For The Ultimate Birding . . .

Cedar Key, Florida
October 3 - 5, 2008
A Celebration Of Natural Diversity

Approximately 100 guests registered and participated in our highly successful first annual 2004 event. This year's event will offer even more opportunities to experience birding, wildlife and other nature based activities in our unique and pristine environment.

Cedar Key is situated in the midst of a natural paradise on Florida's undeveloped West Coast. It is virtually surrounded by thousands of acres of protected lands, including the Lower Suwannee and Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge, the Waccasassa Bay State Preserve and the Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve. These areas offer tidal salt marsh, coastal islands, sand scrub, cypress swamp, rivers, flood plain, artesian springs, maritime forest and old growth pine forest.

Rarely will you find such accessible, yet diverse and unique habitats so unaffected by today's urban and agricultural sprawl. For these reasons and many more the next Nature Coast Birding and Wildlife Experience event promises to provide a birding and wildlife experience you will not soon forget.

Take a few minutes and checkout the many enjoyable and educational events being offered in our first annual festivity. All events will be lead by knowledgeable professionals.

We wish to thank the following organizations for their cooperation and participation in providing this quality event.

Nature Coast Birding and
Wildlife Experience

For The Ultimate Birding . . .

Cedar Key, Florida
October 3 - 5, 2008
A Celebration of Natural Diversity

FAVOR - Friends and Volunteers of Refuges
Lower Suwannee and Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges

Florida Department of Environmental Protection,
Division of State Parks

Waccasassa Bay State Preserve

Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry

Goethe State Forest

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission's
George G. Kirkpatrick Field Lab

Sponsored by the Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce