Topics Where We Work Coasts and Oceans

Coastal Stewardship

Three people on a beach, one holding a fluffy bird
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Biologists Bring Hemispheric Experience to Protect Florida's Birds and the Places They Need
September 12, 2025 — Biologists gained experience on dozens of species in interesting and remote locations.
FLORIDA
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Community Crafting for Seabird Science
September 10, 2025 — Coming together to protect birds and the places they need.
FLORIDA
a buff-breasted sandpiper standing in vegetation
A Buff-breasted Sandpiper Connects Florida to Habitat North and South
September 09, 2025 — by Panhandle Shorebird Program Manager Col Lauzau
FLORIDA
Four Red Knot shorebirds on the beach
Fall Migration is Underway!
August 20, 2025 — Florida's coastline plays a critical role for sea and shorebirds in all seasons.
FLORIDA
Birds in flight over a beach colony
Wings and Other Things in the Air
August 18, 2025 — The effects of paramotors and other ultralight aircraft on nesting birds.
FLORIDA
A bird flying with green grass in the foreground and blue water in the background
Twenty Years Later: How Hurricane Katrina Changed the Coast—And the Birds That Call It Home
August 18, 2025 — Meet some of the leaders driving Gulf restoration in Louisiana and Mississippi.
DELTA
Black skimmers in flight over a beach
Communication and Connections: Building Trust and Customizing our Conservation Message
August 15, 2025 — By Ana Sosa, Collier County Anchor Steward
FLORIDA
The head and partial neck of a sauropod skeleton in a museum.
Coastal Birds Share Nesting Habits of Some Dinosaurs
August 13, 2025 — There are many traits linking birds with dinosaurs. On our coasts, bird nesting habits look a lot like those of their prehistoric ancestors.
FLORIDA
Keeping an Eye on the Coast: ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Texas’s Waterbird & Nesting Stewardship Efforts Soar.
August 07, 2025 — It takes coastwide collaboration to make bird conservation efforts successful.
TEXAS Coastal Resilience
Two seabirds eating something on the sand
Year of the Oystercatcher
August 04, 2025 — Following a stormy season in 2024, these beach-nesting birds had a better-than-average year in Florida.
FLORIDA