- November 2, 2024
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Front: Suzanne Dameron, Kathryn Young, Jeanne Dubi, Betty Matthews, Linda Verceles. Back: Ray Young, Mike Dubi, Wade Matthews and Fred Verceles.
Bob and Carolyn Johnson with their grandson Tommy Johnson
Conservation Foundation President Christine Johnson and Board Chair Eileen Scudder-Zimmermann present Jeanne Dubi with a Partner of the Year award for the Sarasota Audubon Society.
Grace Johnson with her mother and Conservation Foundation President Christine Johnson with Angie and TJ Nutter and Bill Johnson.
Harold Mitchell and Russ Zimmermann
Kara Pallin, Dan Morgan and Gilly Francis
Neil and Sandra DeFeo
Philippa Randal, Anne Brooks and Barb Males
Rob Rominiecki, Pauline Joerger, Jennifer Rominiecki, Jon Thaxton and Margaret Wise.
Photos of Snowy Plovers who were able to have a breeding ground this season on Siesta Key thanks to efforts by the Audubon Society.
Will Robinson, Kathy McKown, Bob and Betsy Benac
The Conservation Reception took place just before sunset at Bay Preserve Sunday evening. Guests gathered for the cocktail reception on the lawn of the Burrows-Matson House at Bay Preserve.
The annual event hosted by the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast honors the Conservation Partner of the Year.
The 2015 recipient is the Sarasota Audubon Society in recognition of its efforts to protect the nesting grounds for the threatened species of snowy plovers. For this year a total of nine mating pairs made 23 nesting attempts on all of Siesta Key. Two chicks were able to hatch from nests on land protected by the CFGC.
The award of a Clyde Butcher photograph was presented to Sarasota Audubon Society President Jeanne Dubi.
