Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
WEBGet tickets to visit the Sanctuary. Check out our upcoming events here.. Now celebrating 70 years! Learn more about our legacy. A visit to Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a journey into the heart of the Everglades ecosystem.
Visit Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
WEBThank you for visiting Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary! The Blair Audubon Visitor Center phone number is 239-348-9151. Open daily at 8 a.m. From May 1 through Dec. 15, we close at 3 p.m. with the last admission at 1 p.m. From Dec. 16 through April 30, we're open until 5 p.m. (last admission at 3 p.m.) Online tickets are recommended.
Conservation - Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
WEBConservation is at the heart of Corkscrew's mission. For over a century, Audubon has worked to protect and restore America's Everglades. Famous for its abundance of bird life, the Everglades has faced many challenges. From the murder of Audubon Warden Guy Bradley by plume hunters as he fought to protect some of the Everglades' iconic species ...
About Corkscrew's Boardwalk - Audubon Corkscrew Swamp …
WEBVisitors will find a gentle, pristine wilderness that dates back about 600 years. A 2.25-mile boardwalk meanders through pine flatwood, wet prairie, around a marsh, and finally into the largest old-growth bald cypress forest in North America. These impressive trees, relatives of the redwood, tower 130 feet into the sky and have a girth of 25 feet.
The Sanctuary | Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
WEBCorkscrew Swamp Sanctuary occupies 13,000-plus acres in the heart of the Corkscrew Watershed in Southwest Florida, part of the Western Everglades. It is primarily composed of wetlands. These include the largest remaining, virgin bald cypress forest in the world (approximately 700 acres), which was historically the site of the largest nesting ...
User account | Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
WEBOur mission is to preserve Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and support the conservation and restoration of natural ecosystems throughout the Western Everglades. We use science driven land management and education to protect birds, other wildlife, and people ...
About Us | Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
WEBAbout Sustainability Board. The Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Sustainability Board serves as an important advisory group to the Sanctuary’s staff. They assist the organization with increasing support for Corkscrew’s programs and engaging the people and businesses of Southwest Florida.
Wood Storks - Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
WEBWood Storks are the measure and treasure of the Western Everglades. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary’s old growth bald cypress forest is our nation’s most celebrated historic Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) colony. According to Thomas Gilbert Pearson (in “the Bird Study Book”, 1917), it once supported an estimated 100,000 storks.
Birds of Corkscrew Swamp
WEBCorkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is home to a wide diversity of birds ranging from the iconic Wood Stork and majestic Bald Eagle to the tiny, soft-spoken Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and vociferous Black-bellied Whistling-Duck. Some are year-round residents while others pass through during arduous migrations. Others are seasonal and come for just the winter ...
Living Machine - Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
WEBPhoto: Rich Kuntz. Enter John Todd of Ocean Arks International. He designed waste water treatment systems - called Living Machines - that used sunlight, bacteria, green plants, and animals to restore water to pure conditions. Dr. Todd proposed a Living Machine for Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary that would occupy an area of only 70x70 feet, purify ...