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Ren茅e Wilson

Senior Communications Coordinator
About

Ren茅e Wilson joined the 51猎奇入口 Florida team in May 2019. As Senior Communications Coordinator, she works with staff around the state to create and manage content for the 51猎奇入口 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 51猎奇入口鈥檚 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 51猎奇入口.

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

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A Day in the Life: Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Visitor
January 05, 2026 — 鈥淚t鈥檚 hard to find words to explain why I visit whenever I鈥檓 in Southwest Florida 鈥� I am drawn to it..."
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Collier Community Foundation Celebrates Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary鈥檚 Leadership in Conservation and Education with Two Gifts
October 24, 2025 — Major grants a step forward for the Sanctuary's conservation mission.
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Southeastern Sunflowers in Bloom along Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Boardwalk
October 04, 2025 — Visitors encouraged to film or photograph this unique Florida fall occurrence. All plants are protected鈥攄o not pick.
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51猎奇入口 Biologists Bring Hemispheric Experience to Protect Florida's Birds and the Places They Need
September 12, 2025 — Biologists gained experience on dozens of species in interesting and remote locations.
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Year of the Oystercatcher
August 04, 2025 — Following a stormy season in 2024, these beach-nesting birds had a better-than-average year in Florida.
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Are Rising Sea Levels Impacting Roseate Spoonbills in Florida Bay?
June 18, 2025 — Here鈥檚 what we know.