November 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Celebrate the birds at Riverside Park. Due to the hard work of members of Sierra Club, Audubon, COJ Parks, Friends of Riverside Parks, IXIA Native Plant Society, which make up the membership of Riverside Park Kind Reach Program and last but not least Timucuan Parks Foundation; Jacksonville City Council has approved the funding to restore Riverside Park. On November 14, we will all be meeting up to celebrate the news that will benefit the nesting birds and waterfowl who reside in the park.
Timucuan Parks Foundation Program Manager Elizabeth Filippelli will be one of the speakers at the event. Please register and join us on November 14 – https://www.meetup.com/sierra-club-northeast-florida-group/events/316599350/?eventOrigin=home_page_upcoming_events%24all
Riverside Park has been an important urban rookery and long-standing fly way and for Herons, Egrets, Ibis, Blue Jays and Rock Pigeons. Various Species of Ducks also utilize the pond as a primary nesting site for their offspring. Back in its original heyday the park was the crown jewel in Jacksonville. Through the efforts of the Riverside Parks Kind Reach Program, Native plants have been planted and areas restored for nesting birds. The new funding will not only continue this process but restore the pond and to a more natural state.