Audubon Staff

December 23, 2024 — Conservation—especially of land already owned by the state—was top of mind this fall as advocates across Florida used their voices on behalf of state parks, Withlacoochee State Forest, and rural ranchlands and wetlands in Orange County.

December 23, 2024 — At Audubon, we held our breath this year as a predicted busy hurricane season had the potential to impact not only our coastal communities, but our beach-nesting birds as well. Hurricane Debby skirted Florida's Gulf Coast as a tropical storm, effectively ending the nesting season in Southwest Florida before making landfall as a hurricane in the Big Bend area in August. Helene and Milton had large impacts on neighborhoods, shorelines, and barrier islands in September and October.

November 14, 2024 — Audubon Florida recently honored seven conservation leaders as part of its annual Assembly event on November 7-9, 2024 in Daytona Beach.

October 31, 2024 — If you see a banded eagle, report the band to the Bird Banding Lab or to the EagleWatch program at eaglewatch@audubon.org.