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Mission Statement
The purpose of this organization is to support and promote Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge(PINWR) and the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) in their efforts to conserve habitat and wildlife.
The Pelican Island Preservation Society, Inc. is an environmental education organization with the following goals:
- To heighten awareness of
Pelican Island and the more than 500 national wildlife refuges
- To present six public
environmental educational meetings per year
- To promote national recognition
for the natural heritage of the Sebastian area
- To sponsor an annual event
celebrating the anniversary of Pelican Island
The acronym for Pelican Island
Preservation Society, PIPS, is symbolic in many ways. A pip is defined as
the initial break in an eggshell by a hatchling. When a pelican is ready
to hatch, its first crack is called a pip. PIPS is also symbolic of the
hatchling of a new concept dating from 1903, namely, to set aside lands as
habitat where wildlife may breed and thrive.
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Pelican Island Preservation
Society PO Box 1903, Sebastian, Florida 32978-1903 info@pelicanislandfriends.org
Member: Cultural Council
of Indian River County and Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Steve Massey, President
Kerry Firth, Vice President
Kristen Beck, Secretary
Walt Stieglitz, Treasurer
Bonnie Swanson, Past President
Tim Glover, Director - 2 yr.
Gini Prasch, Director - 1 yr. |
PIPS is working to create the "Joe Michael Trail and Overlook" - a new bird viewing opportunity at the Pelican Island NWR, in memory of Joe Michael. Joe passed away in October 2007 and since he was instrumental in the protection and expansion of the refuge, we are raising funds for this exciting addition to the Pelican Island refuge, in Joe's memory. You can read more about Joe and view a conceptual plan of what "Joe's Overlook" will look like by clicking here. If you would like to make a donation to the project, you may send a check to us at the adress above, or you can make a donation using your credit card with the PayPal service. To do so, please visit our Membership page and see the information about making a general donation.
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Another successful festival! Thanks everyone for participating and helping out with our 2009 Pelican Island Wildlife Festival! We can't do it without you, and you made it another very successgul event for us - we can't thank you enough!
And we hope to see you again next year - see below and save the date! If you participated this year, we'll keep you on our mailing list and you'll be the first to know when we start to get organized for next year's event. If you are someone who is interested in helping out or a potential vendor at our event, just send us an email and we'll add you to the list.
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18th Annual Pelican Island Wildlife Festival March 13, 2010 |
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Save the date!
Interested in being a volunteer for the 2010 festival or helping us plan the vent? We will start the planning process for next year's event, this summer. If you are interested, just click on the email link above and let us know!
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