Nesting shorebirds frequent Longboat and Lido Key beaches in the spring and summer months, with the season officially starting on Feb. 15.

The Great Backyard Bird Count, an annual event held to raise awareness of loss of native Florida birds, was held in Ormond ...

Weminuche Audubon invites you to celebrate the beauty of birds with us in two February events. First up is the Great Backyard ...

After graduating from Florida A&M University, Ruthie Critton and her husband moved to Eatonville, looking to raise a family in the town where she grew up. Critton accepted an administrative job at a ...

Red tide cell counts are well into the "death zone" in Lee County waters as toxins in the Gulf have turned normally turquoise waters copper. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County issued ...

"There is concern with red tide because the birds can get infected with red tide and it has neurotoxins" said Megan Hatten, a shorebird expert with Audubon Florida. "It usually doesn't affect the ...

"If we can provide them habitat and reduce our impacts on them, then they will have a chance in Florida,” Piersma said. Dedicated groups like CCFW and Audubon of the Western Everglades (AWE ...

Julie Brashears Wraithmell, executive director of Audubon Florida, said it can be challenging to take care of natural lands, especially islands. Her group has leased and maintained islands ...