Conservation—especially of land already owned by the state—was top of mind this fall as advocates across Florida used their voices on behalf of state parks, Withlacoochee State Forest, and rural ranchlands and wetlands in Orange County.
Audubon attends ceremony for major Everglades project.
At Audubon, we held our breath this year as a predicted busy hurricane season had the potential to impact not only our coastal communities, but our beach-nesting birds as well. Hurricane Debby skirted Florida's Gulf Coast as a tropical storm, effectively ending the nesting season in Southwest Florida before making landfall as a hurricane in the Big Bend area in August. Helene and Milton had large impacts on neighborhoods, shorelines, and barrier islands in September and October.
A letter from the new Florida Audubon Society board chair.
Goodbye 2024, hello 2025!
The Florida Cabinet approved purchases and easements under the Florida Forever and Rural and Family Lands Protection programs.
Officials unveiled final version of plan following years of public input.
Guide and Resources for Creating Safe, Sustainable Communities