Pelican Island Audubon Society
Serving Indian River County since 1964
Category: President’s Hoot
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Lawns into Gardens
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker. Ph.D.October 2016 Did you know Florida has over 3000 different species of plants? When Ponce de Leon discovered the beautiful Flora here, he named it Florida! Looking at most yards, one does not see a trace of this old Florida Flora. Yet many of the flowers are delicate, varied…
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A great year for us! Come join us! We need your help and skills!
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.September 2016 Tired of hearing our Indian River Lagoon and Everglades are dying? No secret- we and now the Whole World know! Too many manatees, dolphins, pelicans and other birds, millions of fish, and our seagrasses have disappeared. Not just in Florida, but worldwide. According to an Audubon report,…
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Let’s work together to help solve a major problem in our Lagoon
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.April 2016 If last week’s photos of tens of thousands, perhaps more, dead fish belonging to 30 species in the Indian River Lagoon, doesn’t make you sick and move you to want to do something to save our Lagoon, probably nothing will. Scientists think that nighttime respiration by the…
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Keep Indian River Beautiful gives PIAS its Environmental Organization Award
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.March 2016 PIAS and our Audubon House received two awards within a year. First the Indian River Chamber of Commerce for our architectural “Birdhouse” design by Richard Bialosky, Jeff Ray, and Amy Thoma gave the first award to us, services gratefully provided pro bono. Now Keep Indian River Beautiful…