REGISTRATION / INFORMATION DESK

The GTM Research Reserve Environmental Education Center is the home to Florida’ s Birding & Photo Fest. The Educational Center provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity for the rapidly growing population of Northeast Florida to receive hands-on environmental education and natural resource interpretation. Inside the 21,000 square foot Environmental Education Center is an exhibit hall, aquariums, nature store, research laboratory, classrooms, meeting rooms and offices. Feel free to browse the natural history exhibits and hands-on displays, study live animals, and shop in their nature store. Don’ t miss the many retailers who will be exhibiting in the auditorium throughout the Festival!

There will be a registration desk located at the Environmental Education Center for participants to register for all available events; however, online registration is encouraged to ensure participation.

From Interstate 95:

Turn EAST onto FL-16, go 5.4 mi. Turn right onto San Marco Ave., travel 0.6 mi. Turn left onto May St. Continue onto A1A N / Vilano Causeway, 1.8 mi., Turn left on A1A N., travel 7.5 mi. Turn left onto Guana River Rd.

From Downtown St. Augustine:

Head north on Avenida Menendez which becomes San Marco Ave., travel 0.13 mi. Turn left onto May St. Continue onto A1A N / Vilano Causeway, 1.8 mi., Turn left on A1A N., travel 7.5 mi. Turn left onto Guana River Rd.

There is a one time, $ 25 registration fee for the Festival. ALL ticket registration will be conducted online by clicking the green REGISTER HERE button at www. FloridasBirdingAndPhotoFest. com

To view listings and plan your schedule, click on the SPEAKERS & WORKSHOPS and OUTDOOR TOURS buttons at the top of each page to navigate to the listings. FIELD WORKSHOPS and PHOTO SEMINARS are listed on individual SPEAKERS pages. Use the DAILY SCHEDULES AT A GLANCE to plan your days and avoid overlapping events. You will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours of completing your registration. Please pay special attention and allow enough time to get from one venue to the next. Remember not to overlap your events!

Florida’ s Birding & Photo Fest reserves the right to cancel an activity of the festival or substitute qualified presenters when necessary. If we cancel an event for any reason, a full refund will be issued. Should that unlikely occurrence become necessary you will be notified in as timely a manner as possible.

Registrations may be cancelled via email at floridasbirdingfotofest @ gmail. com or mail following this established refund policy:

• Cancellations made by March 9, 2018 will be refunded in full minus the $ 25 registration fee.

• Cancellations made from March 10 to April 1, 2018 will be refunded at 50 % of the total registration minus the $ 25 registration fee.

• Cancellations made after April 1, 2018 will not be refunded.

•“ No shows” will not be eligible for a refund.

Florida’ s Birding & Photo Fest Attn. Erin Masters FloridasBirdingFotoFest @ gmail. com 29 Old Mission Avenue, St. Augustine, FL 32084

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See our local and regional maps on pages 34 & 35 for more detailed information.

See page 5 of this guide for host hotel information on Florida’ s Historic Coast.