The Florida Cabinet approved purchases and easements under the Florida Forever and Rural and Family Lands Protection programs.

Officials unveiled final version of plan following years of public input.

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

To protect vulnerable raptors this year, EagleWatch volunteers worked with local governments to safeguard nests in their communities while alerting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to a potential new threat.

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

Notes from Shawnlei Breeding, EagleWatch Program Manager

Audubon's coastal team is monitoring sites for impacted beach-nesting bird habitat.

The award will be presented at the annual Audubon Florida Assembly from Nov. 7-9 in Daytona Beach.

Fall is a busy time of year. Eagles begin nesting, students are back in school, and the Center for Birds of Prey runs a packed event calendar! Each offering is an opportunity to inspire environmental leaders of all ages.

by Abigail Reed, a first-year Earth and Environmental Science PhD student at the University of Michigan. She studies phytoplankton, biogeochemistry, and limnology. She has joined her local Audubon chapter in Michigan but hopes to continue to advocate for protection of upland pine forest in Hernando County through Hernando Audubon Society.