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Catching Up with Ayanna Browne, Former Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Intern
October 04, 2024 — From the Virgin Islands to Florida to California, this young woman is making her mark in the conservation field.
Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
An adult and young Red-headed Woodpecker looking out of a tree cavity.
Conservation Leadership Initiative Student Uses Community Science to Support Future Conservation Efforts in Hernando County
September 25, 2024 — by Abigail Reed, a first-year Earth and Environmental Science PhD student at the University of Michigan and past Conservation Leadership Initiative student.
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Leading the Clean Energy Expansion in Florida
September 18, 2024 — Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ workshop at the Florida Resilience Conference highlights statewide efforts to reduce GHG emissions.
A Brown Booby plunge-dives into blue ocean water.
Rare Seabird Sighting in Tampa Bay: Brown Boobies
September 18, 2024 — The pelagic seabirds can be seen through a scope or high-powered binoculars from Cypress Point Park.
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Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Celebrates Latino Conservation Week: Meet Analee Monrreal
September 16, 2024 — As a child, Analee Monrreal loved being outside with her parents, especially on visits back to their native Mexico. Now in graduate school, she credits her early memories of time outdoors with her interest in conservation as a career.
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Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Celebrates Latino Conservation Week: Meet Eliana Ardila Kramer
September 16, 2024 — Eliana Ardila Kramer spent her early years in Colombia, the country with the most bird species in the world. Today, she's made a career of birding around the globe — and teaching others how to do the same.
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Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Florida Installs New Living Shoreline to Protect Important Nesting Habitat
September 09, 2024 — The erosion of islands in Tampa Bay is intensified by sea level rise.
Least Tern chicks on the sand.
Protecting Least Tern Colonies from Crow Predation at South Lido Beach Park in Sarasota
September 06, 2024 — by Sarasota Shorebird Steward Coordinator Emily Briner.