Pelican Island Audubon Society
Serving Indian River County since 1964
Author: pelicanislandaudubon
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Art can inspire and educate and bring new visions
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.December 2016 We are bringing original art to Audubon House! To protect birds and habitats, we need activities that inspire, educate and peak the public’s interest. Most often, we use standard communications tools such as social media, pamphlets, photos, lectures, bird walks, and letters to the press. A mural…
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Pelican Island Audubon receives the Audubon Florida 2016 Best Conservation Projects Award
The President’s Hootby Richard Baker, Ph.D.November 2016 At the annual Audubon Assembly 2016, PIAS received the Audubon Florida 2016 Conservation Projects Award for our developing a new Spoonbill Watch and designation of the Indian River County Stick Marsh as a Critical Wildlife Area (CWA). Dr. Jerry Lorenz, State Research Director for Audubon Florida, has reported…
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Lawns into Gardens
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker. Ph.D.October 2016 Did you know Florida has over 3000 different species of plants? When Ponce de Leon discovered the beautiful Flora here, he named it Florida! Looking at most yards, one does not see a trace of this old Florida Flora. Yet many of the flowers are delicate, varied…
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A great year for us! Come join us! We need your help and skills!
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.September 2016 Tired of hearing our Indian River Lagoon and Everglades are dying? No secret- we and now the Whole World know! Too many manatees, dolphins, pelicans and other birds, millions of fish, and our seagrasses have disappeared. Not just in Florida, but worldwide. According to an Audubon report,…