Friends of Ulumay

Our mission is to provide and promote excellent environmental stewardship of Ulumay Wildlife Sanctuary lands, offering improvement of ecosystems and restoration of modified areas,
while maintaining a balance between active conservation and passive public recreation.

Membership Application

Click here to download a membership application in an Adobe PDF document.

Next Meeting

The January meeting is scheduled for January 19th at 7:00 PM at the Kiwanis Island Park. The program will feature the Christmas Bird Count including activities at Ulumay.

Thanks to Scott Taylor, Ph.D., of the EEL Program for an interesting program on land crabs, mangrove rivulus and mosquitoes.

Thanks also to Jim Durocher for a great kayak / canoe outing on November 23rd at Ulumay.

Ulumay Designated Florida Heritage Landmark

On December 17, 2008, The State Bureau of Historic Presentation finalized, with the Brevard County Historical Commission Manager Stephen R. Benn and the Friends of Ulumay Vice President Jack Lembeck, the designation of the Ulumay Wildlife Sanctuary on Merritt Island as a Florida Heritage Landmark. An application with supporting historical research for the Ulumay Historical Landmark Marker, was submitted earlier this year and was approved by the State Historical Marker Council. The Marker should arrive in late February or early March 2009, to be installed and dedicated at Ulumay. Click here to view market text.

East Merritt Island Small Area Study
Merritt Island residents, including some Friends of Ulumay members, are recommending changes to the future land-use map involving density, traffic and stormwater management. Click here to download a large PDF document.

Slideshow Available

A slideshow of Ulumay scenes, wildlife and plants is available for download from this website. This slideshow is intended for personal computers with Windows. Many thanks to Joe and Lynn Gray of Cocoa Beach from the Friends of Ulumay for providing the original music used in the slideshow.

Click to download slideshow. This slideshow is a large file (18 MB). If you have a slow Internet connection, downloading this slideshow could take a long time. Turn your speakers on when you view the slideshow.

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