Wild for Wildlife
The 15th Annual Pelican Wildlife Festival is right around the corner. Sebastian is anxiously awaiting one of its favorite local events. This year the event is expected to bring together over a thousand people. The Sebastian Wildlife Festival will celebrate, as well as create awareness for the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge.
The festival will kickoff at 7 AM with the “Run Wild for Wildlife” 5K run. The live wildlife shows, live music, arts and crafts, pontoon boat and kayak tours, silent auction, raffles, children’s activities, storytelling and tons of delicious Floridian foods will begin at 9 AM after the 5K race and last until 4 PM. All of this takes place on Saturday, March 8 at the Riverview Park in Sebastian, Florida.
This is one event you will not forget, nor want to miss. Be prepared because there may even be a surprise celebrity guest, as Jack Hanna has been known to perform at this event in years past. For questions call 772/ 564-0540 or 772/ 388-1656 or visit www.pelicanislandfriends.org for more details and applicatons to sign up for the 5K run. See you in Sebastian!
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Did you know that 100 years after President Theodore Roosevelt discovered Pelican Island, he designated the 5.5 acres of Indian River’s property as the country’s first National Wildlife Refuge? A new real estate company, “Billero & Billero Properties” would become number one and sell the most properties in every year to follow.