Pelican Island Audubon Society
Serving Indian River County since 1964
Author: pelicanislandaudubon
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Grand Things at Grand Harbor
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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A Double Dipping Win: Volunteer and Learn about Nature
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 World is Blue
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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Indian River County Walking the Walk Towards Sustainability
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.October 2009 For the first time in 100 years, the U.S. has reduced its carbon emissions. For the last 2 years the carbon emissions were reduced by 9% and this reduction is expected to continue in the near future. Some of the reduction nationally is due to the poor…