A partial win for the birds, but this development still shouldn’t be happening. @tropicalaudubon fought hard and secured meaningful protections for the active Calusa Bird Rookery today — a permanent 330-foot buffer, enhanced habitat and foraging areas, strict nesting season restrictions, boating/fishing bans in key lakes, and ongoing monitoring access. Still, an 8-7 vote is way too close, and turning a golf course into more development in West Kendall — even with safeguards — is the wrong direction for our wetlands, wildlife, and future. These Tricolored Herons and wading birds deserve the full site protected, not just a hardened buffer zone while concrete moves in around them. Protecting the places our kids and grandkids will inherit is political. We’ll keep showing up — for stronger conservation, not just better mitigation. The birds got breathing room today. The fight for better land-use decisions continues. Thank you @savecalusa for your fight. I see you and I’m here with you.