Pelican Island Audubon Society
Serving Indian River County since 1964
Category: President’s Hoot
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The Big Year
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.September 2017 Welcome to our new season. Many of you are here supporting us all year, and also many will be returning to our beautiful Florida. Our sphere of influence at Pelican Island Audubon to keep our Florida natural has widened, with new activities, funding sources, and opportunities for…
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Use your Zip Code to attract brilliant birds and butterflies to your yard
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.May 2017 Many of us use birdfeeders to attract birds to our home. Feeding may not really help the birds, but we enjoy watching them. A more natural and better way to help birds is to grow bird- and butterfly-friendly native plants. Audubon’s Native Plant database makes ecologically friendly…
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Our 2017 Audubon Heroes
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.April 2017 Many folks have volunteer and contributed to the success of our chapter by developing courses, leading and organizing birding field trips, writing grants for funding, maintaining our the Audubon House, initiating special events, and yes contributing money to keep projects going. At our annual meeting on March…
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Let’s keep our Florida FLORIDA!
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.March 2017 Many places in Florida are sacred. Scientists point out that harmonizing with nature is critical for our survival. Overwhelmingly, 75% of Floridians agreed in 2014 to pass Amendment 1, which reserved up to $800 million for land-and-water conservation. Science-based plans, developed prior to the Scott Administration, intended…