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Mike Owen retired Park Biologist, Presents
Environmental Learning Center, 255 Live Oak Drive, VB
Dave Fuss, Director of Land Stewardship for the Indian River Land Trust was the guest speaker for Eugenia Chapter’s October 15, 2026 meeting held at the Environmental Learning Center. Dave spoke about the IRLT’s Coastal Oaks Preserve. Coastal Oaks Preserve,…
September 17, 2026: over two dozen Eugenia Chapter members and guests arrived for their 5:30 tee times for the scramble event to tour the butterfly garden at Vero Beach Country Club. First, some background information is in order. It is…
Many thanks to Anna Derrick and Steve Jones for hosting Eugenia Chapter’s yard tour on August 20, 2026. They deserve additional pats on their backs for being such troopers by agreeing to “go on with the show” despite the looming…
Eugenia Chapter’s July 16, 2026 yard tour took place at the home of Sheryl Thomson. She deserves a pat on the back for not having to be cajoled into sharing her native plant landscaping with us; when the call came…
Wow, battling the heat and humidity, our Eugenia Chapter members and, always welcome, guests really showed their interests in promoting native plants and supporting our yard tour host! Almost 40 people showed up for the June yard tour at the…
Eugenia Chapter’s May yard tour took place at the home of Carol and Wayne Thomas. It was a good opportunity to observe a fully mature, self-sustaining native plant landscaped yard.Upon purchasing the house in 2010, the first big projects were…
Eugenia Chapter yard tour enthusiasts didn’t have to go to the Kentucky Derby to see this winner thanks to Katie and Jim Dyreby (pronounced der-bee). Much thanks to them for hosting our first yard tour of 2026. While the opening…
On March 19, 2026 Heather Hitt and Holly Ferreira from the Vero Beach office of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, gave the final speaker presentation of Eugenia Chapter’s 2025 – 2026 season.I smiled every time…
