Pelican Island Audubon Society
Serving Indian River County since 1964
Category: President’s Hoot
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Common Sense: Protect Land to Save Our Lagoon and Waters
To save our Earth including its people, rivers, Lagoon, fishes, manatees, and birds, we must recognize that humankind is not separate from nature. We are all part of the natural world and depend on it for our very existence.
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President’s Hoot: Our New County Education & Demonstration Native Plant Garden
As part of the PIAS Trees for Life/Plants for Birds project, our vision for this garden is to educate and demonstrate to the public that a native plant garden can be beautiful and functional.
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Native trees and plants can save us and our Earth, but exotic invasive trees and plants can destroy us
Unfortunately, some trees and plants introduced into Florida are very bad for our environment. Of the more than 4,000 plant species in Florida, 1,300+ are non-native. Over 225 are invasive pest plants imported as ornamental plants; many continue to be sold!
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New State Bird and State Tree? Let’s save them, too!
Thinking of changing the State Bird, why not also correct our State “Tree?” Let’s make it a real tree!