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Ren茅e Wilson

Senior Communications Coordinator

Ren茅e Wilson joined the 福利姬视频 Florida team in May 2019. As Senior Communications Coordinator, she works with staff around the state to create and manage content for the 福利姬视频 Florida website and social media channels. She also assists in the production of printed and electronic publications.

Ren茅e serves as the media liaison for 福利姬视频鈥檚 Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. In addition to managing Corkscrew鈥檚 website and electronic newsletter, she creates content and engages with media outlets to raise awareness of the Sanctuary鈥檚 research, stewardship, and education efforts.

Originally from upstate New York and Vermont, Ren茅e graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in Mass Communications/Public Relations. She moved to Naples in 1991. She held PR positions for a construction company and an interior design firm before taking the position of Research Translator with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. She worked in communications there for 19 years before joining the team at 福利姬视频.

As a Florida Master Naturalist Program graduate and instructor, Ren茅e loves the southwest Florida environment and enjoys nature photography, birdwatching, boating, and snorkeling.

Articles by Ren茅e Wilson

A pink wading bird foraging in shallow water
Are Rising Sea Levels Impacting Roseate Spoonbills in Florida Bay?
June 18, 2025 — Here鈥檚 what we know.
A small shorebird with beach vegetation
State of the Birds Report Highlights the Need for Focused Research and Fast Action
June 02, 2025 — Development, climate change impacting habitat birds need for survival.
View of a recently burned landscape
Defending Homes and Property Against Fire and Flood
May 16, 2025 — A necessary aspect of owning a home in Florida鈥檚 changing climate.
Wading birds in a shallow wetland
Consistent Dry Down at Corkscrew Swamp May Be Good for Birders鈥擝irds, Not So Much
April 10, 2025 — The aquatic prey must repopulate鈥攐ften by animals in water quite a distance away.
A dock with birds on it in a lake with people on a walkway behind
Spotting Banded Black Skimmers in an Unusual Winter Location
April 04, 2025 — The skimmers recorded in North Central Florida are migrants from northeastern states.
Look Out for Nesting Coastal Birds on Bay Area Beaches and Rooftops
March 05, 2025 — Sea and shorebirds are vulnerable to human disturbance in the spring and summer breeding season.
A yellow and orange bird perched on a branch
Ready, Set, Bird!
February 20, 2025 — 福利姬视频 Florida staff share highlights from the annual Great Backyard Bird Count.
a new sign installed on the boardwalk
New Visitor Experience at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
December 23, 2024 — The Sanctuary celebrates new signage and more.

 

 

Favorite birds
! Priority Bird
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Wood Warblers