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Lauren Austin's "Vision" Quilt
Fiber Artist Draws Inspiration from Raptors at the Center for Birds of Prey in New Quilt Collection
February 01, 2021 — “The sharp gaze of raptors keeps me honest in my life and in my art.”
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Limpkin. Photo: JoAnn Ricchiuti / Audubon Photography Awards.
Legislature May Pull the Plug on M-CORES
January 23, 2021 — Extending or eliminating arbitrary deadlines will allow DOT to reprogram some of the proposal’s extraordinary funding to transportation projects with demonstrated need and feasibility.
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Purple Gallinule. Photo: Ira Rappaport/Audubon Photography Awards.
Audubon, the East Central Florida Regional Resilience Collaborative, East Central Florida Cities and Counties, ICLEI, and Area Universities Launch Partnership to Fight Climate Change, Save Taxpayer Dollars, and Train Future Environmental Professionals
January 21, 2021 — Florida’s largest, simultaneous Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory initiative launched this week in East Central Florida.
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Audubon Center for Birds of Prey Admits 784 Raptors in 2020
January 20, 2021 — The patients in the Raptor Clinic come from around the state.
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Conservation Leadership Initiative Student Attends Millennial Birding Event
January 08, 2021 — The group saw iconic Florida species at the edge of Lake Apopka.
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Herby Zephir birding in Ocala National Forest.
Conservation Leadership Initiative Alum Reflects on Future Career in Environmental Movement
December 21, 2020 — An essay from a CLI alum.
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Common Yellowthroat. Photo: John Wolaver.
2021 Florida Legislature Session Preview
December 21, 2020 — The 2021 session brings new leadership to the Florida House and Senate, with the promise of new partnerships, new legislation, and new opportunities for conservation.
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Wood Stork.
The Data Is In! Now It’s Time to Improve Water Quality in the Guana River System
December 21, 2020 — Water issues in our state not only affect the flora and fauna we love, but our own communities as well.
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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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