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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
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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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Audubon Jay Watch Partners to Restore Rare Scrub Habitat
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Audubon Jay Watch Partners to Restore Rare Scrub Habitat

"Timberrrr" calls were heard near and far on the morning of January 9 in the Tiger Branch area of Highlands Hammock State Park.

Audubon Florida Naturalist Magazine Winter 2015 Annual Report
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Audubon Florida Naturalist Magazine Winter 2015 Annual Report

Click here to start your free PDF download of Audubon Florida's 2015 Naturalist Magazine Annual Report. Inside you will learn the many ways Audubon Florida members, volunteers, and donors helped to protect birds and wildlife in 2015.

Florida Audubon Society Completes Acquisition of Newest Sanctuary in the Chassahowitzka Marsh
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Florida Audubon Society Completes Acquisition of Newest Sanctuary in the Chassahowitzka Marsh

The U.S. Family Foundation has completed a transaction deeding 80 acres of pristine coastal marsh and hammock habitat in Citrus County to the Florida Audubon Society.

C-44 Reservoir & Stormwater Treatment Area Groundbreaking
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C-44 Reservoir & Stormwater Treatment Area Groundbreaking

On November 20, Audubon Florida’s Eric Draper, Tabitha Cale, and Celeste De Palma attended the groundbreaking of the C-44 Reservoir & Stormwater Treatment Area. This project is the first component of the Indian River Lagoon-South project in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.

Banded Snowy Plovers Tell Story of Conservation in Florida
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Banded Snowy Plovers Tell Story of Conservation in Florida

What we were looking for as the sun was quickly setting was a uniquely banded Snowy Plover - a Snowy Plover whose haunts and habitat are known only to Audubon's research team and a few locals.

Baird’s Sandpiper Visits Panhandle Beach
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Baird’s Sandpiper Visits Panhandle Beach

Check out this uncommon visitor on one of our Florida State Parks' western beaches!

FWC Establishes First New Critical Wildlife Area in Decades
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FWC Establishes First New Critical Wildlife Area in Decades

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently voted unanimously to establish a new Critical Wildlife Area at Second Chance Sandbar in southwest Florida.

Attorney General Pam Bondi Releases Audubon's 525th Rehabilitated Bald Eagle
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Attorney General Pam Bondi Releases Audubon's 525th Rehabilitated Bald Eagle

Audubon Florida chose to honor Attorney General Pam Bondi with a Bald Eagle release due to her consistent action as a member of the Cabinet to assure purchase of conservation easements on ranchland in the Kissimmee River Watershed.

9 Fun Facts About Turkeys
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9 Fun Facts About Turkeys

From Ben Franklin to visual prowess, here are nine reasons to talk turkey.

One Lucky Snowy Plover
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One Lucky Snowy Plover

A beautiful reminder of the importance of our coastal conservation work. This story was sent in by Paula Muellner, a field technician with the Audubon/Florida Park Service hybrid team in the Florida Panhandle.

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