Pelican Island Audubon Society
Serving Indian River County since 1964
Category: President’s Hoot
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Audubon House at ORCA
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.April 2010 Great news! We are thrilled that on Tuesday April 6 the Indian River Board of County Commissioners (BCC) will consider approval of the lease for construction of our Audubon House at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). The meeting starts at 9:00 AM at the County Administration…
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Where have all the insects gone? Long time passing-When will they ever return? A Case for Native Gardens
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.March 2010 Most folks know little about the most diverse group of organisms ever to evolve on our planet. And if they do, it is usually regarding a negative experience with mosquitoes, no-see-ums, cockroaches, wasps, termites, fire ants, or crop eating caterpillars. Usually the solution is to hire a…
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Hot and Cold
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.February 2010 Wow, what a start to 2010! What damage a few degrees at or below 32 degrees for 8 or more days does to our Florida environment! We have had much deeper freezes, but usually for a much shorter time. Manatees, previously wintering and calving in the Caribbean,…
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Grand Things at Grand Harbor
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.January 2010 A few visionary folks at Grand Harbor Golf and Beach Club are real-life pioneers in the state and certainly our own county in establishing the first local PIAS affiliated chapter. Many other communities in our county could follow their example and establish their own chapters too. Started…