Classes and Workshops
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OAS has transitioned to online signup for field trips. Sign Ups open 1-2 months prior to activity with overnight field trips opening 3-4 months to allow planning. SIGN UP for classes and PAY here. Please click either yes or no if you are or are not a member of Orange Audubon for classes/activities to show up. For cancellation policy, see Activities Page.
Family Green PLACE Nature and Photography Hikes
Youth, families, and others explore an Orange County Green PLACE property and receive tips on nature photography.
- Co-leaders: Rachel Martella and Jake Lyons, Environmental Specialists with Orange County and Alex DeBear and Lee Ann Posovad (tentative), wildlife photographers
- Location 1: COMPLETED Sat., Sept. 6, 2025, Ken Bosserman Econlockhatchee Preserve, 14801 Lake Pickett Road, Orlando, FL 32820.
- Location 2: Sun., Mar. 29, 2026, Lake Lucie Preserve, 43 Rainey Road, Sorrento, FL 32776
- Cost: FREE
- Time: Both hikes are 9:00 – 11:00am
- Registration: Limited to 20, to reserve your spot, email GreenPLACE@ocfl.net.
Beginners Bird Identification
This class will give you the skills and basic information to make you a successful birder and appreciate and enjoy our feathered friends more. Classes will take place in three different types of habitat.
- Instructors: Kathy Rigling and Susan Thome-Barrett
- Locations: Orlando Wetlands Park (initial meeting for both classes), Mead Botanical Garden, Oakland Nature Preserve and Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (locations vary depending on season)
- Dates/Times:
- Winter 2026: Sun. Feb 8, Sat. Feb 14 and Sat. Feb 21, 2026 – 8:00 AM–11:30 AM
- Fall 2026: Held in October, dates TBA
- Class Limit: 12 participants per 3-part class
- Cost per 3-part class: $60 members; $75 nonmembers; $10 youth (12 & under) with registered adult
- Loaner Binoculars: Let Kathy know: riglingkathy@gmail.com
- Contact: Questions, contact Kathy at riglingkathy@gmail.com
- Sign up online in yellow box above
Birds of Prey Identification
Focuses on the details and nuances of raptor identification.
- Instructor: Bob Sanders
- Location: Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Apopka
- Class Dates/Time: Sundays, Jan 11 and Feb 8, 2026, 8:30 AM
- Class Limit: 12 participants
- Cost for each class: $15 members; $25 nonmembers
- Contact: Bob Sanders at (407) 459-5617,
- Sign up online in yellow box above
Invasive Plant Identification Workshop
Can you identify Praxelis, Sida, Primrose Willow, Asparagus Fern, Syngonium, Balsam Apple, Lantan, Hairy Indigo, Chinaberry, Paper Mulberry, Cogon ad Natal Grasses?
- Instructors: Dana Sussman, Florida Forest Service and Ron Chicone, Natural Resources Coordinator/Seminole County; both members of Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
- Location: Meet at 9am for classwork at UF Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, 2725 S. Binion Rd, Apopka, FL 32703 then we’ll go to the Apopka Birding Park, just to the right of the entrance to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive.
- Class Date/Time: Friday, Feb 13, 2026, 9am to 12pm
- Class Limit: 22 participants
- Cost for each class: Free
- Contact: For questions contact Deborah Green at 407-637-2525 or email info@orangeaudubonfl.org
- Sign up online in yellow box above
Youth Photo Workshop
Join award winning photographers and Co-leaders: Wei-Shen Chin, Lauren Chin and Matthew Chin on a field trip/workshop designed to help bring youth photo skills to a higher level. Members of the Chin family have been winning awards in the Chertok Photography Contest for years and have agreed to lead this special first-of-its-kind Workshop.
- Co-Leaders: Wei-Shen Chin, Lauren Chin and Matthew Chin
- Location: Newton Park, Apopka
- Class Date/Time: Sunday March 1, 2026
- Cost: $5. Youth (12 & under) must be with a registered adult
- Registration: Sign Up in Yellow Box above
Intermediate Bird Identification
Build on skills learned in the Beginners Bird Identification class and learn new identification tips in this 2-part (2-day) class.
- Instructor: Bob Sanders
- Location: Orlando Wetlands Park
- Dates/Times: Saturdays, March 21 and 28, 2026 – 8:30 AM–12:30 PM
- Class Limit: 12 participants
- Cost per Season: $60 members; $75 nonmembers
- Contact: Questions, contact Kathy at riglingkathy@gmail.com
- Sign up online in yellow box above
Completed Classes and Hikes. We announce our Yearly Programs for Sept – June in August 2026. Check for these or similar classes at that time!
Dragonfly Identification
Interested in identifying dragonflies? Be sure to bring your binoculars to this class.
- Instructors: Mary Keim and Randy Snyder
- Location: Orlando Wetlands Park, Christmas
- Date/Time: Look for Next Years Class in September 2026
- Class Limit: 15 participants
- Cost: TBA
- Contact: Mary Keim and Randy Snyder at rssmhk@gmail.com