STA 5/6 Driving Tours Schedule and Maps
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/hendry-glades-audubon-society-inc-7319066323
With ongoing construction trips will begin at the Blumberg Road STA 5/6 gate. We apologize for the inconvenience. Use the hotspot "Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6" for ebird posts.
From the north • Starting on SR 80 just east of Clewiston, take Hendry County CR 835 or Evercane Road 9 ½ miles south. • Look for an old cell tower then at a westbound curve turn east onto Blumberg Road. • Travel south 9 miles on asphalt; look for a dirt road with a stop sign and an STA 5 sign. • Continue 2 more miles south on the dirt to the public access site.From the south • Take Exit 49 for Snake Road off Interstate 75 and go north 25 miles. • At Hendry CR 835, turn east and go 20 miles. • At a northbound curve, turn east onto Blumberg Road. • Travel south 9 miles on asphalt; look for a dirt road with a stop sign and an STA 5 sign. • Continue 2 more miles south on the dirt to the public access site.
26.462060, -80.915507
Dogs are not allowed at STA 5/6 particularly due to potential stressing of nesting birds etc., that could be impacted.
About this Event
Driving Trips: Registration Required through Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sta-56-driving-bird-tour-tickets-15361938973
(You don't need to
print the ticket).
Through a partnership with Hendry-Glades Audubon, the South Florida Water
Management District will offer to the public, escorted birding trips to Stormwater
Treatment Area 5 (STA-5/6) located at the Blumberg Road Public Access Gate.
For information email Margaret England at hgaudubon@gmail.com or leave a message at (863) 517-0202. Most participants finish before 1 p.m.
Register and download the 2021 Liability Release Form: www.hendrygladesaudubon.org
Meet at 7:45a.m. Tour begins at 8:00am Bring the completed liability release form, water, snacks and lunch. Walkie-Talkies are provided. The closest gas stations are located at Big
Cypress Indian Reservation, Clewiston, Montura or LaBelle.
Donations are accepted by Hendry-Glades Audubon in order to help defray
expenses to provide this program
2023 Driving Trip Schedule : Saturdays Only
No trips May-October
November 4
November 18 (week before Thanksgiving)
December 2
December 16
December 30 (Christmas Bird Count)
2024 Driving Trip Schedule : Saturdays Only
January 6
January 20
February 3
February 17
March 2
March 23
April 6
April 20
No trips May-October
November 2
November 16
December 7
December 21
2025 Driving Trip Schedule: Saturdays Only
January 4 (Christmas Bird Count)