Gabrielle RussonOctober 11, 2024
5min0
Weird things happen after hurricanes, like when hundreds of Florida flamingos got swept up by 2023’s Hurricane Idalia.
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Gabrielle RussonOctober 11, 2024
Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 23, 2024
6min0
'This initiative must be slowed down, and each management plan amendment for each park must be properly submitted with sufficient detail.'
Wes WolfeMarch 22, 2023
4min0
HB 1405 discourages the processing of low-quality Class B biosolids.
Scott PowersDecember 18, 2020
9min898
Officials say Florida can speed up restoration; opponents worry it can speed up destruction.
Renzo DowneyMay 28, 2020
6min702
Thursday marked another success for Florida Forever.
Scott PowersNovember 18, 2019
5min1146
The long-awaited study recommending a path for the proposed Osceola Parkway extension will be unveiled this week, bringing more focus to what may happen to the Split Oak park, existing neighborhoods in southern Orange and northern Osceola counties, major developments in the region, and longterm transportation connectivity from there to Brevard County and the Space […]
Scott PowersMay 3, 2018
3min374
Julie Wraithmell becomes the new executive director of Audubon Florida and the newest vice president at the National Audubon Society, the national organization announced Thursday. Wraithmell’s appointment follows her five-month stint as interim executive director while Audubon undertook a nationwide search for the post. She succeeds Eric Draper, who was tapped in November 2017 to lead […]
Danny McAuliffeJanuary 4, 2018
6min346
Audubon Florida announced its legislative priorities on Thursday, but also was happy to see Gov. Rick Scott oppose the U.S. Department of Interior’s possible drilling explorations in the Sunshine State. “We were glad to see Gov. Scott’s response, coming out strongly in opposition to drilling near Florida’s waters,” said Julie Wraithmell, the interim executive director of […]
Peter SchorschDecember 13, 2017
2min349
Environmental group Audubon Florida presented Senate President Joe Negron with an award Tuesday recognizing his “steadfast leadership” in Everglades restoration. Negron earned the “Champion of the Everglades” award for a bill he ushered through the legislature earlier this past session that mandated the construction of a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee to reduce discharges to […]
Jim RosicaNovember 2, 2017
2min463
After 22 years, Eric Draper is going to work for The Man. Draper, the executive director for Audubon Florida, will become the next director of the Florida State Parks system. News of the hire was made public on Thursday. Draper’s first day is Nov. 28. He replaces Lisa Edgar, who quit in February after less than […]