MEETINGS
Monthly Sea Rocket Meeting moving to November 18th. The 3rd Wednesday of the month to accommodate the Thanksgiving Holidays. Friends of Enchanted Forest Sanctuary will join us that evening. Our guest speaker will be Howard Ferris, Florida Adventurer.
Sea Rocket's monthly meetings are held at The Enchanted Forest Sanctuary,
444 Columbia Blvd, Titusville, FL 32780. Phone: 321-264-5185
Sea Rocket monthly meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm. Please call Bill Klein for meeting information: 321-607-6517.
All Sea Rocket meetings and activities are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Sea Rocket Chapter serves north and central Brevard County from Scottsmoor to Rockledge and east to Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach.
REMINDER! The Sea Rocket Chapter does not meet in July and August; full programs resume in September.
MISSION
The purpose of the Florida Native Plant Society ~ Sea Rocket Chapter is to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of the native plants and native plant communities of Florida, primarily through education and community outreach.
Monthly guest speakers provide programs on a variety of topics relevant to the mission of the Sea Rocket Chapter. Please view the current Sea Rocket newsletter for program information.
Monthly field trips to conservation lands in central Florida are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. View upcoming field trip information in the current Sea Rocket newsletter.
Sea Rocket Chapter volunteers maintain a native plant nursery and sell plants to the public at events throughout the year; for information about plant sales please call Suzanne Meyer: 321-264-4922
The Latest improvements to our nursery - 4/15.
This time literally, in support of our trees. The wind kept blowing the trees over. When laying over they don't get the proper watering needed. The rail was installed to allow us to secure the trees if needed.
For those who have not seen the nursery before this was a major improvement in space utilization and Plant Care. We now have full utilization of the foot print allowed us by the county. Last month Sea Rocket added several yards of dirt to level out the slope from the limited footprint to now using that slope for plant stock. That was a lot of work, but the results were worth it.
The nursery plants are waking up from their winter rest and are happy to feel the warmth. The Coreopsis are blooming beautifully. As are the Rain lilies, and the Lyre Leaf Sage. As with the native plants beginning to feel the warmth, so too are the native weeds feeling invigorated.
Volunteerism was off over the winter, simply because there was little to do either, in the nursery or the butterfly gardens. Yet Sea Rocket is under agreement with the County to provide a certain amount of time to the mainte- nance of the butterfly Gardens around the kiosk. In exchange for a place to meet and keep our nursery. The formula for figuring our hours is simple; one person for one hour = one hour. Ten people for one hour = 10 hours. Spring Summer, and Fall are big growth months and Sea Rocket needs more volunteers to not only pump up the hours for County record keepers, but more impor- tantly to show off the beauty and excitement of growing native plants. First impression is so very important. We want to maintain that first impression for visitors to the Enchanted Forest.
7/15: T h e t e m p e r a t u r e s c a n g e t p r e t t y h i g h i n t h e g r e e n h o u s e , w h i c h i s n o t g o o d f o r t h e y o u n g a n d t e n d e r s p r o u t s a n d r e h a b i l i t a t i n g p l a n t s t h e g r e e n h o u s e i s e x p e c t e d t o h o u s e . W e h a d s h a d e c l o t h f o r o v e r a y e a r , b u t i t t o o s u c c u m b e d t o t h e b r u t a l F l o r i d a s u n . L o i s d e c i d e d t o t r y t r a n s l u c e n t p a i n t . I t w i l l n e e d t o b e r e a p p l i e d y e a r l y b u t i t t a k e s a b o u t 1 5 m i n u t e s t o c o v e r t h e r o o f . W e h a d a g a l l o n a n d s t i l l h a v e a h a l f g a l l o n r e m a i n i n g . T he n e x t c o a t w i l l n o t b e n e a r l y a s i n t e n s e a s t h i s o n e w a s . T h i n g s a r e l o o k i n g g o o d f o r a b a n n e r y e a r i n t h e n u r s e r y .
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UPCOMING EVENTS
& THINGS TO DO
Note: All future plans can change presently. If in doubt, verify the date and times are accurate.
Page numbers below refer to the newsletter. |
Every
Saturday |
GUIDED NATURE HIKES - 10:00am - the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary. Bring hat, water and walking shoes. Groups of 5 or more, please RSVP. For more information, please call 321-264-5185. |
Every
Wednesday |
FNPS Sea Rocket Chapter Nursery Workday — 9am-12noon, email Lois at lois6459@att.net for further info and schedule . |
| December 2 |
SALT LAKE HIKE - MEET AT WEST ENTRANCE OF LOWE'S PARKING LOT AT I-95 AND HWY 50 IN TITUSVILLE AT 8:30 AM. |
| December 5 |
MINWR at 9:00 am. Butterfly Survey—Volunteers Needed. Participate in a butterfly survey with volunteers and refuge staff to identify butterflies and collect important data for the University of Florida Butterfly Monitoring Network. No experience necessary. Call 321-861-5601 to make reservations. |
| December 9 |
ECON RIVER LOOP TRAIL HIKE - MEET AT LONE CABBAGE FISH CAMP ON HWY 520 AND THE ST. JOHNS RIVER AT 8:30 AM. $2.00 PER PERSON ENTRY FEE APPLIES. |
| December 9 |
Sea Rocket's annual meeting and Supper party. We will be at Café Mar gaux in Cocoa Village. The Supper will begin at 6:00 pm. RSVP should be in by the second this month.
INVITATION with MENU |
| December 12 |
Enchanted Forest Butterfly Garden Workday. Start at 9 AM |
| December 16 |
PRAIRIE LAKES TRAIL HIKE - MEET AT SAMS DISCOUNT CLUB AT 4255 WEST NEW HAVEN IN MELBOURNE AT 8:30 AM. $6.00 PER CAR ENTRY FEE APPLIES. |
| December 16 |
"Endangered Tilandsia and the Mexican Bromeliad Weevil" 12:00pm - 1:00pm . Bring a packed lunch and enjoy a special presentation by Dr. Teresa Cooper, who is currently researching the Mexican bromeliad weevil at the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary. Dr. Cooper's research is timely, and needed to protect the native bromeliads. |
| December 23 |
No Meeting |
| December 25 |
Merry Christmas from Sea Rocket to all. "God bless us, everyone." |
Please send calendar items to David Humphrey at brevcracker@gmail.com
For a comprehensive view of Sea Rocket activities go to www.FNPS.org; events. |
Volunteers are needed all the time to keep the nursery and gardens in top shape. If you think you'd like to be involved, but are new to native plants, no problem! I volunteered with zero knowledge of native plants and have been taught by the best about native plants and how to grow them. If you are interested there are opportunities to learn and be a part helping Florida regain many of it's vanishing plants.
Volunteer opportunities exist for plant sales, or working the nursery, or helping to maintain the various butterfly gardens around the building.. Volunteering is a great chance to learn from the best, and meet and work with master gardeners, and experts in botany, and native plants, .
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