Everglades Swamp Swap!

Please join us after dinner on the first night of precouse for William Jewell December 25 for the annual Everglades Swamp Swap.  Please bring a wrapped gift to swaped among the participants, hopefully many times.  There will be laughter and good cheer!  The gift is preferably recycled, something you would like to receive as a gift and if new with a value of less than $10.

See you there!

Teamwork makes the dream work...

The island buzzes with the hum of hard work: gear is put away following Pine School, sea kayaks are tinkered with, and the Puffer prepped for her seasonal launch.

Pine School kicks off the season!

Homeward Bound... An amazing sunset as the first Pine School crew returns to Sunset Island, with Instructors Dave Genova and Lee Collette tagging along. Check out Lee exemplifying physical fitness as he hauls that Action Packer! 

Turkey Day the Everglades way!

Chavo carved the bird, it was quite a feast - enough pumpkin pie to last for weeks!

Images from the Fall 2008 WorkWeekend

Anne posted images from the Fall 2008 WorkWeekend on flicker.

Here is a link to the images - http://www.flickr.com/photos/32586019@N02/

Thanks again to everyone that participated in the Fall WorkWeekend.

From too little water to too much water....

Tropical Storm Fay, which made its first US landfall near Evergaldes City in late August, dumped record breaking amounts of rain as it meandered up the entire state of Fl. Now FL Fish and Wildlife Officials are reporting that flooding between I75 (Alligator Alley) and Hwy 41 (Tamiami Trail) threatens the health of many species. Please check out the video and Miami Herald articalby following the link below.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/726434.html

The dawn of a new season in FL.

Like seaside morning glories hailing the start of a new day, FL work agreements announce the dawn of a new season in FL.

Work agreements have gone out to staff requesting winter work in Florida.

For those that received work agreements please review your schedule and return signed work agreements to John & Trish in the office. If you have questions or conflicts with the schedule offered in your work agreement please contact staffing at the TO or Jeff Lovett. Receiving your signed contracts or questions will allow us identify any shortcomings in our attempt to staff the season allowing us time to avoid staffing shortages or perhaps offer work to staff looking for opportunities to instruct in the Everglades.

Please continue to check into the Sunset Island Times for updates on the FL Programs. I will soon post the 2008-09 Travel Calendar and FL Ride Board.

I've already had a few requests for the mailing address in FL. If you wish to ship parcels to FL or have personal mail sent to FL here is the address...

NCOBS
attn: your name
PO Box 385
400 Riverside Drive
Everglades City, FL, 34139

Please use both the PO Box and the street address.

See you all soon!