Wander the exhibits at Audubon’s Center for Birds of Prey in Maitland, Florida, and you might find Lauren Austin quietly sketching or observing, gathering inspiration for her next quilt project. As the center’s Artist in Residence, Austin readily incorporates birds into her work—even X-rays of their broken bones! Austin made her first quilt at age…
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Audubon – Audubon Joined Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland for Tour of the Everglades
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland joined Audubon staff members Jerry Lorenz, PhD, State Director of Research, Kelly Cox, Esq., Director of Everglades Policy, Jon Paul Haydocy, Field Biologist at Everglades Science Center, and other Everglades stakeholders for an Everglades National Park-led tour of Florida Bay. The field trip served as a fitting end to an exciting…
Audubon – Restoring Cape Sable is a Win for the Everglades
Jerry Lorenz’s mind is often on Cape Sable. Stretching across roughly 80,000 acres, this southwestern edge of Everglades National Park sits between the Gulf of Mexico, Whitewater Bay, and Florida Bay, a mosaic of lakes and wetlands, waving grasses, and forests of mangroves. Exploring this federally-designated wilderness area is not for the faint of heart. “I…
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