Healthy wetlands hold water during big rainfall events. They also protect water quality, recharge aquifers, and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire. RENEE WILSON / AUDUBON Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary hosted the Corkscrew Watershed Science Forum on May 12. This annual event, started by Audubon staff in 2015, encourages scientists, engineers, land stewards, and others
A Wood Stork forages at the Sanctuary. R J WILEY / COURTESY AUDUBON FLORIDA April might be the most magical month of the year at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. In South Florida, with the summer rainy season a distant memory, the water table has receded and created isolated wetlands. Fish get trapped in small pools and
Wood Storks are usually seen at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in spring when water levels drop. RENEE WILSON / COURTESY AUDUBON February 24 marked the first official sighting of a Swallow-tailed Kite at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. These majestic raptors spend the fall and winter in South America and are now making their way back to breeding
Audubon Florida, a well-known environmental group dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats, published a report on the health and success of 43,680 wading bird nests last year from Fort Myers to Lake Okeechobee and south to Florida Bay at the southern tip of mainland South Florida.
Audubon Florida, a well-known environmental group dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats, published a report on the health and success of 43,680 wading bird nests last year from Fort Myers to Lake Okeechobee and south to Florida Bay at the southern tip of mainland South Florida.