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Beach Days: Sharing the Shore with Birds and People
When setting up for a beach day, I like to look for the most open area I can find, as do many other beachgoers. An ideal spot to sit has as few people as possible, no disturbances, no one running...
Leading Conservation: CLI Students Unveil Year-End Projects
Audubon Florida’s Conservation Leadership Initiative (CLI) is an immersive program that connects undergraduate students with Audubon chapter leaders for a unique, intergenerational learning...
From Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Member to Coastal Advocate: Rogerio DaSilva
It all started with an Audubon membership. Rogerio DaSilva, a Naples-area nature photographer, became a member of and donor to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. While he loved photographing the wading birds...
Audubon Flocks to Washington, D.C.
Board Chair Emeritus Heidi McCree, Senior Policy Director Beth Alvi, and Senior Manager of Everglades Policy McKee Gray met with members of Florida's Congressional Delegation in Washington, D.C. this...
Property Tax Amendment on November Ballot Poses Immediate and Lasting Threat to Florida’s Environment
In a special session this May, the Legislature voted to place a constitutional amendment bringing sweeping property tax reforms on the November ballot. They had only received it days earlier from...
Chapters Create Critical Nesting Space for Purple Martins
Purple Martins grace the skies of Florida every spring and summer, but development and habitat changes have reduced their natural nesting sites. Audubon chapters around Florida have stepped up to...
Beat the Heat and Discover the Magic of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
This summer, Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is inviting Southwest Florida residents and visitors to step into one of the region’s most extraordinary wild places—with sunset strolls, night...
Florida Legislative Session Gives Us the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The GoodOn June 29, 2026, Governor DeSantis signed Florida’s $117.6 billion state budget for 2026–27. The final budget is smaller than last year’s, despite strong state revenue and rising...
Birth and Regrowth Follow Corkscrew Prescribed Fire in Florida
Fire is a critical force driving the ecology of South Florida. Historically sparked by cloud-to-ground lightning strikes or ignited by Indigenous peoples, frequent fire reduces fuel loads, protecting...
Censusing Reddish Egrets
As the sun rises over Florida’s coastline, thousands of birds descend on its shallow waters and mudflats, where they forage for fish and other prey. On a typical day, Audubon coastal staff spot...
Summer Naturalist 2026 Letters from Julie Wraithmell and Carol Timmis
23100Julie Wraithmell, Executive Director After an intense Florida fire season, exacerbated by widespread drought, summer rains have come to the Sunshine State as a welcome relief. Raging wildfires...
Santa Rosa County Enacts Reduced Speeds to Protect Nesting Seabirds
Black Skimmers and Least Terns are once again nesting along the Navarre Bridge Causeway—a narrow strip of sand between the roadway and the waves. Audubon staff have been diligent in monitoring and...
Tampa Bay Coastal Team Works Through Film Proposals and Roof Collapses in a Unique Start to the Summer Nesting Season
It’s not every day that the coastal team has to negotiate with a film crew to protect nesting sea and shorebirds, but that’s the position Tampa Bay Shorebird Program Manager Kara Durda found...
Audubon Welcomes New Leadership to Everglades Policy and Science Teams
23102In December, McKee Gray joined Audubon Florida as our new senior manager of Everglades policy. Gray brings nearly a decade of experience in environmental regulation, with deep expertise in...
Audubon's Assessment for a Resilient Great Salt Lake
A healthy network of saline lakes in the Western United States is crucial to the survival and wellbeing of millions of waterbirds that depend on these ecosystems for nesting, breeding, refueling, and...
Get to know the Coastal Leadership Program’s Inaugural Cohort!
Meet our inaugural cohort of the Coastal Leadership Program, and learn why they're excited to start building a community of Salton Sea leaders!The mission of the Costal Leadership Program is to...
Release The Chicks! Banding Great Lakes Piping Plover Chicks in Northern Wisconsin
At 5:45 am on a small island in lower Green Bay, Wisconsin, the sun has barely crested the horizon, but the air is warm and humid. Tom Prestby, Wisconsin Conservation Manager with Audubon Great...
Ambalema: The Colombian Town Building Its Future Around Birds
In the northeastern corner of the department of Tolima, on the banks of the Magdalena River, Colombia's main waterway, stretching more than 1,600 kilometers, lies a colonial municipality called...
Michigan’s Budget Includes $2 Million to Conserve Wetlands, Critical for Vulnerable Birds, Communities
Michigan (July 3, 2026) – Michigan’s FY27 Budget includes $2 million for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to acquire and conserve wetlands throughout the state, a critical...
Fall Crane Viewing
Even though Sandhill Cranes stage in the Platte River valley in large numbers during the spring migration, this is not the case in the fall. During the months of September and October, cranes stage...