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Leading Conservation: CLI Students Unveil Year-End Projects
July 14, 2026 — Check out three exciting initiatives.
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Chapters Create Critical Nesting Space for Purple Martins
July 14, 2026 — From the panhandle to South Florida, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ chapters are collectively providing 144 individual nesting cavities across 29 sites.
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Property Tax Amendment on November Ballot Poses Immediate and Lasting Threat to Florida’s Environment
July 14, 2026 — Changes to property taxes could have negative impacts on local parks, nature-based infrastructure projects, and more
FLORIDA Policy & Advocacy
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Florida Legislative Session Gives Us the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
July 14, 2026 — We will continue working with elected officials, agency leaders, and conservation partners ahead of the next legislative session to ensure Floridians understand what is at stake.
FLORIDA Policy & Advocacy
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Censusing Reddish Egrets
July 13, 2026 — ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ staff in Florida Bay and along the Gulf Coast are keeping a special eye out for these birds.
FLORIDA Everglades
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̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Welcomes New Leadership to Everglades Policy and Science Teams
July 13, 2026 — Welcoming McKee Gray and Bryant Dossman, PhD, to the Florida team.
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Tampa Bay Coastal Team Works Through Film Proposals and Roof Collapses in a Unique Start to the Summer Nesting Season
July 13, 2026 — We're thankful for the strong partnerships that help us manage unexpected challenges during nesting season.
FLORIDA Coastal Stewardship
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Santa Rosa County Enacts Reduced Speeds to Protect Nesting Seabirds
July 13, 2026 — Thank you to the Santa Rosa County commissioners!
FLORIDA Coastal Stewardship