Even if the perfect breeding and foraging habitat exists, birds today must contend with disturbance from people, pets, and predators like coyotes and crows.
by Steffanie Munguía, National Audubon Society Board Member
by Olivia Priest.
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.
As the year comes to a close, here's an accounting of restoration progress-to-date on both fronts.
Danielle Ivey joins the Everglades team as our wetland restoration specialist.
Audubon has expressed concerns about the delays and has called for expedient implementation of LOSOM in a recent letter to the Army Corps of Engineers.
With recent progress on three projects north of Lake Okeechobee, we’re gratified to see momentum building for this long-time Audubon priority.