In 2025, we celebrate 125 years of Audubon in Florida with two exciting new exhibits.
Formed to bring wading birds back from the brink of extinction, Audubon has been working for more than a century to protect birds because we know that the things birds rely on—healthy habitats, clean air, abundant fresh water, resilient coastlines—are the same things that people and other wildlife need to thrive. Birds are symbols and sentinels to measure our success, and they inspire us to work collaboratively and expansively throughout the hemisphere. In simplest terms, “what’s good for birds is good for the Earth.”
Through a series of historic photography, contemporary imagery, art pieces, and historical artifacts, we are bringing this history to life at the Jacksonville airport from July 3 through December 15, 2025, and in West Volusia Audubon’s Lyonia Environmental Center from July 10 through October 10, 2025.
Our Jacksonville Airport exhibit includes chapter conservation highlights, including EagleWatch monitoring by St. Johns Audubon Society and efforts to reduce bird-window collisions by Duval Audubon Society.
This article was published in the Audubon Florida Naturalist Summer 2025 magazine.