The Florida Museum of Natural History is seeking volunteers to help dig at the Montbrook dig site in Levy County for the month of November. The Montbrook Site is very productive and almost all volunteers will find some fossil specimens on their first day. The most commonly found fossils are bones from the shell of freshwater turtles and vertebrae, spines, scales, and skull bones of fish, including gar, catfish, snook, and drum.

Volunteer naturalist Don Mock will teach us about William Bartram's visit in 1774, flora and fauna of the prairie, and the rich history that has led to what you know as Paynes Prairie.

Family-friendly leisurely walk on the trail around Lake Elberta. See what birds are visiting the area. No pets, please.

Florida Museum of Natural History visitors may talk one-on-one with researchers and find answers during an afternoon of discovery and learning on Dec. 8 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Learn about microplastics with Maia McGuire, UF/IFAS Extension Sea Grant agent and founder of the Florida Microplastic Awareness Project. View different types of plastics under a microscope and learn how they affect ecosystems.

Join our extraordinary birder and volunteer field trip leader Don Morrow as he tells us about the delightful selection of birds to be found at St. Marks almost any day of the year.