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…
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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…
Audubon Florida – MaVynne Betsch’s Legacy Lives On in Protected Coastline
NPS Photo/Charles Stankiewicz. “Getting the most from the least and living peacefully in harmony with nature is the most rewarding lifestyle.” ~ MaVynne Betsch Reaching out across the undulating waves of a deep blue Atlantic Ocean, the NaNa Dunes cover more than 8 acres; their tall, sandy forms are topped with sea oats and short, scrubby…