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Renée Wilson

Senior Communications Coordinator

Renée Wilson joined the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Florida team in May 2019. As Senior Communications Coordinator, she works with staff around the state to create and manage content for the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Florida website and social media channels. She also assists in the production of printed and electronic publications.

Renée serves as the media liaison for ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’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 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

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 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 — ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 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.
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
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 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.
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.

 

 

Favorite birds
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Black-throated Blue Warbler
Wood Warblers