ACTION ALERT

Audubon Magazine Welcomes Your Climate Change Ideas

Audubon's May/June issue will be devoted to climate change. We have already set the wheels in motion to cover Audubon's initiatives, such as Audubon Wyoming's energy mapping efforts with the BLM, and Audubon New York and Pennsylvania's campaigns to stop gas drilling. We would like additional ideas from state offices, centers, and, chapters about what you are all doing to fight climate change. Please send your story ideas to Action Ideas no later than February 22, 2010.

Advocate: Crist Announces Funding for Florida Forever, Everglades

The 2010 State Legislative session is set to begin and committees are meeting in earnest to hear the Session’s issues. One welcome announcement this week was Governor Charlie Crist’s commitment to add significant funding for Florida Forever and the Everglades to his proposed budget. Audubon's policy team pledges to bring you an Advocate summarizing the week's issues each committee week leading up to Session, and each week through Session itself. Our commitment is to keep you informed on the latest conservation policy developments and provide you with opportunities to lend your voice to supporting policies that will protect Florida's remarkable natural resources. Thanks for all you do for conservation in Florida, and read on for this week's opportunities. ~Audubon of Florida Policy Team

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Audobon of Florida News Blog

Florida's Birds Need All the Friends They Can Get

Here at Audubon, this time of year brings into focus the things that give purpose, hope and fulfillment to our lives.

We are grateful for the vision and commitment of supporters like you, as well as the inspirational and humbling beauty of Florida's birds. These amazing creatures live with grace and determination alongside us, and make our state, and our lives, richer for it.

Ultimately, birds are why we do what we do. Why our volunteers give their free time and our donors give their financial support. Why our staff work weekends and evenings. And they're why we take every loss personally, and see every victory as a challenge to do more.

As our gift to you, we've created a virtual experience of some of Florida's most remarkable and imperiled shorebirds and seabirds using the breathtaking photography of Rod Wiley. From our Audubon family to yours, we hope you enjoy it, and that it inspires you to renew your commitment to Audubon and most importantly, to conservation.

After all, Florida's birds need all the friends they can get. Happy holidays from your friends at Audubon of Florida.

President: Pat Lewis
Past Presidents: Carolyn McKinney/ Ann Paul/ Rob Heath