Annual Meeting and Lecture

Annual MEETING, Potluck Dinner and LECTURE: “History of the Plume Trade” by Marty Baum, Indian Riverkeeper.

Date and Time

Tuesday, Apr 3, 7:00 p.m. meeting, elections & lecture.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m. dinner.

Program Overview

Come hear Marty Baum talk to us about the history of the Plume Trade, which dealt in exotic feathers for the fashionable hats of the gilded age and sparked the 20th Century Conservation movement and the pioneering efforts of the early Audubon Society.

About Marty Baum

Born and raised in Dade County, Marty Baum is a 6th generation Floridian. He has been the Executive Director/Indian Riverkeeper of the Indian River Lagoon in Jensen Beach since 2012. The mission of the Indian Riverkeeper is to protect and restore the waters and the tributaries, fisheries and habitats of the Indian River Lagoon, North America’s most diverse estuary, through advocacy, enforcement and citizen activities. Marty’s family has been connected with life along the shores of the Indian River Lagoon since his great-great-grandfather, Hannibal Dillingham Pierce, arrived near what is now Titusville in 1866. Stomping the Florida Everglades throughout his life, a hunter, a fisherman, an environmentalist and a clean water advocate, he has studied and pursued an understanding of Florida’s hydrology, geohydrology and ecology throughout his life. Marty has been involved with water issues since the early 1990s, including the St. Lucie River Initiative, and the inception of the Rivers Coalition in 1998. A passionate advocate for the wellbeing of the Indian River Lagoon, Marty is proud to serve as the third Indian Riverkeeper and to educate people about the history of pioneer life along Florida’s Atlantic Coast as a speaker and re-enactor at seminars and museum functions.

Our Annual Meeting will be a pot luck dinner and free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., in rooms 101 and 102 at FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, 6301 Summit Blvd (near Jog Road) in West Palm Beach. The food will be served at 6:00 p.m., and the annual meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. People with last names beginning with A-J please bring main dish, K-R bring salads & veggies, S-Z bring desserts. Please bring ready-to-serve food; we have no kitchen. We will supply the drinks. Paton White has donated a large orchid arrangement for a special raffle. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

More Meeting Information

Also at the meeting, our expert, Clive Pinnock, will speak about the April Bird of the Month, Reddish Egret.

FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, 6301 Summit Blvd (near Jog Road) in West Palm Beach.

Program Location

If you missed previous programs, you can view many of them online.