Pelican Island Audubon Society
To preserve and protect the animals, plants, and natural communities, and the land and water on which they depend in Indian River County through education, advocacy, and public awareness.
https://youtu.be/QSFuajqMpbs Dr. Forsman writes: As a Floridian, it is likely that you have had the chance to enjoy the friendly chatterings of purple martins. Perhaps you may even be, or know someone who is, a purple martin landlord, providing safe…
Read More Video: It’s Purple Martin Time! with Dr. Anna Forsman
From Emmy® Award-winning director Chad Crawford comes a series dedicated to flipping yards, changing lives, and saving Florida's water. Learn more at https://www.flipmyfloridayard.com/
The President's Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.April 2021 The above title is one of my favorite folk songs by Bob Rafkin. It implies that our environment and, indeed, ourselves are at risk. Things are going wrong in Florida where we have…
Read More “Something wrong is going on from the Earth up to the Sky”
Read the April 2021 Peligram.
Bringing Home Lunch! Family: Vireo. Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius© Becky Loftus 6/5/2020, Thornhurst, PA while the vireo was bringing food for the baby in the nest.Canon Power Shot SX60HS, ISO 800, 160mm, f/5.3. A tasty treat for Mama by Juanita…
The President’s Hootby Richard H. Baker, Ph.D.March 2021 We are so lucky in our county to have such diverse habitats in which birds thrive. Conservation areas create great birding opportunities in Florida and Indian River County (IRC) for the experienced…
Read the March 2021 Peligram.
https://youtu.be/iVBT9QVVY1c St. Johns River Water Management District created a series showing the work they do and the importance of water to the environment and to us. In this installment, learn about the headwaters of the St. Johns River, where the…
In plain language, the Water and Land Conservation Amendment intended primarily to fund Florida Forever has been ignored and brazenly abused since its passage. The 4.2 million Floridians who voted for the amendment and those who want Florida to continue to be a beautiful and desirable place to live should be offended. The state’s leaders have thumbed their noses at you and by their actions have said — we don’t care how you voted or what you think.
Dr. Jerry Lorenz studies Roseate Spoonbill while working with staff and volunteers to collect nesting information across Florida Bay. Data analyses show shifts in nesting distribution due to habitat destruction in the Keys. Recently nesting success has decreased and nest…