Pelican Island NWR 121st Anniversary Celebration

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Jungle Trail, Vero Beach, Florida

Pelican Island will celebrate its 121st anniversary as the country’s first National Wildlife Refuge in March 2024. Joe Wiegand, aka President Theodore Roosevelt, will join the Pelican Island Conservation Society once again to help celebrate this historic occasion and bring to life how Pelican Island came to be known throughout the country, and even the … Read More »

Pelican Island NWR 122nd Anniversary Celebration

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Jungle Trail, Vero Beach, Florida

The Pelican Island Conservation Society will celebrate the 122nd anniversary of the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge the weekend of March 14-16, 2025. Festivities begin with a “fireside chat” with President Theodore Roosevelt at the Heritage Center on Friday, March 14th. President Roosevelt will also join us throughout the weekend at the Refuge to meet … Read More »