Pelican Island Audubon Society
Serving Indian River County since 1964
Author: pelicanislandaudubon
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Our 2017 Audubon Heroes
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.April 2017 Many folks have volunteer and contributed to the success of our chapter by developing courses, leading and organizing birding field trips, writing grants for funding, maintaining our the Audubon House, initiating special events, and yes contributing money to keep projects going. At our annual meeting on March…
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Let’s keep our Florida FLORIDA!
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.March 2017 Many places in Florida are sacred. Scientists point out that harmonizing with nature is critical for our survival. Overwhelmingly, 75% of Floridians agreed in 2014 to pass Amendment 1, which reserved up to $800 million for land-and-water conservation. Science-based plans, developed prior to the Scott Administration, intended…
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You can make a difference for our environment!
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.February 2017 What can you do to help protect our local environment? You can take action on at least three important issues affecting our environment that will be decided in the coming weeks at the Federal, State, and local level: 1. Scott Pruitt is a Dangerous Pick to head…
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Making lawns into gardens, you too can enjoy beauty and help the environment!
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.January 2017 Happy New Year! The October 2016 Peligram Hoot described some great efforts to convert sod, grass, or turf into native gardens for birds and butterflies that require less fertilizer and herbicide. At our November 12th Open House, we officially opened up a new trail connecting the north…