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A banded Piping Plover is spotted in Florida. The bird was banded in 2010. Photo: Jean Hall.
Winter Monitoring Protects Vulnerable Species and Enhances our Understanding of Conservation Areas
December 21, 2020 — Using wintering bird data, Audubon has successfully worked with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to expand Critical Wildlife Areas for wintering birds and encourage beach communities to reduce the amount of disturbance wintering birds encounter.
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Black Skimmers. Photo: Jean Hall.
Audubon Florida Earns Major Gulf Restoration Grant
December 21, 2020 — The grant funds coastal conservation work into 2024.
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Bald Eagle. Photo: Alan Ross.
EagleWatch: Recapping the 2019-2020 Season
December 01, 2020 — Volunteers stayed safe amidst the coronavirus pandemic to monitor Bald Eagle nests across the state.
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Anhinga. Photo: Barbara Houston/Audubon Photography Awards.
Reflecting on Audubon's Virtual Assembly
November 30, 2020 — Thoughts from a 2020-2021 Conservation Leadership Initiative student.
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A student volunteer collects data on fish populations.
Finding Creative Ways to Get the Job Done at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
November 27, 2020 — Staff conduct research and connect with the community during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Audubon biologist Devon Nemir Pepe samples fish in Florida Bay to measure the effectiveness of Everglades Restoration projects. Photo: Anna Simmons.
Fish Sampling Provides Critical Data for Everglades
November 27, 2020 — Long-term monitoring efforts at ESC track the changing trends in fish community dynamics over time.
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Anhinga. Photo: Robert Wilder, Jr./Audubon Photography Awards.
Audubon Science to Help Inform Army Corps Efforts to Combine, Speed Restoration for Biscayne Bay and More
November 27, 2020 — 2020 brought the beginning of the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Project (BBSEER).
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State of the Slough infographic.
Everglades Science Center Sheds Light on Water, Fish, and Spoonbill Fluctuations
November 27, 2020 — The semi-annual State of the Slough showcases how restoration projects affect South Florida ecosystems.
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Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows are not an impediment to Everglades restoration. They depend on unique habitat in South Florida to survive. Photo: NPS/Lori Oberhofer
Defending the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
November 27, 2020 — The Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow has received a lot of attention lately, and for all the wrong reasons.
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Merritt Canal restored. Photo: Ken Humiston
Southwest Florida’s Picayune Strand Restoration Project Sees Final Phase Construction Start
November 27, 2020 — 2019 and 2020 have brought major progress to the largest ecosystem restoration project in the Comprehensive Restoration Plan: Picayune Strand.
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