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EVENTS
Talks & Outings 2024-2025
- Tue, Mar 04Buehler Auditorium, FGCU Education Ctr.The shorebirds and waterbirds are fascinating and beautiful in our unique area. Want to learn more about them?
- Sat, Mar 08Harns Marsh PreserveHarns Marsh a very lovely quiet preserve in Lee County, Florida. It is paradise for bird watchers.
- Tue, Mar 18Buehler Auditorium, FGCU Education Ctr.Coral reefs are vital to people and wildlife around the world. Changes to the temperatures, diseases to coral and overfishing are stressing out the coral. What can we do to help.
- Sat, Mar 22Corkscrew Swamp SanctuaryA visit to Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a journey into the heart of the Everglades ecosystem.
- Tue, Apr 01Buehler Auditorium, FGCU Education Ctr.Find out about more nature-based solutions, including restoration of coastal beach dune plant communities, development of resilient urban forests, and stormwater management for our native plant solutions.
- Sat, Apr 05Eagle Lakes Community ParkKnown as one of the top birding sites in Southwest Florida, the County Park is home to more than 160 species of birds.
- Thu, Oct 23Costa RicaJoin us from October 23-30, 2025, to experience all the Neotropical birds of Central America. 8 Days/ 7 Nights in paradise. Https://holbrook.travel/awe-cr25

pRE RECORDED EVENTS
Audubon Western Everglades brings top wildlife and conservation experts together to educate, inform and inspire in our Speaker Series. Here on video are some of our most popular past events to enjoy.

Manatees in Our Waterways
Speaker: FWC Biologist, Abigail Steele
Birds, Bee’s, and Butterflies, Natures Pollinators
Speakers: Tara McGraw, Andee Naccarato, & Hamatahl Cohen, event in Collaboration with Naples Native Plant Society
Whales in our Oceans and the Perils they May Face
Speaker: Catherine Uden, South Florida Field Rep from Oceana.Org
Brown Pelicans, the Smallest Pelicans
Speaker: Rochelle Streker, Audubon Florida Biologist
Green Herons; Plumages, Behavior and Ecology
Dr. Jerry Jackson, Professor Emeritus, FGCU
Gopher Tortoises on Marco Updates
Speaker: Brittany Piersma, AWE Field Biologist
Our Florida Springs
Speaker: Dr. Robert Knight, Florida Springs Institute.
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