Wildfires are reversing America’s progress on ozone pollution
The US had been reducing surface-level ozone, a harmful pollutant and the main component of smog, but that changed as wildfire activity picked up around 2015.
Meet the Students Roadtripping Across Canada to Install a New Generation of Bird-Tracking Tech
There’s something uniquely thrilling about a cross-country road trip—especially when someone else is paying for the gas. But to spend time on the road with a friend, sharing new experiences and...
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Celebrations
Spurlino Foundation Discovery CenterSomething exciting has been brewing at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples: The new visitor experience, which opened on February 4, 2026, immerses all ages in...
Central Everglades Planning Project Operation Plan: A Mouthful, but a Critical Step Forward for Long-Term Everglades Health
In 2000, Congress passed the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan — a blueprint to return health and resilience to the River of Grass. With such a vast territory of overlapping restoration...
Your Anti-Disinformation Safety Chain for Danger Season
The Trump Administration has weakened federal science and disaster response when we need it most. Ask Congress to restore it.
Making Sense of a Turbulent Global Climate and Clean Energy Landscape
Even as the US turns its back on tackling climate change, there are signs of hope as other countries work toward a clean energy transition.
State of the Slough: Spring 2026
At the southern end of Everglades National Park, a series of sloughs conveys fresh water to the Florida Bay estuary. Audubon researchers track these freshwater deliveries (or lack thereof) and their...
WET Expands to Southwest Florida
Good news! Based on the WET’s demonstrated utility in identifying priority locations in the Central Florida Water Initiative and Lake Okeechobee watershed, Audubon is excited to announce the...
BBSEER and Southern Everglades Studies Push Restoration Forward in South Florida
The Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) project continues to move forward as a major planning effort under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)...
Army Corps Streamlining Initiative Sparks Concern Over Unintended Risks
In 2026, efforts by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to streamline projects nationwide through its “Building Infrastructure Not Paperwork” initiative have brought new urgency and new risk to...
Water Managers Chose Immediate Harm for Caloosahatchee, Rather than Risk Future Water Rationing for Agriculture
The Caloosahatchee Estuary is a vibrant, brackish system, the primary westward outlet for Lake Okeechobee water. It is also an example of one of the most pernicious challenges of Everglades...
Audubon Urges Corps to Accelerate Construction Schedule
In January, Audubon weighed in at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Draft Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) workshop — pushing to accelerate construction that will deliver more water where and when...