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Restoration Work Days at TAS
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 Learn about native plants and help Tropical maintain the native landscape.
Next Restoration Work days:
Sat., July 13
Porter-Russell Pine Rockland Preserve
8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Sat., July 20
Steinberg Nature Center at Tropical Audubon Society
8:30 a.m.- 12 p.m.
RSVP Required, please contact Celeste De Palma
 Restoring these properties is supported by Together Green and volunteers like you!
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Become a member Today!
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Become a member or renew your membership this summer and help support South Florida's Voice of Conservation amplify its message! Now through the end of July only: If you donate $30 or more we will send you a TAS water bottle. If you become a named donor at $50 or more, Habify will perform a home energy audit worth over $100.  
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National Audubon Convention
"Taking Flight Together"
July 12-15
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA
Join Audubon's amazing network of dedicated leaders to celebrate One Audubon! Recognize our history of achievement as we launch into an exciting and challenging future. Unite around flyways for hemispheric impact. Turn passion into action! Register here.
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Learn more about us, click on the video below!
Who we Are:
Tropical Audubon would like to thank all of its volunteers: We could never do the important conservation work we do without your help!
 
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Conservation Land at risk! Send your comments today Mon., July 8th!
 More than 434,000 acres of public conservation land are being disputed in South Florida Water Management District's (SFWMD) latest land assessment. Some of these lands provide critical habitat to endangered species, including the Woodstork, the Florida Panther and the Snail Kite. Because the entire Everglades Projects Area is up for review, these valuable conservation lands will be assessed for retention, disposal or alternate uses. We urgently need you to tell the SFWMD that we want those lands retained for the Conservation and Restoration of America's Everglades. Let the SFWMD know that you understand the value open land, and that you believe it is critical for us to restore the Everglades for the future of our water supply, for the future of our tourism economy, and for the quality of life of our children. Without your input, we will lose valuable lands for Everglades Restoration and wildlife habitat. Please take immediate action and submit your comments before the July 8 deadline. For more information, please review Audubon's comments. You may submit your comments directly to Andrea Schluter at [email protected] Please read the Miami Herald's article on this issue.
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Support CEPP: Everglades Restoration & your Future Water Supply are at stake!
Wed., July 11 | 3301 Gun Club Road | 9:30 a.m.
 Tell the South Florida Water Management Distric (SFWMD) Governing Board you want a restored Everglades! Urge them to: support the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP); agree to act as the local agency sponsor; and provide a draft Project Implementation Report for public review.
Please attend this meeting and express your support of CEPP. This will be the Final Vote needed to move forward with the Restoration of America's Everglades! Without the Governing Board's final approval, restoration will be set back for years and the environment simply can't survive that. Failure to act quickly could also preclude the opportunity for Congressional approval of this project for years to come.The Everglades NEED MORE WATER NOW! We have no time to waste.
Please click here to read about the benefits of CEPP.
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FPL Public Hearings: The future of South Florida is in your hands--speak up!
Starting July 17 | Various locations| Twice a day
Mark your calendar and make a commitment to attend one or more of the following hearings. Tell FPL NO to building transmission lines in Everglades National Park, NO to profiting from our fresh water supply, and NO to expanding Turkey Point:
Please read our talking points and our list of proposed solutions regarding Turkey Point. To review documents pertaining to FPL's Application, please click here .
Please share our flier about the upcoming hearings and get your friends, network and family involved!
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Chill Out with TAS Free Summer Film Series: "Carbon Nation"
Thurs., July 18 | 5530 Sunset Dr | 8 p.m.
Chill out with Tropical Audubon Society on July 18th, feed your mind and learn about refreshing solutions to Climate Change!
TAS is hosting a special screening of the critically acclaimed documentary "Carbon Nation," which explores solutions to climate change, and illustrates why it's incredibly smart to be a part of the new, low-carbon economy. Lowering carbon output is simply good business: it emboldens national and energy security; and it improves health and the environment.
With the President's latest Call to Action on Climate Change, we believe this movie will inspire you to take action by holding our Elected Officials accountable to make Miami-Dade County a leader in solving Climate Change. Extreme weather comes at a high cost, and Carbon emissions are the #1 cause of Climate Change.
This film (86 min.) sheds light on how we can each reduce our personal and global carbon footprints.
R.S.V.P.: To better assure your seat, please kindly R.S.V.P. at [email protected] & arrive on time. R.S.V.P. is not required, but much appreciated.
A donation BirdBar will provide liquid refreshment and popcorn will be on the house (in this case, the Doc Thomas House). See you on the 18th! Please share our flyer.
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Port Everglades Expansion:
Eyes Wide Open!
July 23| Broward County Convention Center| 1 and 7 p.m. Comments deadline: by August 13
As if plans to dredge and deepen the Miami Port are not enough, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) on the Expansion of Port Everglades, the busiest and largest port in South Florida.
Its proposed deepening from 42 to 48 feet will cost $313 million, with about two thirds of the cost paid with Federal and State tax dollars. This proposed dredging will decimate our already-sensitive coral reef populations. Please send your comments against dredging to Terri Jordan-Sellers.
There will be two identical public presentations on the project wherein stakeholders and members of the public are encouraged to participate and present their concerns to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Attendees will be required to show a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license or passport, for entrance into the port where the Convention Center is located.
Please a ttend this important meeting on July 23 and/or submit your comments by August 13. To read the complete EIS, please click here.
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FL Water & Land Legacy Campaign: Petitions now available online!
With only 25 weeks left in this signature Campaign, we need your help more than ever! We must collect 134,877 signed petitions by November 30th.
With so many threats to our conservation lands looming, the FL Water & Land Legacy Campaign is crucial to ensure protecting Florida's special places. Have you signed a petition yet? If not, you can now do so from the comfort of your home: Simply download the petition, print it, sign it, and mail it back to:
Florida's Water & Land Legacy 316 Williams St. Tallahassee, FL 32303
A growing population will need clean water to drink. TAS therefore supports the Florida Water and Land Conservation Amendment. The future of our State's economic success is tied to our clean water supply and green space preservation. Will you help us get more signatures?
Sign up to become a campaign volunteer and collect signatures at an event near you! TAS will give volunteers collecting 100 or more petitions by August 31st community service hours; to learn more, please contact us. If you don't have the time or resources we will mail your petitions back.
Pd. Pol. Adv. Paid for and provided in-kind by Tropical Audubon Society, 5530 Sunset Dr, Miami, FL 33143.
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