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Florida Keys' Record-high Water Temperatures Would Spell Disaster for Florida Bay Seagrasses Without Fresh Water Delivered Through Everglades Restoration
Coastal Conservation

Florida Keys' Record-high Water Temperatures Would Spell Disaster for Florida Bay Seagrasses Without Fresh Water Delivered Through Everglades Restoration

Audubon Florida's long-term monitoring shows the significance of this event and the saving grace of restoration projects already in place.

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 Audubon Petitions the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to List the Wilson’s Plover as Threatened
Coastal Conservation

Audubon Petitions the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to List the Wilson’s Plover as Threatened

Declining shorebird needs additional protections; fewer than 1,000 are estimated to remain in Florida.

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News & Updates

Northern Everglades Restoration Projects Improve Water Quality and Quantity
Everglades

Northern Everglades Restoration Projects Improve Water Quality and Quantity

With recent progress on three projects north of Lake Okeechobee, we’re gratified to see momentum building for this long-time Audubon priority.

Step Forward in Ongoing Everglades Restoration
Everglades

Step Forward in Ongoing Everglades Restoration

The C-43 Reservoir will improve water quality and work toward preventing algal blooms in the Caloosahatchee Estuary.

A Beginning Birder's First Christmas Bird Count
News

A Beginning Birder's First Christmas Bird Count

Follow along on a full day of birding and community science, and get inspired to sign up for a Christmas Bird Count near you.

Corkscrew Watershed Initiative Aims to Conserve Heart of the Western Everglades
Chapters & Centers

Corkscrew Watershed Initiative Aims to Conserve Heart of the Western Everglades

As development continues to rapidly advance in Southwest Florida, conservation of Western Everglades habitat is more important than ever—particularly in the 70,000-acre Corkscrew Watershed, home of the more than 13,000 acres of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.

Central Everglades Planning Project North Groundbreaking
Everglades

Central Everglades Planning Project North Groundbreaking

The project is critical to Everglades restoration and marks a major step forward in our pursuit of a healthy Everglades.

State of the Slough: Fall 2023
Everglades

State of the Slough: Fall 2023

At the southern end of Everglades National Park, a series of sloughs convey freshwater to the Florida Bay estuary. Audubon researchers track these freshwater deliveries (or lack thereof) and their impacts on the ecology of Taylor Slough and the Bay.

2023 Everglades Restoration: A Snapshot of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Projects and Funding
Everglades

2023 Everglades Restoration: A Snapshot of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Projects and Funding

As the year comes to a close, here's an accounting of restoration progress-to-date on both fronts.

The Pink Wave: Birds and Hurricanes
Everglades

The Pink Wave: Birds and Hurricanes

Blown in by Hurricane Idalia, American Flamingos have landed as far north as Wisconsin all the way south to Collier County and the Florida Keys, including a record sighting in Alachua County.

Picayune Strand Restoration Approaches the Finish Line
Everglades

Picayune Strand Restoration Approaches the Finish Line

As the first Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program project to begin construction, the Picayune Strand Restoration Project will restore water flows to a portion of Collier County in Southwest Florida.

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