Renée Wilson

Senior Communications Coordinator
About

Renée Wilson joined the Audubon Florida team in May 2019. As Senior Communications Coordinator, she works with staff around the state to create and manage content for the Audubon Florida website and social media channels. She also assists in the production of printed and electronic publications.

Renée serves as the media liaison for Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. In addition to managing Corkscrew’s website and electronic newsletter, she creates content and engages with media outlets to raise awareness of the Sanctuary’s research, stewardship, and education efforts.

Originally from upstate New York and Vermont, Renée graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in Mass Communications/Public Relations. She moved to Naples in 1991. She held PR positions for a construction company and an interior design firm before taking the position of Research Translator with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. She worked in communications there for 19 years before joining the team at Audubon.

As a Florida Master Naturalist Program graduate and instructor, Renée loves the southwest Florida environment and enjoys nature photography, birdwatching, boating, and snorkeling.

Articles by Renée Wilson

Carved birds on a beach
Carving Out a Niche
May 29, 2026 — New Hampshire woodcarver puts his skill to work for beach-nesting birds in Florida and beyond.
Two people give a presentation to a room full of people
Ninth Annual Corkscrew Forum Convenes Scientists and Stakeholders around Watershed Science
May 26, 2026 — The 2026 event highlighted many ways scientists are working to combat demonstrated impacts from development in the watershed to benefit wildlife and ecosystems.
Two people with binoculars stand on a beach littered with branches.
A Day in the Life: Everglades Research Station Bird Biologist
May 22, 2026 — Counting birds at Sandy Key in Florida Bay contributes valuable data to a variety of partners.
Wilson's plover on the sand
Celebrating a Great Year for Wilson’s Plovers
April 29, 2026 — When multiple hurricanes and storms in 2024 rearranged habitats across the Gulf Coast, the resulting expanses of bare sand created ideal conditions for beach-nesting birds, especially Wilson’s Plovers.
A person with a sign on a beach
A Day in the Life: Shorebird Program Manager
April 03, 2026 — Protecting sea and shorebirds at their nesting sites relies on the community.
A woman with a clipboard on a boardwalk
A Day in the Life: Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Biologist
March 31, 2026 — Monitoring aquatic life is one of the many ways Audubon keeps tabs on environmental conditions.
View of a room with colorful signs
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Opens New Spurlino Foundation Discovery Center
February 05, 2026 — With hands-on exhibits, educational signage, dioramas, and more, the newly renovated space offers something for everyone.