Pat and Doris Leary are avid birdwatchers and citizen scientists from Fernandina Beach, FL, who volunteer their time and substantial skills to survey coastal waterbirds in Northeast Florida, coastal Georgia and Florida’s Big Bend.

In June 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released a controversial plan to reprioritize state resources for Florida panther recovery.

Commissioners need to hear from you that you support their conservation efforts.

On August 27, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced a $2 million grant aimed toward protection and restoration of the coastal wetlands on Cape Sable.

With about 25 West Pasco Audubon Society members in attendance, the Pasco Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to pay $3.1 million to buy the Rocky Creek property, which is located just south of the Florida Audubon Society's Gibbons Sanctuary.

What does a colonial nesting seabird colony and a new restaurant have in common? In most cases, not much. But in Navarre Beach, it’s the same caring people.

The Florida Audubon Society has added nearly 200 acres of pristine Nassau County marshland to its system of wildlife sanctuaries thanks to a generous donation from Reid B. Hughes of New Smyrna Beach. Hughes serves as a member of Audubon's Board of Directors and is a past member of the Governing Board of the St. Johns River Water Management District.

Unfortunately, in an 8-1 result, the Governing Board voted against maintaining the tax millage rate from last year.

Now the Governing Board is under pressure from Tallahassee to undo their vote and cut the tax rate instead of keeping it the same.