Photo courtesy of Patrick Leary
June 22, 2017 6:22 a.m.
Editor’s Note: Patrick Leary is a 67 year old native resident of Fernandina Beach – Amelia Island. He and his wife (Doris) are multi-decade volunteers with regional state parks, national parks, state and federal wildlife agencies and international research groups. They dedicate their time and effort to monitoring and documenting natural resources and raising awareness of anthropocentric impacts to the environment.
Doris and Pat received Audubon of Florida’s 2014 Guy Bradley award in recognition of their deep commitment to Florida’s environment. We thank Patrick for his contribution to the Fernandina Observer.