Unfortunately, in an 8-1 result, the Governing Board voted against maintaining the tax millage rate from last year.

Now the Governing Board is under pressure from Tallahassee to undo their vote and cut the tax rate instead of keeping it the same.

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 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.

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.

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

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

Audubon Florida staff will be meeting with District staff and contacting board members in advance of the board’s final decision.

Spring has arrived on Florida beaches with warmer temperatures and shorebirds beginning their yearly nesting cycle.