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Audubon staff often work together to co-write articles about generic or complex conservation or policy topics. If you have a question about anything we've posted on our site, you can email program staff via this About Us contact page.

Articles by Audubon Staff

Roseate Spoonbill chicks. Photo: Casey King.
Everglades Science Center Team Conducts Baby Spoonbill Surveys
February 09, 2021 — The winter season means Roseate Spoonbill and wading bird surveys to the Audubon Everglades Science team.
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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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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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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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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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Bald Eagle. Photo: Michael Amatucci.
Volunteers are the Heartbeat of EagleWatch
November 02, 2020 — This season, 480 community volunteers donated 7,530 volunteer hours for nest monitoring, data reporting, and in some instances, the rescue and transport of Bald Eagles in need of medical attention.
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