Audubon Florida News

Winter Naturalist 2025 Letters

December 23, 2025 — Messages from Executive Director Julie Wraithmell and Board Chair Carol Timmis

A woman releases a Bald Eagle low to the ground in a field.

Early Telemetry Data Reveals Bald Eagle Habits

December 17, 2025 — The Moreos are avid EagleWatchers and funders of the first telemetry-tracked Bald Eagle in a new study. Data from the tracker recently led them to some new observations about the eagles in their area.

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Citrus County Audubon Society Connects Students to Outdoors with Nature Journaling

December 17, 2025 — Inspiring a love of landscape with paper and pencil.

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Wood Storks walking through a cow pasture

Funding for Regional Water Quality Projects will Help Farmers, Wildlife, and the Northern Everglades

December 10, 2025 — The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services keeps Everglades restoration momentum moving in the right direction through a new funding program.

FLORIDA Everglades

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A Flurry of Ribbon Cuttings Illustrates Everglades Restoration Milestones

December 10, 2025 — Critical milestone in Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir timeline reached and Lake Hicpochee ribbon cutting.

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Saving the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow

December 10, 2025 — The Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow (Ammospiza maritima mirabilis) is one of the rarest birds in the continental U.S.

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Roseate Spoonbill in flight, carrying nesting material

Central Florida Water Initiative Regional Supply Plan Falls Short in Addressing Region’s Water Woes

December 10, 2025 — At the top of the Greater Everglades watershed, the Central Florida Water Initiative is a multi-county collaboration trying to address the increasing water scarcity of the Greater Orlando area, which because of rapid growth, extreme consumptive use, and overactive drainage, is quickly running out of water.

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A neighborhood with a stark boundary line between the houses and the Everglades beyond.

South Florida’s Zombie Project is Back from the Dead: South Dade Logistics Center Returns

December 10, 2025 — Miami-Dade’s Urban Development Boundary constrains urban development, providing a buffer of agriculture between Miami and the Everglades. The South Dade Logistics Center would set a precedent for ignoring the UDB, paving the way for sprawl to march right up to the edge of the Everglades

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