Pelican Island Audubon Society
Serving Indian River County since 1964
Author: pelicanislandaudubon
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Getting off the bottle
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.March 2006 During the early 1970s President Nixon visited Pakistan when I was working there for the University of Maryland Medical School. My job for his 36-hour visit was to carry his bottled water labeled “Spring Water from West Virginia” wherever he went. This was before the bottle water…
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Hallelujah! Give Praise When Due
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.February 2006 Do you know how important the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) is to the well being of our county’s environment? Often called “The District”, it is supported by our taxes and is responsible for managing ground and surface water supplies in all or part of…
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The Cost of Doing Business
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.January 2006 At the PIAS office, we are getting calls about not seeing as many birds this year as one would expect. A few days ago I received a call from a reporter asking if in fact there are less birds as he had heard that Pelican Island had…
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Saving the Indian River Lagoon
The President’s HootRichard H. Baker, Ph.D.November 2005 Our Indian River Lagoon is dying. This is true in spite of the many government agencies involved in trying to protect the lagoon– two water management districts (St. Johns River and South Florida Water Management Districts), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Fish…