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September 1, 2023. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary announced Marzia Verduci as 2023 recipient of James A. Kushlan Student Award
May 15, 2023. Jim and Kirsten Hines discussed the history of Everglades National Park at the Species on the Move Conference, Bonita Springs, Florida.
April 26 2023. Jim discussed Everglades National Park at the Florida Keys Discovery Center, Islamorada, Florida.
March 13, 2023. Waterbird Society announced Kushlan Award winners for 2023
March 1, 2023. Jim and Kirsten Hines discussed their book Everglades National Park at the Grass River Garden Club, Delray Beach, Florida.
December 13, 2022. Jim and Kirsten Hines discussed their book Everglades National Park at the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, Miami.
November 19, 2022- Jim and Kirsten Hines presented their book Everglades National Park at the Miami Book Fair, Miami, Florida.
November 10, 2022- Jim and Kirsten Hines discussed their book Everglades National Park on Places I Remember with Lea Lane.
November 13, 2022 – Jim and Kirsten Hines discussed the Everglades with Michael Stock on WRLN.
November 8, 2022 – Jim discussed Everglades National Park’s 75th Anniversary with Craig Pittman and Chad Scott on the Welcome to Florida Podcast
November 7, 2022 – Jim discussed his Everglades National Park book on NBC’s 6 in the Mix
November 5, 2022- Jim and Kirsten Hines in conversation with Carlos de la Cruz, Jr. on their book, Everglades National Park, at HistoryMiami, sponsored by the Everglades Foundation.
November 3, 2022 – Adrian Naveda selected as 2022 James A. Kushlan award winner @ Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
November 3, 2023 – Jim and Kirsten Hines discussed Everglades National Park at Zoo Miami.
November 2, 2022 – The Miami Guide talked with Jim and Kirsten Hines about the 75th anniversary of Everglades National Park.
November 2, 2022 – Jim discusses Everglades National Park’s 75th Anniversary with Jim Fried on his Fried on Business Podcast
October 2, 2022 – BirdsCaribbean Announces the James A. Kushlan Research and Conservation Fund to Support Research on Caribbean Waterbirds
March, 2022 – Read Jim’s article “It Started in a Van – A Reminiscence of the Early FOS” in the March issue of the Florida Ornithological Society’s newsletter The Snail Kite.
November 11, 2021 – Watch Jim’s presentation on Seeking America’s Tropics for the Key West Arts & Historical Society online.
October 25, 2021 – Jim’s new pictorial history book Everglades National Park is now available for sale.
October 6, 2021 – Mercedes “Mercy” Melo selected as 2021 James A. Kushlan award winner @ Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Summer 2021 – Jim’s article titled “Early Naturalists in the Everglades” was published in the Everglades Foundation‘s Science Insider magazine.
April 15, 2022- Zoo Miami announces Muhammad Iqbal as recipient of 2022 James A. Kushlan Wading Bird Research & Conservation Grant.
January 25, 2021 – Jim’s New article on the history of the Holders in Dry Tortugas National Park has just been published by Tequesta magazine.
January 22, 2021 – Key West Arts & Historical Society presentation titled “The Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson: A History”
January 14, 2021 – Florida Keys History & Discovery Center presentation titled “History in Images: Dry Tortugas National Park with Author James A. Kushlan and Photographer Kirsten Hines”
November 15, 2020 – Miami Book Fair author James A. Kushlan in conversation with Audubon Florida Executive Director Julie Wraithmell on Seeking the American Tropics: South Florida’s Early Naturalists
November 15, 2020 – HistoryMiami Instagram takeover by Miami Book Fair author James A. Kushlan
November 8, 2020 – The Public Storyteller on WLRN features Miami Book Fair author James A. Kushlan as he recounts his own Florida story
November 2-22, 2020 – MDC TV interview with Miami Book Fair author James A. Kushlan on Seeking the American Tropics: South Florida’s Early Naturalists
October 23, 2020 – HistoryMiami Museum Conversation between Seeking the American Tropics author Dr. James A. Kushlan and HistoryMiami resident historian Dr. Paul George
October 1, 2020 – Rebecca McCabe selected as 2020 James A. Kushlan Award winner @ Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
September 18, 2020 – “The Unexpected History of South Florida’s Early Naturalists” blog by author James A. Kushlan @ The Florida Bookshelf, University Press of Florida
September 15, 2020 – “Seeking the American Tropics” blog by the University Press of Florida @ The Florida Bookshelf, University Press of Florida
March 1, 2020 – Racquel Francisco and Jonah Gula named 2020 Kushlan Research Award winners @ The Waterbird Society