EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

Audience at a conservation education presentation

Audubon Western Everglades is training conservation leaders for a better tomorrow.

AWE has opportunities to expand your knowledge about conservation

and the Western Everglades.

learning library

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Photo by Lum3n

Birdwatching? Download a complimentary series of birdwatching guides for the shorebirds of Southwest Florida. Learn more about gulls, plovers, sandpipers, terns, skimmers, wading and water birds.

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recommended reading

The Gulf, by Jack Davis

Landscapes and Hydrology of the Pre-drainage Everglades, by Christopher W. McVoy

The Swamp, by Michael Grunwald

The Everglades: River of Grass (3rd Edition), by Marjory Stoneman Douglas (with afterword by Michael Grunwald)

A Land Remembered, by Patrick Smith

The Hidden Messages in Water, by Masaru Emoto

field trips

Get outdoors and experience the natural wonder of the Western Everglades and Southwest Florida up close. AWE sponsors a series of field trips in the fall, winter, and spring conducted by our team of experts.

VIEW ALL FIELD TRIPS

expert speaker series

Learn about important ecosystems and conservation habitats from renowned biologists and conservation experts in our Expert Speaker Series. The series of "talks" are predominantly live and in person, and provide fresh insights and perspectives on some of the most important conservation topics of the moment.

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Learn it in the field

Join an AWE bird outing or Expert Speaker Series talk. Dates and RSVPs are on our events page.

SEE UPCOMING EVENTS

Members get free speaker-series admission