

 

The third installment of the Festival will take place at Pebble Hill Plantation. 

 

For more information: Visit www.pinewoodsbirdfestival.com for details.

April 2, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Saturday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Apalachicola Savannas Field Trip

 

Location: Meet at Westwood Shopping Plaza, Pensacola St.

 

This is Springtime Tallahassee weekend, so join us on a natural Tallahassee springtime day. 

 

Feast your eyes on the incredibly diverse flora and fauna of the wet grasslands of the Apalachicola National Forest near Sumatra. We’ll explore this land of  insectivorous pitcher plants and sundews, wildflowers galore, ANCIENT hatrack cypress, and the surrounding forest of longleaf pines, wiregrass, red-cockaded woodpeckers, and ephemeral ponds. 


Wilson Baker, Renowned botanist and all around good guy will lead the trip. The trip is structured, so those who wish can return to Tallahassee after lunch.

 

Suggested contribution: $10

For more information contact: Mike Brezin at 386-6767 or cbreez@infionline.net

March 23, 2005

Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Location: FSU's Oglesby Union Green

Sponsored by the Service Learning Program

FSU Earth Day Fair Presentations

 

This event will feature displays and tables by local environmental groups as well as FSU academic departments and organizations. 

 

For more information contact: Joe Anson (850) 645-1726

eaidman@admin.fsu.edu

March 20, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo

Sunday

4-6:30 p.m.

Corner of Desoto Park Drive and Lafayette Street

One block west of The Moon

Heart of the Earth Equinox Celebration and Cultural Constellation

 

Our three-part pledge is central to the mission at Heart of the Earth. To understand more about what it means to become native to this place, we will celebrate the Equinox, Sunday, March 20 beginning at 4:00 . The equinox is the time midway between the first day of winter and the first day of summer when day and night are equal, and the season turns from winter to our glorious spring. As we sense ourselves as part of the complex and ever-changing web of the natural world in which we reside, we will share thoughts, music and ritual. All are welcome.  

 

The second part of the event will be a Cultural Constellation. This is based on the therapeutic work of Bert Hellinger called Family Constellation work, a very effective type of brief therapy with significant results for individuals and families. The concepts will be extended to explore our lives embedded in culture. We have chosen the site of the first European encampment in this region; in the winter and spring of 1539-1540, Spaniards and Native Americans first encountered each other.

We have all inherited the consequences, good and bad, of that moment. And-- in the same way that a dry pile of leaves can reveal the shape of a spiraling wind-- constellations can help illuminate the field in which we, as a community, operate. We will observe what becomes visible through this process. It is both possible and necessary to align ourselves further with respect and love for this remarkable place and for each other, and this event is an offering to that possibility.    

For more information contact: Norine Cardea at 224-8485

March 19, 2005
Saturday, 9a.m. - 4 p.m.

Location: YMCA Camp Indian Springs

Annual Camp Indian Springs Work Party

 

The schedule for the day will be arrive by 9:00 am, a lunch will be provided at 12:30; and finish up by 4:00 pm. Several teams and team captains who head up each project. The date was picked in cooperation with FHP who provide many volunteers for our work party as well.

 

For more information and to RSVP, contact: A.L. "ALF" Ferreira at 850-926-3361.

alferreira@tallahasseeymca.org

March 19, 2005

Saturday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Location: Turkey Hill Farm 3546 Baum Road. Tallahassee

Thriving, Building Capacity – Planting the Seeds for Change: An Eco-Agriculture Workshop Series

Workshop Title: Saving Our Seed/The Basics of Seed Saving

 

An exciting hands-on workshop to support community sustainability and seed saving of organic, heirloom, and local seeds. This workshop will provide advice from expert seed saver, Cricket Rakita, Coordinator of The Save Our Seed Project/Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. Cricket will provide detailed seed saving demonstrations for production of quality organic and heirloom produce.

The workshop participants will learn the benefits of saving seeds for farm or garden uses. The participants will also learn how to save seed for value added market. Hands-on demonstrations.

 

Registration Deadline: March 05, 2005
Workshop Registration: $25.00/person.

 

For more information contact: Jennifer Taylor 850 412-5260

Jennifer.Taylor@famu.edu

March 18, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Friday. 7 p.m.

 

Potluck dinner is postponed!

 

Friday Night Film Festival

 

Location:

Tallahassee Progressive Center

1720 S. Gadsden Street

 

Click Here for Film Schedule

 

Planet Neighborhood

Part 1


"Planet Neighborhood," is a three part series looking at the latest in energy saving technology and good design. 

 

Hosted by architect Bill McDonough and producer of "The Next Industrial Revolution," it could hardly be more optimistic. In an enthusiastic tone, McDonough poses the question, "Wouldn't it be great if we could live more comfortable and healthier lives while saving money and the environment?" And instead of preaching what might be, this series shows us examples of what is actually being done in topics as far reaching as industrial waste cleanup to a homeowner's efforts to reduce energy consumption and utility bills.

Home

Homeowners, architects, builders and an inventor utilize green technologies and innovative design in the construction of new homes and the retrofitting of the old; while residents of one small town show how simple it is to incorporate composting into daily living.

We journey from Plymouth, Mass., where a high-tech "house doctor" is helping one family retrofit a drafty, energy-draining older home, to Austin, Texas, where architects and builders are joining forces to create a series of brand new "green" homes. Also on tap is a visit with "superwindow" creator Roy Gordon and a tour of Bellport, Long Island, whose citizens have become fanatical composters in an attempt to resolve a mounting garbage crisis.

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March 12, 2005 Heart of the Earth Logo
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Big Bend Coastal Environments Field Trip 

 

Location: Meet at Wachovia Bank, 3400 S. Monroe St. (at Paul Russell Rd.)

 

Join Between Two Rivers author and noted coastal and marine naturalist, Anne Rudloe, on a hike-slog-pull the nets adventure. This walk lets you experience first-hand the sunny wide-open forest of the endangered longleaf pine ecosystem, the dark water and feathery green foliage of a cypress pond, the diversity of life along the shores of the coastal estuaries and tide flats, the sweep of the salt marshes, the bizarre creatures of the sea grass beds, and an ongoing ecological restoration research project. In just a few hours, we’ll experience most of the different coastal ecosystems of Florida. Please register at least two days before trip. Limited to 20 adults.

Suggested contribution: $10

For more information contact: Mike Brezin at 386-6767 or cbreez@infionline.net

March 8, 2005
Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Florida Trail Association Program

 

Location: 325 John Knox Road, Building F-100

 

"Linda's Backpacking Tales"- FTA's Linda Patton will show slides and discuss several of her backpacking adventures over the last few years.

 

For more information contact: Terry Tenold 523-8575 or Paull Kirkpatrick 894-3224.

February 26-27, 2005
Saturday and Sunday

Apalachee Audubon Field Trip 

 

Payne's Prairie. Leaving early Saturday, returning Sunday night. Plan on a five mile hike. Camping or local motel.

 

For more information: Call Marvin Collins by February 11th 850-224-9549 and leave a message. He will provide details for accommodations and transportation.

February 21, 2005
Monday, 6:45 p.m.

Big Bend Sierra Program

Topic: TBA

Location: Fringe Benefits Management Co.

 

For more information contact: Ben Fusaro at 297-2052 or check their web site. www.florida.sierraclub.org/bigbend

February 23, 2005
Wednesday

Apalachee Audubon Membership Program

 

There has been a major effort for a number of years to establish a population of Whooping Cranes in Florida. This has included heroic efforts to lead a migrating flock to Florida using ultra light airplanes - and it's working!

Pat Casselberry, former President of Citrus County Audubon, will describe efforts to protect Florida's growing flock of migratory and resident Whooping Cranes.

February 18, 2005
Friday. 7 p.m.

 

Friday At the Movies” Film Festival

Location:

Tallahassee Progressive Center

1720 S. Gadsden Street

 

Click Here for Film Schedule

The Friendship Village

 

THE FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE is a documentary film about an international group of veterans who are building a village in Vietnam for children with Agent Orange-related deformities.

 

Built on a former rice paddy near Hanoi, the Vietnam Village of Friendship stands not only as a symbol of peace and reconciliation, but as a testament to the potential for all people to come to terms with the past, heal the wounds of war, and create a better world.

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February 19, 2005
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Global Warming Climate Change Conference

Sponsored by Green Sanctuary Committee and Heart of the Earth

 

Location: Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee

2810 North Meridian Rd.

 

Global climate change is potentially the most disruptive issue facing human society in the 21st century. Keynote speakers will be Dr. Jeff Chanton, the Hon. Bob Rackleff (invited), and Rev. Katherine Jesch. The speakers will make presentations and take part in a panel discussion. Join us for a full morning of study, discussion, and intelligent sharing.

 

A donation of $10 per adult and $5 per youth (age 20 and under) is suggested. Registration includes continental breakfast, which begins at 8:15 a.m. Child care will be available on request.

 

For more information and to register: contact Michele Hope at michele_hope@yahoo.com or call 894-0976

 

February 19, 2005
Saturday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Alum Bluff and Apalachicola Ravines Field Trip

 

Location: Meet at closed Wachovia Bank (right side of Thomasville Road, just north of Betton Road and Mulvaney’s)

 

Come gaze out over the mighty Apalachicola River at one of the greatest changes in physical gradient in Florida – Alum Bluff. Not only that, we’ll visit several sites in the upper Apalachicola basin to get up close to the many endemic plants and unique topography that define this "Garden of Eden" area. Our fearless leader, Steve Leitman, has worked on water management and environmental conservation issues on the Apalachicola River for the past 25 years. The hikes will be strenuous and hikers will have the option to go at it for either a whole day or half the day. 

Suggested contribution: $10

For more information contact: Mike Brezin at 386-6767 or cbreez@infionline.net

 

February 13, 2005
Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m.

Workshop: Entering The Sanctuary Of Our Hearts: Building A Culture Of Peace Within And Without

 

Location: WeMoonSpirit, 1816 Mahan Drive

 

Heart of the Earth Council member Mary Beth McBride presents a series of workshops for Winter/Spring: 2005.

 

Working with our Energy Fields, each workshop will focus on the Four

Principles of Inner Peace:

COMMUNITY, COOPERATION, NONVIOLENCE AND WITNESS

 

This is a series of three workshops to be presented from February through April.

 

Each session will include instruction on our energy fields and its relationship to peace; exercises to clear, balance and align our energies with the path of peace-making; meditation and time for question/answer.

 

These sessions can be taken alone or as a series. Different exercises will be presented at each one.

 

Session 1: Sunday, February 13th, 1 - 4:30 p.m. Personal Peace.

 

For more information contact: Mary Beth McBride at 561-1466.

 

February 13, 2005
Sunday

An Evening with Senator Bob Graham and Dale Crider

Location: Tall Timbers Research Station in Tallahassee

 

Apalachicola Bay & Riverkeeper (ABARK) invites you to join us for An Evening with Senator Bob Graham and Dale Crider, a fundraising event to be held at Tall Timbers Research Station in Tallahassee. Funds raised will benefit the grass roots environmental work of ABARK. Sen. Graham, will speak on his extensive experience as one of the Apalachicola's strongest environmental supporters. In addition, acclaimed folk musician Dale Crider will entertain us with his songs of Florida, its unique wilderness and wildlife. Crider has been interviewed by ABC's Ted Koppel and has performed on various national broadcast and cable networks. There will also be music with Barley Thar, a Silent Auction and Tours of the Beadel House.

And don't worry about going home hungry. No event celebrating the great Apalachicola would be complete without a wide variety of local seafood such as Apalachicola Oysters, Shrimp, Low Country Boil, and Gumbo. All food and drinks are included in the cost of $50 per person. Children under 10 will be admitted free of charge.

 

For more information: Call Roger Martin at 850-670-5470 or e-mail roger@abark.org

www.ABARK.org

 

February 12, 2005
Saturday, 7:30 a.m.