beth alvi

Floridian by choice, tired mum, hiker, kayaker, amateur birder, Policy Director @AudubonFL. Tweets are my own.

[Julie Brashears Wraithmell @JulieWraithmell]

Great piece by @MaxChesnes
+ @TB_Times on the threat of SB290 to the future of FL conservation lands. State conservation lands protect habitat for wildlife + public access for Floridians--selling them into private agriculture would be tragic. @AudubonFL
https://t.co/0Uzy0qLwBd

[beth alvi @AlviBeth]

If you hike, paddle, hunt, fish or birdwatch on Florida’s public lands. Pay attention: SB 290/HB 433 includes language that threatens your access to the places we recreate and recharge.

[Audubon Florida @AudubonFL]

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.

https://t.co/3qAk4R4ofG

[Julie Brashears Wraithmell @JulieWraithmell]

Decades in the making: @AudubonFL Everglades team celebrating the completion of the 55K-acre Picayune Strand CERP project to remove 260 mi of roads + 48 mi of canals, restorimg flow to Rookery Bay NERR & Ten Thousand Islands NWR. Kudos to the @USACEHQ, @SFWMD on this milestone!

[Audubon Florida @AudubonFL]

Elected representatives have come to Tallahassee to hammer out the budget, hear legislation, and listen to program updates. Bills this year will have dramatic impacts on Florida's water, sprawl, parks and conservation land, and more.

Read more:

https://t.co/jxfLPF09rj

[Audubon Florida @AudubonFL]

We welcomed the new cohort of Conservation Leadership Initiatives students to the Audubon community at Assembly! With field trips, an inspiring comic workshop with Rosemary Mosco, a career panel, and more, they are ready for their year-long program to launch their careers.

[beth alvi @AlviBeth]

Leadership that listens to the people and plans for the future. Thank you @MayorJerryDemings & Orange County Commission for keeping our rural lands protected and growth smart.

[Audubon Florida @AudubonFL]

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.

[Julie Brashears Wraithmell @JulieWraithmell]

Congrats to @AllisonTantFL, @JasonShoafFL + @csime90 on HB1143 being signed into law today by @GovRonDeSantis. Glad to see the advocacy of grassroots conservationists protect the Apalachicola from threat of oil drilling. @AudubonFL @TDOnline @JimRosicaFL https://t.co/BTICTIwYz8

[beth alvi @AlviBeth]

This investment in Everglades restoration will return benefits for people, wildlife, and our way of life!

[Audubon Florida @AudubonFL]

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

[Audubon Florida @AudubonFL]

We need your voice for future conservation lands in the Sunshine State!

https://t.co/30uED2iVly

[Audubon Florida @AudubonFL]

Great news!
The applicant has withdrawn their Guana proposal and the item has been removed from the Acquisition and Restoration Council meeting agenda. Stay tuned for updates via our Advocate newsletter: https://t.co/CUE8VfIn8G

[Julie Brashears Wraithmell @JulieWraithmell]

The State may have to consider proposals like this, but they don't have to approve them. Florida's conservation lands are meant to be protected. It's "Florida Forever," not "Florida For a Little While."

[beth alvi @AlviBeth]

This is such good news!! TY @GovRonDeSantis!

[Max Chesnes @MaxChesnes]

BREAKING: Responding to a question from @TB_Times, DeSantis just said he intends to sign the bill to prevent golf courses and hotels on state park land.
https://t.co/jElYn9wkDT

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

This past weekend, @CBSSunday Morning featured @AudubonFL's very own Dr. Jerry Lorenz and Kelly Cox in their story tracing the plume trade and Audubon's efforts to protect wading birds. Watch here: https://t.co/fSbcHGAKHO

[beth alvi @AlviBeth]

Our state parks are rare and vulnerable. They need a bill with the strongest protections and clear,unambiguous language.

[Julie Brashears Wraithmell @JulieWraithmell]

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 @AudubonFL]

Everglades Task Force mtg in DC:  @SFWMD  will take lead on Blue Shanty project, to relieve high water in WCA 3A faster + improve h2o conveyance south to Everglades NP! Kudos to SFWMD for their initiative-the world's largest ecosystem restoration depends on this kind of teamwork

[Audubon Florida @AudubonFL]

No time to waste: Audubon cheers @SFWMD seed funding to jumpstart captive breeding for critically endangered Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow. Saving this species from the brink will be a race against time-but today there is a brighter outlook thanks to SFWMD's principled investment.

[Audubon Florida @AudubonFL]

Congrats to Jim Strickland and Cary & Marcia Lightsey on their induction into the FL Agricultural Hall of Fame! As Audubon partners, they’ve championed sustainable land management, safeguarding wildlife habitat and water resources across Florida’s working lands. Well deserved!

[beth alvi @AlviBeth]

So glad @AudubonFL will recognize @Gayle_Harrell for her leadership on behalf of Florida’s natural resources.

[Audubon Florida @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.

https://t.co/y162ur58AW

[Audubon Florida @AudubonFL]

Last week, Audubon staff Beth Alvi and Keith Laakkonen and @dmferg7 participated in the Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies conference. Audubon congratulates @debbie_mayfield, Florida State Senate District 17, for being named Legislator of the Year during the event!

[beth alvi @AlviBeth]

Thought provoking discussion at the Intergovernmental panel at @byrondonalds water quality summit. Coordination and cooperation drive progress on Everglades restoration. @FLDEPnews @SFWMD @JaxStrong @USFWSSoutheast @LeeCountyFLBOCC @miccnationmiami @headboatwasher