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College Students and Recent Grads Use Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor to Inspire Action on Critical Environmental Issues
June 15, 2021 — Six students have worked with Audubon Florida to publish articles on native plants, plastics, pollution, and more.
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Wading birds and American White Pelicans using the spreader apron on the newly restored Merritt Canal portion of Picayune Strand Restoration Project. Photo: Ken Humiston
Nutrient Source Reductions Needed to Improve Picayune Strand Water Flows
June 01, 2021 — Reducing pollution needed to reach restoration goals.
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Anhinga. Photo: Trudy Walton/Audubon Photography Awards
Fixing Lake Okeechobee and Estuary Discharges Requires Innovation in the Okeechobee Watershed
June 01, 2021 — The Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project, a component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), is intended to address water storage north of the lake but on its own will not meet established water storage targets.
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Northern Everglades Policy Analyst Doug Gaston with Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, governing board member of the South Florida Water Management District.
Celebrating Everglades Restoration Progress: Roadbed Removal Project Begins
June 01, 2021 — Removal of six miles of the Tamiami Trail roadbed will allow more water to flow south into Everglades National Park.
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Mourning Dove with chick. Photo: Douglas Croft/Audubon Photography Awards.
Watching Mourning Doves Becomes a Family Experience
May 26, 2021 — Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries Manager Mark Rachal watches a nest of Mourning Doves with his family.
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Least Tern and chick. Photo: Robert Cook/Audubon Photography Awards.
Give Birds Space this Memorial Weekend and Save the Original Beach Babies
May 24, 2021 — Least Terns, Black Skimmers, Wilson’s Plovers, Snowy Plovers, and American Oystercatchers nest on Florida coasts.
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The litter clean-up team.
CLI Student Leads Marine Debris Cleanup
May 24, 2021 — by Emma Wilkinson, CLI student 2020-2021.
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Black Skimmers. Photo: Vera Sprunt/Audubon Photography Awards.
St. Pete Bookstore Inspired by Nesting Black Skimmers
May 23, 2021 — Black Skimmers inspire Tombolo Books.
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Least Tern chick on rooftop.
Audubon Florida Urges Stiffer Fines for Removal of Least Tern Colony from Keys Yacht Club: A Statement from Executive Director Julie Wraithmell
May 18, 2021 — There must be stiffer penalties for violating wildlife laws, otherwise they simply become the cost of doing business. Florida must do better.
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Allyson Webb conducts a prescribed fire at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.
Allyson Webb of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Wins Prestigious Burl Long Award
May 14, 2021 — The Burl Long Award honors Dr. Burl Long, a founding member of the Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute (NRLI). It is an annual award given to the NRLI Fellow who best exemplifies the program’s mission of seeking inclusive, collaborative solutions to Florida’s challenging natural resource issues.
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