Enjoy Free Admission and Programs in Honor of Latino Conservation Week on September 20, 2025

Rejoice Latino Conservation Week at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary with free admission for all on Saturday, September 20. 

As a part of this free occasion, company are invited to attach with nature by the eyes of artist Lisette Morales for a bilingual strolling meditation on the boardwalk and attend an interesting discuss chicken migration and conservation by Helen Midney, Museum Supervisor for the Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch. 

And, children can get pleasure from studying about birds whereas having their faces painted like one! 

Participation within the strolling meditation and chicken conservation shall be provided on a first-come, first-served foundation. Area is proscribed to 10 individuals on the tour and 60 individuals for the discuss. 

Nature Photograph Stroll | 8:30 a.m.
Meet within the foyer of the Blair Customer Middle at 8:15 am.

Join with nature by the eyes of Artist-in-Residence Lisette Morales and Zen trainer Laurie Lyons. Laurie is the founder and director of Zen and the Arts Zen & the Arts – Zen & the Arts. Along with Laurie’s spectacular credentials as a musician for the Naples Philharmonic for nearly 20 years, she can be a passionate customer at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.

Be a part of Lisette and Laurie as they co-lead a strolling meditation to ponder the spirituality of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and the way nature pictures is usually a recipe for self-care. This bilingual tour will embrace a 90-minute stroll across the quick loop of the path, highlighting just a few of Lisette’s favourite spots to take photographs. Alongside the best way, Laurie will information contributors in gentle components of yoga and meditation to intensify their connection to this particular place. Individuals are free to convey their very own cameras to take photographs alongside the best way. (Lisette is not going to be instructing the mechanics of methods to use the digicam; as a substitute, she shall be specializing in the artistry of picture taking.)

Initially from Nicaragua, Morales has resided in Florida since 2000. Throughout this time, she has channeled her artistic power into documenting the pure splendor present in South Florida. 

Migratory Patterns of Crested Caracaras and Swallow-tailed Kites | 10 a.m.
Meet within the foyer of the Blair Customer Middle at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary at 8:15 am.

Be a part of Helen Midney for a vigorous presentation on migratory patterns of Crested Caracaras and Swallow-tailed Kites and what these birds imply to the individuals who see them as each guests and representatives of their properties. From the caracara’s standing because the nationwide chicken of Mexico to the Swallow-tailed Kite’s fame as a harbinger of Florida springtime, these birds and their migrations correlate to our human migrations as properly.

“I really feel very linked to the wildlife of South Florida, the place I name dwelling, and these birds additionally assist me hook up with my ancestry in Paraguay, a spot the place each of those species could be discovered. Studying about these avian mates has helped me really feel extra connected to each areas and course of the how and why we as individuals are drawn to a spot like Florida. All of us come for alternative: the birds come for his or her breeding grounds, and folks for a myriad of causes. I wish to assume that every one individuals can join with the journeys these birds make, whether or not they themselves are migrants or “snowbirds,” and that we are able to discover companionship and connection between us as individuals in addition to to the pure world that connects us all.”

Helen Midney is the museum supervisor for the Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch. She acquired her bachelor’s diploma from Bowdoin School in Maine. After working as an educator, faculty entry counselor, and environmental interpreter, she went on to earn her grasp’s diploma in environmental research with a give attention to Schooling from Florida Gulf Coast College. Helen is a resident of Immokalee and loves sharing her neighborhood and its historical past with locals and guests alike. 

This occasion is free for all.