Activities are held in Miami-Dade and the Keys.  See the chapter newsletter for details or call the Dade Chapter at 305-255-6404.
Meetings in Dade begin at 7:30 p.m. (refreshments at 7:15 p.m.). 
Meeting in the Keys begin at 7:30 p.m.  (7 p.m. for Plant Identification Workshop).
Additional activities may be announced later.

JANUARY 2008

15 (Tuesday):  Monthly meeting in the Keys (Islamorada, Library).  Free and open to the public.
"Mangrove communities" - Dr. Martin Roessler, MAR Associates.

19 (Saturday):   Field trip (Keys and Dade) in the Keys (location TBA).  For FNPS members and their guests. Note: the potluck party in Tavernier has been postponed.

22 (Tuesday):  Monthly meeting in Dade (Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden).  Free and open to the public.
"What Gives Tropical Woods Their Beautiful Colors and Grains?" - Dr. Jack Fisher, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

FEBRUARY 2008

19 (Tue.):  Meeting in the Keys (Marathon). “Ecological Effects of Hurricane Wilma on Native Vegetation around Big Pine” - Bob Ehrig.

23 (Sat.):   Dade field trip (Elliott Key) – reserve. required

23 (Sat.):   Keys group field trip: National Key Deer Refuge, Big Pine Key.

26 (Tue.): Meeting in Dade. “Rare Natives of Everglades National Park” - Jimi Sadle, ENP.

MARCH 2008

15 (Sat.): NATIVE PLANT DAY in North Miami

18 (Tue.):  Meeting in the Keys (Islamorada). “Landscaping with Native Plants” - panel discussion with Joyce and Don Gann, Patricia Mull, Tom Strobel and others.

22 (Sat.): Keys group field trip: yard visit in Tavernier

25 (Tue.): Meeting in Dade: “Give Peas a Chance: Fabaceae (Pea Family) in South Florida” - Steven W. Woodmansee.

30 (Sun.): Dade field trip (Big Cypress)

APRIL 2008

5 (Sat.):  Chapter workday, Everglades Nat. Park

12 (Sat):  Gathering to remember Mary Ann Bolla

15 (Tue.):  Meeting in the Keys (Marathon)

19 (Sat.): Dade field trip (Seminole Wayside Park)

20 (Sun.): Keys field trip: Lignumvitae Key.
                             Reservations required, space limited!

22 (Tue.): Meeting in Dade.

26 (Sat): Yard visit in Dade. New announcement!

26 (Sat.): Spring sale at Fairchild.  Chapter volunteers needed, plant donations welcome.

MAY 2008

15-18 (Thu.-Sun.):  FNPS Annual Conference, Bradenton.

27 (Tue.): Meeting in Dade. “Man-o-War, Manatee & Mormon Key: Places Names in South Florida’s National Parks” - Larry Pere

31 (Sat):  Dade field trip, County Line Scrub (north Dade)
(No activities in the Keys)

JUNE 2008

7 (Sat.): Chapter workday, Everglades National Park

24 (Tue.): Meeting in Dade.  "South Florida Horticulture" - Jeff Wasielewski.  Learn how to plant and maintain your landscape.

29 (Sun.): Dade field trip - Amelia Earhart Park

JULY 2008

12 (Sat.): Chapter workday, Everglades Nat Park

19 (Sat.): Evening yard visit and social meeting (in place of meeting at Fairchild) for members and their guests.

* Dade field trip TBA;

August

2 (Sat.): Dade field trip - The Barnacle and other sites.

9 (Sat.): Chapter workday, Everglades Nat Park

(No Aug. newsletter and no meeting in Dade or the Keys)

Keys Branch activities will resume in November!