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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...

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 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...

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...

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

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...

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,...

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...

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

Florida Closes 'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigration Detention Center

The "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center has permanently closed, according to Governor Ron DeSantis.

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.

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

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.

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...

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ payments land at last: $58 million to hit Florida next week

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.

FWC Python Challenge accepting registration for July event in Everglades

The 2025 Python Challenge drew more than 900 participants from 30 different states to remove the massive snakes. The post FWC Python Challenge accepting registration for July event...

Burmese pythons are ‘a South Florida problem rapidly becoming a Central Florida problem’

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...

Gov. DeSantis says feds will continue to reimburse Florida for Alligator Alcatraz

'We've gotten some. We'll get more.' The post Gov. DeSantis says feds will continue to reimburse Florida for Alligator Alcatraz appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns &...

Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center is closing, governor says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the closure of the temporary immigration center known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' set to close permanently

The Florida-funded and operated migrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” is one step closer to closing permanently.

Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center is closing, governor says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the closure of the temporary immigration center known as "Alligator Alcatraz."