Festival Activities Over 30 Activities Include Live Wildlife Shows Kayaking Activities & Poker Run 5K "Run Wild for Wildlife" Run/Walk Many Environmental Exhibitors Boat Tours to Pelican Island Canceled - please see "Schedule of Events" for more information Kids Educational Activities & Games Environmental Arts & Crafts Exhibits Live Music & Food Amateur Photography Contest Historical Reenactments Festival Information VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Kayak Poker Run/Race/Challenge Details & Application 5K "Run Wild for Wildlife" Run/Walk Details & Application Sponsorship Information Exhibitor Booth Application Food Vendor Application Riverview Park/Sebastian Street Map Photo Contest Flyer Festival Flyer SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Live Music Schedule News Release PINWR Raffle To be drawn at 3:30 PM day of the event - you do not need to be present to win. Prize drawing is for a Prodigy 10 Perception kayak. Silent Auction There will be a silent auction of two major items, plus several other great items donated by this years' festival exhbitors!. Winners of the silent auction will be announced following the raffle prize drawings at 3:30 PM. You do not need to be present to win. Auction Items Don Ray of DonRayArt framed underwater print (34" x 27") of a Red Drum, also known as a redfish. Print framed by Tropical Art & Frame. value - $325 Riot Trophy fishing kayak, provided by Kayaks, Etc. value - $895 Exhibitors & Vendors Thank you for joining us! Food Vendors Abbot’s Custard Country Kettler’s Korn Desserts Unlimited Ice Cream Specialties Standing Room Only Happy Times of Florida Exhibitors Live Wildlife and Touch Tanks Bob "Jungle Jim" Green - Alligator Wrangler Brevard Zoo FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Treasure Coast Herpetological Society Treasure Coast Wildlife Center Environmental Education/Historical Brevard County, Environmentally Endangered Lands Program Brevard County, Riverwalk Nature Center Brevard County Solid Waste Management City of Palm Bay, Turkey Creek Sanctuary Florida Division of Forestry Florida for Sustainable Population Friends of Historic Roseland Friends of St. Sebastian River Historic Oak Lodge Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute Humane Society of Vero Beach Indian River County Master Gardeners Indian River County Historical Society Indian River Land Trust Indian River Lagoon Program Keep Indian River Beautiful Marine Resources Council “Mrs. Kate” Carpenter OspreyWatch.org Pelican Island Audubon Society Sea Turtle Preservation Society Sebastian Inlet Sail & Power Squadron Sebastian Inlet State Park Sebastian River Historical Society St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park Turtle Coast Sierra Club US Coast Guard Auxiliary FL56 US Fish & Wildlife Service, National Key Deer Refuge US Fish & Wildlife Service, Pelican Island & Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuges US Fish & Wildlife Service, Suitcase for Survival Wildflower Arts & Crafts Allycat Creations Alyssa’s Soybean Candles Beaded Jewelry by Esta Chester Zaremba Christine’s Cargo Deanna Carl Georgiana Teacher Greg Heller’s Wildlife Photography Jeni Designs Joy’s Creations Linda Robertson Monkey N’ Around One World Imports, Ltd. Pop Bottle Art Richard Nickson The Infinite Moment Photography Civic Organizations Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce Sebastian United Methodist Church Environmental Commercial Blazing Paddles Climatic-Solar Corporation Deversified Innovations Dolphin Girl Cruises & Eco-Tours Indian River Federal Credit Union Kayaks, Etc. Press Journal Products Unlimited The Local Buzz Bird Watching by Boat The Pelican Island Wildlife Festival includes boat tours through the Indian River Lagoon to Pelican Island. Wintering birds seen on the island may include White Pelicans, Brown Pelicans, Roseate Spoonbills and Forster's tern. Check out our new shorebird visitors to the islands oyster shell reef created from last years shoreline restoration project. The Birds of Pelican Island Over 30 species of birds use Pelican Island as a rookery, roost, feeding ground, or loafing area. 16 different species of birds nest on Pelican Island, including the Brown Pelican, Wood Stork, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Reddish Egret, Cattle Egret, Great Blue Heron, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Green-backed Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Double-crested cormorant, Anhinga, White Ibis, American oystercatcher, Common moorhen. Wintering birds include the White pelican, double-crested cormorant, Roseate Spoonbill, Blue-wing teal, Lesser scaup, Red-breasted merganser, Ring-billed gull, Forster's tern, and Common Loon. General Event Information: Pelican Island Preservation Society P.O. Box 1903 Sebastian, Florida 32978-1903 General Event Info: 772-562-3909, ext. 258 Exhibitor Info: 772-323-4550 5K Run Info: 772-569-7364 Kayaking Info: 772-794-9900 Email: info@pelicanislandfriends.org Website: www.pelicanislandfriends.org What Does the Event Cost? All the event activities at Riverview Park are free, except for the kayaking and 5K "Run Wild for Wildlife" activities. Please see the links above for more information on these events and fees. The pontoon boat tours to Pelican Island are a suggested donation of $5. Where is the Festival Held? The festival is held at Riverview Park in Sebastian, Florida. Riverview Park is located at the intersection of SR 512 and US 1 along the western edge of the Indian River Lagoon. From I-95, take exit 156 and go east on SR 512. SR 512 ends at Riverview Park on US 1. The Pelican Island Wildlife Festival is hosted by the ... Pelican Island Preservation Society U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the City of Sebastian Festival Committee Your name could be here!  Interested in volunteering for the 2007 festival?  Please contact us! Terry Baird Kristen & Mike Beck David Cox Joel Day Elaine Dickhaus Tim Glover Sherry Hamlin Steve Massey Bob Montanaro Kim Poole Brad Rieck Walt Stieglitz Bonnie Swanson Bill Urban Scott Webb in cooperation with Paul Tritaik and Joanna Taylor U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Member:   Cultural Council of Indian River County Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce National Wildlife Refuge Association

FESTIVAL SPONSORS Brevard Zoo Disney's Vero Beach Resort Florida Power & Light FLORIDA TODAY Indian River Federal Credit Union Kayaks, Etc. Pelican Island Audubon Society Press Journal - TCPalm.com Runner's Depot of Vero Beach Sebastian River Boat Tours Sebastian River Medical Center Partners: City of Sebastian

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