Our Mission: To preserve and protect the animals, plants, and natural communities in Indian River County through advocacy, education, and public awareness. |
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Schedule of Programs and other events Call 772-567-3520 for more information. |
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MEETINGS AND OTHER PROGRAMS 2017 - 2018 |
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North Indian River County Library 1001 Sebastian Boulevard (C.R. 512) Sebastian - all meetings start at 6:00 p.m. - |
Vero Beach Community Center 2266 14th Avenue, Vero Beach - all meetings start at 7:00 p.m. - December potluck starts at 6:00 p.m. |
River House -
305 Acacia Road, Vero Beach starting at 6:00 p.m. |
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2017 |
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| September 18 (Vero Beach) - Lionfish with Bob Hickerson | |
| October 9 (Sebastian) - Indian River Lagoon Otters: Biology, ecology and a new citizen science program with Megan Stolen, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute | |
| October 16 (Vero Beach) - The Sandhill Crane Story with Mark Smith, photographer |
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| November 13 (Sebastian) - Why Wildflowers? with Lisa Roberts, Executive Director, Florida Wildflower Foundation | |
| November 20 (Vero Beach) - Wood Stork response to human-induced landscape changes with Betsy Evans, Florida Atlantic University | |
| December 11 (Vero Beach) - Annual Potluck - 6:00PM | |
2018 |
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| January 8 (Sebastian) - Butterflies & Moths with Ken Gonyo | |
| January 15 (Vero Beach) - Vanishing Florida: A visual story of Florida's lost wilderness and history with Kevin Boldenow, fine art photography | |
| January 22 (Vero Beach - River House) - Digiscoping with Clay Taylor, Naturalist Market Manager, Swarovski Optik | |
| February 12 (Sebastian) - Coyotes in Florida - Good?, Bad?, Ugly? with Tom Shupe, wildlife biologist, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission | |
| February 19 (Vero Beach) - Magical Lake Malawi: where fishes behave like birds with Bill Loftus, Ph.D. | |
| February 26 (Vero Beach - River House) - Modeling Little Blue Heron Foraging Habitat in Dynamic Intertidal Systems with Marisa Martinez, Florida Atlantic University | |
| March 12 (Sebastian) - Florida's Honeybees: Challenges & Solutions For Our Local Pollinators with Stuart Rowan, President of the South Brevard Beekeepers | |
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| April 9 (Sebastian) - Shorebirds of Florida with Michael Brothers, Manager, Marine Science Center | |
| April 16 (Vero Beach) - Corkscrew Swamp: Wood Stork nesting and water shortage effects on the ecosystem with Shawn Clem, Ph.D., Audubon Florida Science Director for Southwest Florida | |
| May 14 (Sebastian) - Global events that touched Florida: the Great Depression through the Cold War with Janie Gould | |
| May 21 (Vero Beach) - | |