The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.February 2010 Wow, what a start to 2010! What damage a few degrees at or below 32 degrees for 8 or more days does to our Florida environment! We have had much deeper freezes, but usually for a much shorter time. Manatees, previously wintering and calving in the Caribbean,…

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The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.January 2010 A few visionary folks at Grand Harbor Golf and Beach Club are real-life pioneers in the state and certainly our own county in establishing the first local PIAS affiliated chapter.  Many other communities in our county could follow their example and establish their own chapters too.  Started…

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The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.December 2009 Volunteerism and generosity are hallmarks of Indian River County. Audubon and the County have been a leader in efforts to help preserve the natural areas and resources of our County. One of the major goals for our planned “Audubon House – Gateway to Nature” working with the…

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The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.November 2009 This weekend, we attended the Audubon Assembly, our annual state meeting.  This meeting and the annual Florida Folk Festival on the Suwannee River in White Springs, inspire me to enthusiastically support conservation via our chapter and other community efforts.  The Assembly keynote speaker, Dr. Sylvia Earle, is…

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