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title: Join AFC at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival
description: The 20th Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival is shaping up to be quite an outstanding and exciting affair! This year’s event will focus on two things – celebrating 20 […]
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# [Join AFC at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival](https://www.anglersforconservation.org/blog/join-afc-at-the-space-coast-birding-and-wildlife-festival)

 Written by [Carla Perscky](https://www.anglersforconservation.org/blog/author/carla-perscky) | Sep 14, 2025 7:06:47 PM

The 20th Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival is shaping up to be quite an outstanding and exciting affair! This year’s event will focus on two things – celebrating 20 years of hosting one of the premier birding festivals in the country, and highlighting one of the most diverse estuaries in North America – the Indian River Lagoon.

<https://www.anglersforconservation.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2017-Presenters.jpg>Two of our favorite AFC Leaders are scheduled to present:

**Rodney Smith** (AFC President and Keynote Speaker )  
 Do Birds, Dolphin and Manatee Think & Feel? Do You?  
 January 25, 6:30-7:30    The AFC will reimburse the $10.00 fee to you!

**Mike Conneen** (Executive Director of AFC)  
 Paddling the Entire Indian River Lagoon  
 January 28, 4:00-5:00pm

The Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival is located at Eastern Florida State College – Titusville Campus, 1311 N. US 1. Registration desk, seminars, workshops, field trip staging, exhibits and food service can be found there January 25 – 30, 2017. Check out [www.spacecoastbirdingandwildlifefestival.org](http://www.spacecoastbirdingandwildlifefestival.org)for details!

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