Pelican Island Audubon Society
Serving Indian River County since 1964
Category: PIAS News
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Birds are telling us it’s time to take action on climate change
Audubon’s 2019 report, Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink, is the most detailed look at the impact of climate change on birds using the latest climate models and bird data available. The report includes a first-of-its-kind zip code-based climate tool: Audubon’s Birds and Climate Visualizer, which shows you how climate change will…
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The abandoned artesian well plugging program
Uncontrolled, improperly constructed or deteriorating artesian wells can have an adverse impact on the quantity and quality of water in aquifers (the groundwater source) and other water bodies. The St. Johns River Water Management District’s abandoned artesian well plugging program is designed to assist well owners in complying with the Florida law that requires well…
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Watch Winona LaDuke’s Stirring Keynote at the 2019 Audubon Convention
Last month, at the National Audubon convention, Winona LaDuke, an internationally renowned activist working on issues of sustainable development, renewable energy, and food systems, gave a great key note address. She lives and works on the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota, and is a two-time vice presidential candidate with Ralph Nader for the Green Party. You can…
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Is St. Augustine turf grass an invasive plant?
by Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.as printed in TCPalm on June 12, 2019 The fifth extinction wiped out the dinosaurs. Scientists say we humans have started the sixth extinction. What are we doing to our planet to cause this? One major factor, among many, is our use of chemicals including fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides to support…