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Renée Wilson

Senior Communications Coordinator

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

Renée serves as the media liaison for ÃÛèÖAPP’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. In addition to managing Corkscrew’s website and electronic newsletter, she creates content and engages with media outlets to raise awareness of the Sanctuary’s research, stewardship, and education efforts.

Originally from upstate New York and Vermont, Renée 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 ÃÛèÖAPP.

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

Articles by Renée Wilson

A pink wading bird foraging in shallow water
Are Rising Sea Levels Impacting Roseate Spoonbills in Florida Bay?
June 18, 2025 — Here’s what we know.
View from the back of a packed conference room
Annual Science Forum Inspires Collaboration, Innovation in Southwest Florida
June 13, 2025 — 11th Annual Corkscrew Watershed Science Forum took place on June 6.
A small shorebird with beach vegetation
State of the Birds Report Highlights the Need for Focused Research and Fast Action
June 02, 2025 — Development, ÃÛèÖAPP 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’s changing ÃÛèÖAPP.
Wading birds in a shallow wetland
Consistent Dry Down at Corkscrew Swamp May Be Good for Birders—Birds, Not So Much
April 10, 2025 — The aquatic prey must repopulate—often 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 — ÃÛèÖAPP 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.

 

 

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Black-throated Blue Warbler
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