Audubon Everglades team issues report on restoration, bird populations
Twice a year, the Audubon Florida Everglades team brings together updates on restoration, research, and policy issues impacting the River of Grass.
“We are celebrating successes. New projects are in line for congressional authorization this year, including the critically important Western Everglades Restoration Project,” said Director of Everglades Policy Kelly Cox in a release.
The report includes storage solutions north of Lake Okeechobee, a new Everglades Gulf Conservation Area and the Everglades Agricultural Area stormwater treatment area.
“Historic levels of funding continue to pour in from the state and federal government to support restoration work,” Cox said. “A new national wildlife refuge unit will connect four million acres of habitat across the Everglades footprint. Ground has been broken on vital project components like the Everglades Agricultural Area Stormwater Treatment Area.”
The report is available at fl.audubon.org/news
