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Encore: Ed Carlson's 50 Years at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

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Ed working on the boardwalk.
STEVER PARKER / AUDUBON'S CORKSCREW SWAMP SANCTUARY

The Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary’s Director Emeritus, Ed Carlson, began his career at the sanctuary the day after he graduated high school. Since then, he served as the sanctuary’s director from 1983 to 2012. Carlson has seen the sanctuary transform over 50 years of working there. He joins us in studio to reflect on the ways the sanctuary has changed since his time starting there.