Pelican Island Audubon Society
Serving Indian River County since 1964
Category: President’s Hoot
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Coming together to turn negatives into positives; can we do it here in Indian River County for the good of the Indian River Lagoon?
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.January 2013 What a wonderful positive headline in the PJ the other day: SUP-erman Paddleboarder Justin Riney, an outdoorsman, ready for the year on his board promoting the protection of local waters. Why doesn’t he run for the county or city governments where we need Superfolks to save our…
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Thinking Big
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.November 2012 PIAS has many exciting projects that make a difference in Indian River County, such as our Quality of Life initiative, Square Foot Gardening in schools, QR codes at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, an Audubon Community Center, JayWatch, and a PIAS/State Park Pamphlet. Unfortunately because of illness,…
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Cats ‘Out on the Town’ kill more birds, mammals, and reptiles than you think!
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.October 2012 I know many of you are cat lovers. In all animals, there is a wildness that we can learn much from as humans. We appreciate and love them, and thus cats and pets help us relate to wildlife too, each having unique personalities. However, most of our…
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President’s 3 Hoots & a Holler: Welcome Back! Hope you’ve had a good summer.
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.September 2012 Audubon Community Center to train volunteers to help maintain county conservation lands is now finally becoming a reality! On July 10th, the county commission voted 3-2 to approve our site plan (Peter O’Bryan and Wesley Davis descending). On July 27th, thanks to board member and corresponding secretary…