Pelican Island Audubon Society
Serving Indian River County since 1964
Author: pelicanislandaudubon
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Surgeon General’s prescription for Americans: “Take a walk with PIAS!”
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.October 2015 U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, in a call to action, prescribes that all Americans (including children) walk to reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Walking can ease symptoms and improve quality of life for 1 out of 2 adults already living with these and…
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Nurturing the next generation of Audubon Advocates for the Indian River Lagoon
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.September 2015 Is our Indian River Lagoon healthy? NO! What can we do? Pelican Island Audubon wants to educate the public about the Lagoon’s environmental issues so they will appreciate its beauty and value, and work with the community to protect its fisheries, marine life, birds, wildlife, ecosystems and…
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Celebrating a new home after 50 years of being homeless!
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.May 2015 What an amazing opening for our Audubon House! The building and our 50th Birthday Party certainly turned out even better than I had ever envisioned, and proves we can do great things when we work together. We have many good things to do in the future: raise…
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Our 2015 Audubon Heroes
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.April 2015 Many folks have contributed to the success of our chapter, hundreds of volunteers participated in our rallies, developed courses, birding field trips, wrote grants for funding, continued our ongoing projects, and helped finish the Audubon House. At our annual meeting on March 16, 2015 we recognized the…