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Everglades Restoration Project Ongoing for 20-Plus Years Sees Huge Rewilding Success

A huge area of the Everglades that was drained in an attempt to convert it to suburbia has been restored to a somewhat native ecosystem after 2 decades of reverse-landscape enginee...

Everglades Action Day Brings the River of Grass to Tallahassee

Organized by the Everglades Coalition during Florida’s legislative session, Everglades Action Day brought nearly 40 advocates from across the state face-to-face with lawmakers from...

State of the Everglades Report: Spring 2026

As Audubon’s new senior manager of Everglades policy, I am honored to join this work at a time of real momentum and possibility for the River of Grass. Across South Florida, we are...

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...

Shell Bluff Park

Walk beneath an unbroken hardwood canopy evocative of Old Florida on the well-maintained pathways of rural Shell Bluff Park near Crescent Lake.

Florida Everglades Champions Awarded One of Highest Honors in State

Florida Everglades champions were awarded one of the highest honors in the state. The post Florida Everglades Champions Awarded One of Highest Honors in State appeared first on Wes...

DeSantis hails ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as victory while confirming its shutdown

What comes after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’? Uthmeier hopes for a protected environmental area

Central Everglades Planning Project Operation Plan: A Mouthful, but a Critical Step Forward for Long-Term Everglades Hea...

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 overlappin...

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 an...

In Florida, Burmese pythons likely began as escaped or released pets. The Everglades suited them too…

In Florida, Burmese pythons likely began as escaped or released pets. The Everglades suited them too...

Call for inquiry into Alligator Alcatraz’s ‘abuse of Everglades’ despite closure

Environmentalists and immigrant-rights advocates seek accounting of damage done by notorious detention centerWhile they welcome the recent closure of the controversial Alligator Al...

Miccosukee Tribe wants ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ — but Miami doesn’t have the land back

Everglades Strong: “All In For Restoration” at this Year’s Everglades Coalition Conference

A diverse coalition converged in Naples from January 28-30 to celebrate and learn from each other as we continue to restore and protect the Everglades. The conference is the larges...

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 Restorat...

Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to Permanently Close, Gov. DeSantis Says

By Jill McLaughlin Florida permanently closed the temporary illegal immigrant holding center “Alligator Alcatraz” June 25 after transferring federal detainees to other facilities,...

Ancient Oaks Preserve

On an easy mile loop amid the grandeur of an ancient hydric hammock, savor shade, shape, and form in a hidden wild space in the St. Lucie River floodplain in Fort Pierce.

Wall Springs Addition

Protecting coastal habitats between Boggy Bayou and Kloisterman Bayou, Wall Springs Coastal Addition offers accessible and natural surface paths to hike and bike.

Red Bug Slough Preserve

Walk beneath a mature live oak canopy along the rim of a protected waterway within the heart of residential Sarasota.

Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center has closed, governor says

OCHOPEE, Flor. (AP) —The Florida Everglades immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” has served its purpose, Gov. Ron DeSantis said...

Gov. DeSantis announces closure of 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility in Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the official closure of the detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in South Florida.

Beat the Heat and Discover the Magic of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

This summer, Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is inviting Southwest Florida residents and visitors to step into one of the region’s most extraordinary wild places—with sunset st...

Detainees removed from Alligator Alcatraz in the Everglades

All detainees have been removed from Alligator Alcatraz in the Everglades, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security.

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 E...