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Florida Birds Featured in Top Prizes in Annual National Audubon Society Photography Contest
June 20, 2024 — Judges selected winners from more than 2,300 entrants.
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Wood storks
Audubon Florida Releases Biannual State of the Everglades Report
June 18, 2024 — The report covers policy changes, infrastructure advancements, science alerts, flamingos, and more.
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A Roseate Spoonbill with a band on its leg.
Bird Banding Data Highlights Sea and Shorebird Connectivity between Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coasts
June 18, 2024 — Many species of sea, shore, and wading birds spend parts of their lives on both the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Such connectivity is critical when tackling projects that aim to restore damage from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, as well as future storms and human-caused disasters.
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State Budget Delivers High Levels of Funding for Everglades
June 06, 2024 — We know that funding alone cannot guarantee a healthy environmental future. We must combine high funding levels for critical programs with commonsense regulatory modernization to improve water quality and quantity across the Sunshine State.
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Audubon Leads Big Cypress Basin Tour
June 06, 2024 — Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a conservation leader in Southwest Florida. Tours like the one led for the Big Cypress Basin Board allow us to share best management practices while sharing the importance of conservation and water quality for the region as a whole.
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Everglades Coalition Conference Features Audubon Science and Policy Leadership
June 06, 2024 — Audubon staff as well as members of the state and national board from across Florida and the national office led the conference, gave talks, participated in critical discussions, and more.
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Great Egret standing in a bald cypress tree
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Celebrates 70 Years by Looking Back and Preparing for the Next 70
June 06, 2024 — Will you join us?
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New Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area Will Stretch Across Four Million Acres
June 06, 2024 — Exciting news in Florida conservation.
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A photo of Kelly sitting on a boat.
State of the Everglades Report - A Letter from Director of Everglades Policy Kelly Cox
June 06, 2024
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A close-up view of a student's hands placing tiny pieces of blue and green pipe cleaners into taped triangles on a piece of paper.
UCF Global Students Visualize Climate Future at Center for Birds of Prey
June 06, 2024 — International students from the University of Central Florida spent a recent day at the Center learning about climate change through nature exploration and art.
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