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.

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

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.

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.

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

by Sarasota Shorebird Steward Coordinator Emily Briner.

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!

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

by Mid Pinellas County Anchor Steward Shannon Curran