June 14, 7:00 pm

The Health of our Florida Springs

An Update on the Current Threats to the Springs…

What is being done about it?  How does it affect our drinking water?

Join Zoom Meeting - Room opens at 6:45 and Meeting starts at 7:00pm

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Speaker:  Ryan Smart, executive director of the Florida Springs Council (FSC). Ryan took the helm as FSC's first Executive Director in 2018, after having served as the Director of the Florida Conservation Coalition and President of 1000 Friends of Florida. 

The Florida Springs Council is the only statewide non-profit advocacy organization dedicated solely to the protection and restoration of Florida’s world-class springs and spring fed rivers.

Founded in 2014 FSC has grown to include more than fifty organizations and thousands of individual members, as well as a top-notch team of scientists, engineers, lawyers, artists, and educators who share a passion for protecting Florida springs. Together they take on the biggest challenges facing our waters - pollution, overuse, and habitat loss - in the courtroom, the Capitol, and the media.

Ryan will bring us up to date on courtroom battles with those who pollute and abuse our springs by bottling water, mining phosphate, ignoring the BMAP (Basin Management Action Plan), and more.e the destruction of R Florida’s springs and waters.

July 12, 7:00 pm

Using Videos and Photography to Create Conservation Awareness

Potluck Dinner and Joint Meeting with

Tampa Audubon and Suncoast Chapter of FNPS

In Person - 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Tampa Garden Club 2629 Bayshore Blvd, Tampa 33629

Our speaker is William Freund, president and founder of fStop Foundation, a nonprofit using videos and photography to create conservation awareness. Mr. Freund will present on the importance of wildlife crossings and corridors. Using wildlife cameras, fStop has captured stunning footage documenting panther movement. The footage supports the design and placement of crossings on major roadways, which would otherwise be significant barriers.

Potluck dinner and program hosted by Suncoast Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society.  Bring a dish to share and meet with members of all 3 organizations for good food and an inspiring presentation. Suncoast will provide drinks, plates and eating utensils.

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