Jonathan Webber

Articles by Jonathan Webber

New Restaurant Steps Up For Panhandle Wildlife
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New Restaurant Steps Up For Panhandle Wildlife

— What does a colonial nesting seabird colony and a new restaurant have in common? In most cases, not much. But in Navarre Beach, it’s the same caring people.
Audubon Establishes "Reid Hughes Marsh Sanctuary" in Nassau County
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Audubon Establishes "Reid Hughes Marsh Sanctuary" in Nassau County

— The Florida Audubon Society has added nearly 200 acres of pristine Nassau County marshland to its system of wildlife sanctuaries thanks to a generous donation from Reid B. Hughes of New Smyrna Beach. Hughes serves as a member of Audubon's Board of Directors and is a past member of the Governing Board of the St. Johns River Water Management District.
Update: SFWMD Vote to Reduce Millage Rate Means Less Money for Everglades
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Update: SFWMD Vote to Reduce Millage Rate Means Less Money for Everglades

— Unfortunately, in an 8-1 result, the Governing Board voted against maintaining the tax millage rate from last year.
Audubon Florida Decries Florida’s Challenge of Wetland Protections
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Audubon Florida Decries Florida’s Challenge of Wetland Protections

— Florida has now lost over half its wetlands, so it makes no sense for the State to challenge a necessary, science-based wetland clarification.
Audubon Florida Presents Sustainable Rancher of the Year Award for 2015 to Lykes Ranch
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Audubon Florida Presents Sustainable Rancher of the Year Award for 2015 to Lykes Ranch

— Audubon Florida presented its Sustainable Rancher of the Year award to Lykes Ranch at Florida Cattlemen’s Association annual banquet held at Champions Gate near Orlando on the evening of June 18.
Audubon Advocates Keep Pressure on the Army Corps to Protect the Southern Everglades
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Audubon Advocates Keep Pressure on the Army Corps to Protect the Southern Everglades

— Three vital restoration projects in the Southern Everglades - Modified Water Deliveries to Everglades National Park, C-111 South Dade, and the C-111 Spreader Canal Western Project - are nearly complete.
Watchful Officer Takes the Lead to Protect Least Tern Colony
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Watchful Officer Takes the Lead to Protect Least Tern Colony

— A handful of flying seabirds caught the attention of FWC Officer Lee Lawshe in early May while he was patrolling Matanzas Wildlife Management Area.
Nicodemus Slough Project Now Online
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Nicodemus Slough Project Now Online

— This may be the fastest startup ever for an Everglades related water management project.