Conservationist, mom, bird/word nerd, biologist, Florida devotee, Duke alum & Exec Director @AudubonFL, VP @audubonsociety, President Florida Audubon Society.
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Julie Brashears Wraithmell retweeted
May 30
The Governor's property tax proposal was released roughly 24 hours ago.
The Legislature is expected to vote on it early next week.
For a proposal that could fundamentally restructure local government finance in Florida, that's warp speed.
As I see it, lawmakers have three options. Realistically, only two are viable. š§µ
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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
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Speak up, Florida! This would give sweeping priority to surplus new state conservation lands for ag. Priority over public use, wildlife habitat, H2Oshed protection, w/ the proceeds going to the ag dept. Think sugar on Everglades restoration land, peanuts instead of new parks...
A new bill would create a pipeline where conservation lands are acquired with public dollars ā then reviewed for agricultural āsuitabilityā and potentially sold off (though retaining the easement), permanently changing Floridaās conservation programs.
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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!
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20 Nov 2025
2 WORDS: LOOP CURRENT. For those who weren't around during Deepwater Horizon, you won't remember the ticking horror of the well leaking relentlessly, maps of the extent of the spill spreading, the angst as it crept closer daily to the Gulf Loop Current... 1/2
20 Nov 2025
The Trump administration released new plans Thursday that could push offshore oil drilling closer to Florida shores in a move that many environmental critics argue will be detrimental to the stateās economy and threaten imperiled wildlife. Via @MaxChesnes
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20 Nov 2025
Which would have given the filth a speedy lift to the Keys, Miami, Palm Beach, Stuart onward up Gulf Stream. Look at map of new proposed unit map of Loop. Some may have forgotten the horror but I never will. researchgate.net/figure/Map-ā¦
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20 Nov 2025
Opposition to drilling in the Eastern Gulf is an issue that unites Floridians and always has. In Florida, our environment IS our economy.
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Julie Brashears Wraithmell retweeted
11 Oct 2025
Welcome back to the Audubon Florida Advocate newsletter!Ā This week marked the first official interim legislative committee week leading up to the 2026ā2027 Legislative Session.
Read more in our Advocate newsletter!
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27 Sep 2025
At bitter end of 2025 Session, appropriators slipped a blank check in Budget obligating FL to buy an unspecified parcel. The $$ was swept from funding to protect panther habitat springsheds. Gov Cabinet now on deck to scrutinize/approve deal: $83M for 4 storm-vulnerable acres
27 Sep 2025
In todayās @TB_Times: The Florida Cabinet votes Tuesday to buy 4 acres of Destin land for a steep price tag: $83M
The land
ā¢is not on the stateās conservation priority list
ā¢is owned by a large campaign donor
Read more, with @mahoneysthename:
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16 Jul 2025
SB 180 was sold as hurricane relief, but as predicted, is now being used to bully local governments to abandon growth management protections. Kudos to Orange County for standing up for their constituents and their future.
15 Jul 2025
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.
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Julie Brashears Wraithmell retweeted
10 Jul 2025
Sparrow Dream Team: @sfwmd announces this morning that @zoomiami is on board to lead captive breeding for critically endangered Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow in partnership with USFWS. Big step towards pulling this little bird back from the brink!
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Julie Brashears Wraithmell retweeted
27 Jun 2025
Statement from Audubon Florida on the Proposed Detention Facility at the Everglades Jetport Site in Big Cypress National Preserve
For 125 years in Florida, Audubon has worked in partnership to advance durable conservation solutions which benefit birds, habitat and people. (1/7)
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27 Jun 2025
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 tallahassee.com/story/news/lā¦
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13 Jun 2025
Despite the urging of FL voters of all stripes, the state budget--finalized this PM by Legislature--includes a paltry $18m for #FloridaForever, the state land protection program that creates FL state parks, forests wildlife mgmt areas.
13 Jun 2025
Florida Forever appropriation falls woefully short, despite outpouring of advocacy from Floridians.
We need your voice:
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11 Jun 2025
This flamingo is an absolute legend. Can you imagine the tales it could tell??
11 Jun 2025
"The story of the famous birdās travels underscores the importance of wildlife conservation, advocates say." ~ New article by @MaxChesnes at @TB_Times !
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11 Jun 2025
This = some of the most impt SFL environmental journalism in a generation, w/ long-form series on flooding, SLR & failure of a rational market to correct prop values, drive smarter building/siting. #flowthruhousing #thefutureisnow @MiamiHerald @harrisalexc miamiherald.com/news/local/eā¦
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10 Jun 2025
Great news for Florida habitat protection today--thanks, @GovRonDeSantis, AG @JamesUthmeierFL, & Commissioner @WiltonSimpson. Big wins for O2O corridor Withlacoochee State Forest.
10 Jun 2025
Audubon Florida thanks the Governor and Cabinet today for approving the acquisition of more than 76,000 acres of conservation easements in Northeast Florida - a strategic lynchpin in the O2O corridor conservation effort. 1/3
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22 May 2025
Governor DeSantis FL Senate have both called for at least $100M in state budget for #FloridaForever; House proposals thusfar = $0. Floridians universally care about our public lands protecting the iconic landscapes that make FL like no other.
22 May 2025
Annual funding for Florida Forever ensures that the state can purchase important wild places from willing sellers to make the parks, forests, and WMAs of the future.
We need your voice āĀ this time to protect future special places.Ā
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19 May 2025
GUANA SWAP WITHDRAWN: Kudos to all the advocates who lent their voices, the elected officials who raised principled concerns, the news media who kept public informed. @TUmarkwoods @MaxChesnes @mahoneysthename @bruceritchie @NateMonroeTU @JakeStofan
19 May 2025
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: act.audubon.org/onlineact...ā¦
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