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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 brown songbird perched on a branch with orange leaves in the background
Motus Station Provides Clues to Thrush Migration
December 12, 2024 — Four southbound thrushes were recorded at the Sanctuary in a single week in October.
Three birds foraging in shallow water
Tagged Lesser Yellowlegs Recorded at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary During Migration
October 16, 2024 — Wetland habitats in South Florida serve as important refueling stations for birds migrating from the boreal forest to South America each fall.
View of an island with trees behind rows of white structures in the water
ÃÛèÖAPP Florida Installs New Living Shoreline to Protect Important Nesting Habitat
September 09, 2024 — The erosion of islands in Tampa Bay is intensified by sea level rise.
White blossoms on the side of a tree trunk
Protecting the Ghost Orchids of Collier County
July 30, 2024 — Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary staff participate in, learn from UF/IFAS Extension Office Ghost Orchid Symposium
A bird in the grass
American Bittern from Connecticut Tracked to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
December 19, 2023 — While this bird will not make the return trip, others like it are informing researchers of their needs through tracking devices.
A flock of shorebirds along a shoreline
Migrating Red Knot Recorded by Motus Station at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
December 11, 2023 — The shorebird was detected by a station at Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada, in July.
Photo of adult bobcat and kitten.
Monitoring Mammals for Conservation
November 08, 2023 — More than 930,000 photos have already provided valuable information on mammal populations in the Sanctuary since 2013.
People looking at wildlife
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Offers Nature Viewing Opportunities Across the Seasons
August 09, 2023 — Whenever you’re here, you’ll find nature everywhere you look!
An American Bittern standing on a log with its wings outstretched.
American Bittern: Secretive Marsh Birds Make Their Winter Homes at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
June 06, 2023 — Little is known about the natural history of these secretive marsh birds.

 

 

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