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Protect Beach-nesting Birds from Fireworks this July Fourth Weekend
Coastal Conservation

Protect Beach-nesting Birds from Fireworks this July Fourth Weekend

Least Terns, Black Skimmers, Wilson’s Plovers, Snowy Plovers, and American Oystercatchers nest on Florida coasts.

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Recap: Audubon Florida's 2024 Legislative Update
News

Recap: Audubon Florida's 2024 Legislative Update

We celebrate the good bills that made it across the finish line, and the bad bills we stopped in their tracks. Read on for details and thank you for lending your voice to make these successes possible.

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News & Updates

Center for Birds of Prey Programs Grow Next Gen to Bend the Bird Curve
News

Center for Birds of Prey Programs Grow Next Gen to Bend the Bird Curve

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.

Conservation Leadership Initiative Student Uses Community Science to Support Future Conservation Efforts in Hernando County
Chapters & Centers

Conservation Leadership Initiative Student Uses Community Science to Support Future Conservation Efforts in Hernando County

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.

Rare Seabird Sighting in Tampa Bay: Brown Boobies
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Rare Seabird Sighting in Tampa Bay: Brown Boobies

The pelagic seabirds can be seen through a scope or high-powered binoculars from Cypress Point Park.

Audubon Celebrates Latino Conservation Week: Meet Analee Monrreal
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Audubon Celebrates Latino Conservation Week: Meet Analee Monrreal

As a child, Analee Monrreal loved being outside with her parents, especially on visits back to their native Mexico. Now in graduate school, she credits her early memories of time outdoors with her interest in conservation as a career.

Audubon Celebrates Latino Conservation Week: Meet Eliana Ardila Kramer
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Audubon Celebrates Latino Conservation Week: Meet Eliana Ardila Kramer

Eliana Ardila Kramer spent her early years in Colombia, the country with the most bird species in the world. Today, she's made a career of birding around the globe — and teaching others how to do the same.

Audubon Florida Installs New Living Shoreline to Protect Important Nesting Habitat
Conservation

Audubon Florida Installs New Living Shoreline to Protect Important Nesting Habitat

The erosion of islands in Tampa Bay is intensified by sea level rise.

Protecting Least Tern Colonies from Crow Predation at South Lido Beach Park in Sarasota
Coastal Conservation

Protecting Least Tern Colonies from Crow Predation at South Lido Beach Park in Sarasota

by Sarasota Shorebird Steward Coordinator Emily Briner.

Audubon Protects Florida State Parks from Development Proposals
Conservation

Audubon Protects Florida State Parks from Development Proposals

Audubon congratulates the passionate conservationists and park lovers across the state who spoke out for these special places over the last week. You wrote letters, shared updates, and called your elected officials—and it worked!

State Parks Under Threat
Conservation

State Parks Under Threat

Thank you to all those who spoke out to protect Florida's state parks!

Nesting Sea and Shorebirds Contend with E-Vehicle Threats on Beaches
Coastal Conservation

Nesting Sea and Shorebirds Contend with E-Vehicle Threats on Beaches

by Mid Pinellas County Anchor Steward Shannon Curran

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