5/3  1^st Saturday walk in John Prince Park with breakfast afterward. Always a good crowd! Make new friends with those who share an interest in outdoor activities. 7:30 a.m. Contact: Paul Cummings, 561-963-9906. P/L

5/4 If you’re looking for a good workout, put on your boots and take this 9-mile hike in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Meet at the gate at 8:00 a.m. Bring plenty of water. Contact: Lois Madrid, 561-434-0373 or Mary Miller, 561-391-7942. P/M

5/5 Get together with members and guests at the monthly chapter meeting in the Okeeheelee Park Nature Center. Elston Chavarria will present a program on adventure and ecology in Latin America. Social 7:00 p.m. Program 7:30 p.m.  Contact: Sherry Cummings, 561-963-9906. P/L 

5/10 Help with trail maintenance on a Florida Trail clip and walk hike. Location TBA. Contact: Paul Cummings, 561-963-9906. P/L-M

5/11 It’s spring. It’s Mother’s Day. And all are invited to celebrate by taking a nature walk to observe wildflowers in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Lunch afterward. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Sherry Cummings, 561-963-9906. P/L 

5/17 Join Daisy Palmer for a walk in Okeeheelee Park. It’s always a new adventure—a different path each time. 7:30 a.m. Breakfast afterward. Contact: Daisy Palmer, 561-439-5780. P/L

5/24 Guaranteed—no water to walk through! Join Sherry Cummings on the boardwalk at Green Cay Wetlands. Bring binoculars for bird watching. 7:00 a.m. Breakfast afterward. Contact Sherry: 561-963-9906. P/L

5/25 Join Alan Collins at 7:30 a.m. for a walk in three south county natural areas – Seacrest Scrub, Rosemary Scrub, and the Lantana Natural Area, all within a short distance of each other. Breakfast afterward. Contact Alan: 561-586-0486. P/L

5/29  BIG ‘O’ PLANNING MEETING. It takes work to bring on the fun. The initial planning meeting for the 2008 Big ‘O’ Hike will be held at the Cummings’ at 7:00 p.m. for all who want to help. Contact: Paul Cummings, 561-963-9906. M/L

JUNE 2008

6/1 Take a hike from Riverbend north to the dam on the Loxahatchee River. This is too gorgeous to miss. 7:30 a.m. Contact: Margaret Brabham, 561-588-3077 or Gail Irwin, 561-968-3887. P/L

6/2 Join your chapter members for the monthly meeting in the Okeeheelee Park Nature Center. Claudine Laabs will talk about bald eagle research. Guests always welcome! Social 7:00 p.m. Program 7:30 p.m. Contact: Sherry Cummings, 561-963-9906. P/L

6/5 SOUTHERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE PLANNING MEETING. All on board for planning the FTA fall gathering in JDSP to be held Oct 31-Nov 2. Please join us at this meeting to start piecing together the activities and events we’ll offer and commit a little of your time help. Meet at Paul Cummings’, 7:00 p.m. Contact: 561-963-9906. P/L

6/7 Observe National Trails Day with a leisurely walk in John Prince Park. See the ongoing improvements: dredged lake, fishing pier, canoe launch, etc. Enjoy the landscape as you stroll the path. 7:30 a.m. Breakfast afterward. Contact: Paul Cummings, 561-963-9906. P/L

6/8 Make it a National Trails Day weekend. Schedule Sunday for a serious, 9-mile hike in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Get on the proper footwear, bring plenty of water, and go! Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the gate. Contact: Lois Madrid at 561-434-0373 or Mary Miller at 561-391-7942. P/M

6/14 Help with trail maintenance on a Florida Trail clip and walk hike. Location TBA. Contact: Paul Cummings, 561-963-9906. P/L-M

6/15  Fathers, sons, grandpas, plus mothers, daughters, grandmas—all are invited to celebrate Father’s Day on the Kitching Creek trail in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. 8:00 a.m. Contact: Steve Meyers: 561-596-3945 P/L

6/21 Take a one-hour walk in beautiful Okeeheelee Park with Daisy Palmer. She knows all the trails and offers a new path every time. 7:30 a.m. Breakfast afterward. Contact: Daisy Palmer: 561-439-5780. P/L

6/24 Join Alan Collins, our natural area specialist, for a hike in Palm Beach County’s Sweetbay Natural Area (off Bee Line Highway), then move on to the Eagle Trail at Grassy Waters. Breakfast afterward. 7:30 a.m. Contact: Alan Collins, 561-586-0486. P/L

6/28 Bird watch as you walk the boardwalk in Green Cay wetlands. Bring your binoculars – there’s a lot to see. 7:00 a.m. Breakfast afterward. Contact: Sherry Cummings, 961-963-9906. P/L