Pelican Island Audubon Society
Serving Indian River County since 1964
Author: pelicanislandaudubon
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Beyond the Beach, It’s Not All Bushes
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.February 2007 “There are two parts to Indian River County, the beach and the bush…. This (latter) piece of property is completely useless to me as a taxpayer.” This was a comment made by a speaker during the public discussion of the purchase of development rights of the 462…
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Our Iceberg is Melting!
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.January 2007 Nita and I received a number of thoughtful holiday greetings this year. Two reminded me of our fragile environment: Former PIAS President Judy Orcutt and her husband John said, “Have a great Green 2007,” and gave us a list of ten simple ways to reduce atmospheric carbon;…
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Where cometh and goeth our water?
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.December 2006 Indian River County Commissioners and the county’s utility department are holding a belated, but much-needed workshop, on our future water supply needs 3-5 pm on December 6th in the county commission chambers. This is a very important workshop, and you may be surprised to hear from St.…
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We must save our Scrub-Jays from extinction!
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.November 2006 Florida scrub-jays, the only bird species unique to Florida and keystone species of fire-dependent xeric oak scrub, have been in a steady decline; 90% of the original populations are gone due to the loss of habitat for agriculture and urban development and also due to degrading of…