Rep. Mike Levin has joined colleagues in Florida, Oregon and Virginia in a bipartisan effort to increase federal protections for coastal and estuary habitats like the San Elijo Lagoon in North County.
Collaborators in the Lake Superior Headwaters Sustainability Partnership visit Allouez Bay in Superior by canoe this past November. A detailed restoration vision was completed for the area in 2022. Photo credit: Deanna Erickson, Lake Superior Reserve. The Lake Superior Headwaters Sustainability Partnership (Headwaters Partnership), a consortium of federal, tribal, state, county, municipal and community partners
Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Collier County has been an Audubon-protected site since the early 1900s and is considered a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance. Science-based land management practices protect the sanctuary’s 13,450 acres, including the world’s largest remaining, old-growth bald cypress forest. And it's home to a wide variety of plants and animals, including alligators, river otters, and many bird species including the threatened Wood Stork. It's also home to many plant species, including the incredibly rare "super" ghost orchid.We meet the sanctuary’s new director, Keith Laakkonen. Keith is a southwest Florida native with a background in watershed management, environmental policy, wildlife ecology, prescribed fire management, and more.
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Audubon names Keith Laakkonen as director at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary COURTESY PHOTO National Audubon Society has named Keith Laakkonen as director for Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples. As Sanctuary director, Mr. Laakkonen will oversee management of the 13,450-acre sanctuary and its 25 full- and part-time staff responsible for land conservation, research, policy, and public engagement.