barrier islands

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
FL Everglades
close up of a snowy egret
Faster Timeline for the EAA Reservoir
December 10, 2025
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A Common Grackle vocalizes with its beak wide open and wings outstretched, perching on a cattail.
10 Fun Facts About the Common Grackle
December 10, 2025 — Scrappy, adaptable, and cosmopolitan, this blackbird is a survivor worth celebrating.
Bird Questions and Facts
From Washington to California, Volunteers Answered the Call as Concerns Rose for California Brown Pelicans
December 10, 2025 — How volunteer surveys along the west coast may be revealing changes in where California Brown Pelicans roost and feed in response to a changing climate.
CA Audubon Chapters
Two people in a boat monitoring Black Terns.
Working to Keep the Great Lakes “Great” for the Birds that Need It the Most
December 10, 2025 — How the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is supporting Audubon Great Lakes' and partners' work to protect vulnerable birds across the Great Lakes region
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Sen. Bumstead bird outing group.
Michigan State Senator Jon Bumstead Goes Birding with Audubon Great Lakes in Western Michigan
December 10, 2025 — Audubon Great Lakes shares wetland restoration work, discusses bipartisan conservation solutions to protect Michigan birds & natural resources
Black Tern surrounded by grasses and water
Audubon and Michigan State University Fight to Conserve a Disappearing Bird Species
December 10, 2025 — Researchers join forces to deal with data sparsity and inform new ways to conserve the Black Tern
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BirdReturns 2025: A Remarkable Year Delivering Crucial Habitat for Birds
December 10, 2025 — A decade in, BirdReturns is scaling habitat across California’s working lands to meet a critical moment for hundreds of thousands of birds.
CA Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands
A large reptile in a wetland
Dry Fall Months Keep Swamp Water Levels Lower than Average
December 09, 2025 — The conservation team recorded 21 percent less rainfall than average for the water year thus far.
FL Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
A Reddish Egret wades in shallow water with its wings outstretched, looking down.
Gulf Council Invests Over $400 Million to Support Birds, Wildlife, and Coastal Communities
December 09, 2025 — Clean Water Act fines from the BP oil spill will restore coastal habitat, protecting birds and people across the Gulf Coast.
Coasts and Oceans