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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

DeSantis Names Scientists to Blue-Green Algae Task Force
Everglades

DeSantis Names Scientists to Blue-Green Algae Task Force

Audubon Calls for Ambitious Prescription for Restoration

The Importance of Protecting Florida Forever
Coastal Conservation

The Importance of Protecting Florida Forever

Florida Forever is the state’s premier land conservation program, acquiring parks and preserves to provide recreational opportunities, habitat for imperiled wildlife, and other benefi ts like water recharge and carbon sequestration. A successor to previous programs like Save Our Rivers and Preservation 2000, Florida Forever is the continuation of a decades long effort that has ensured 10 million conservation acres are under state protection.

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and Center for Birds of Prey Closes for Hurricane Dorian; Other Audubon Offices Watching Carefully
Chapters & Centers

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and Center for Birds of Prey Closes for Hurricane Dorian; Other Audubon Offices Watching Carefully

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary closes for Monday and Tuesday; staff pull boats and equipment from coastal zones.

Nesting Success Follows an Incoming Tide of Support
Coastal Conservation

Nesting Success Follows an Incoming Tide of Support

Little Talbot Island enjoys summer breeding success for coastal bird species.

Audubon Studies of the Roseate Spoonbill Track Population Rebound
Conservation

Audubon Studies of the Roseate Spoonbill are Critical to Tracking the Progress of its Rebound

The decline and resurgence of Roseate Spoonbills parallels the conservation movement in Florida

New Bird Trap Rule Helps Protect Florida Songbirds from Poaching
Birds

New Bird Trap Rule Helps Protect Florida Songbirds from Poaching

FWC provides new tools to officers battling illegal songbird trade

From Backyards to Solar Sanctuaries
Bird-Friendly Communities

From Backyards to Solar Sanctuaries

Audubon's Plants for Birds program finds fertile soil in Florida.

The Tricolored Heron Has More Than Three Colors
Conversation

The Tricolored Heron has more than three colors

“Multicolored Heron” might be a more accurate name for this small wading bird, formerly known as the Louisiana Heron.

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