Winter Naturalist 2025 Letters | Audubon

Letter from Julie Wraithmell, Govt Director

Few pure phenomena are extra gorgeous than the explosion of coloration (and pollinators) with the Southeastern sunflower bloom within the fall. The flowers at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, pictured on the quilt, proved to be particularly spectacular this 12 months. They’re a vivid reminder that the work we do to preserve and restore the Sunshine State’s wetlands creates very important habitat and improves the standard of life for each wildlife and other people. Now we have seen main steps ahead in Everglades restoration once more this 12 months, culminating in a flurry of ribbon cuttings, venture completion celebrations, and important planning initiatives. We hope to hold this momentum into the New Yr, particularly as Wooden Storks and Roseate Spoonbills start their nesting season. We all know you’ll be proper there with us—click here to ensure you’re signed on to our electronic mail listing so you may keep on the reducing fringe of Florida conservation information. 

Letter from Carol Timmis, Chair

We cherished seeing everybody at October’s Audubon Meeting in Howey-in-the-Hills. We had been joined by 25 new Conservation Management Initiative college students, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, Consultant Lindsay Cross, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians Chairman Talbert Cypress, devoted volunteers and chapter leaders, in addition to practically 260 different pals. We flocked collectively to go birding, be taught new approaches to conservation and advocacy, and return to our neighbors and communities with renewed inspiration. We’ve taken that vitality into our preparations for the upcoming Florida Legislative Session. We’re additionally making ready new and thrilling displays at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary (web page 5) and re-opening the Heart for Birds of Prey for guests. We hope to see you quickly at certainly one of these superb gateways to the pure world.

These letters had been printed within the Audubon Florida Naturalist Winter 2025 challenge.