beth alvi
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@AlviBeth
Floridian by choice, tired mum, hiker, kayaker, amateur birder, Policy Director @AudubonFL. Tweets are my own.
A new bill would create a pipeline where conservation lands are acquired with public dollars — then reviewed for agricultural “suitability” and potentially sold off (though retaining the easement), permanently changing Florida’s conservation programs. audubon.stagecoachdigital.com/web-view/17042…
Huge thanks to Mayor Demings and the Orange County Commission for standing firm! By protecting the Rural Boundary, keeping the Lake Pickett safeguards, and defending the 2050 Plan, they put our future, not sprawl, first.
High point in FL budget: $742M for Everglades restoration. Investing in the world's largest ecosystem restoration protects wildlife + people: 9M residents in South Florida depend on the Everglades to combat sea level rise + provide drinking water. @Sen_Albritton @Daniel_PerezFL
Tonight, the State posted a meeting agenda with an alarming proposal: To trade a portion of vulnerable and valuable Guana River Wildlife Management Area in St. Johns County to a private entity—likely for development. We need your voice! act.audubon.org/a/arclandswap
JUST NOW: Thank you to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy & especially @Kathleen4SWFL @jenn_bradley & Sen DonGaetz for voting down amendment that would have changed SB80 to allow golf courses in State Parks! @AudubonFL
Audubon Florida is pleased to announce that @Gayle_Harrell is the recipient of the 2024 Teddy Roosevelt Award in recognition of her long history of environment leadership. fl.audubon.org/news/senator-g…
