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Welcome Laura Chaibongsai
March 7, 2019
Join Miami Waterkeeper in welcoming our new Program Director, Laura Chaibongsai! Laura joined our team in February 2019, and we’re very excited to be working with her! Laura Chaibongsai (nee Bracken) joins the Miami Waterkeeper team to direct our extensive suite of engaging programs. She specializes in citizen science and hands-on programs that are designed so
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Day on the Bay 2019
March 5, 2019
On February 27th, 2019, we were joined by the Microsoft Cities Civic Engagement Team, The Miami Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, local community leaders, elected officials, and their staff on a boat tour to discuss issues Biscayne Bay faces and various efforts to being made throughout Miami-Dade County to mitigate those issues. The Day on the
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Un-bill-ieveable Boat Patrol Rescue! Ransom Everglades Students Help Injured Pelican
March 4, 2019
On Sunday, March 3, 2019, Miami Waterkeeper and Ransom Everglades School conducted a monthly Boat Patrol. The patrol traveled up the Gables Waterway while our Miami Waterkeeper, Rachel Silverstein, discussed the importance of living shorelines with students. Living shorelines provide important wildlife habitat and also build our waterfront’s resilience to storm surge and sea level rise.
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Miami Waterkeeper and Facebook Join Forces!
March 3, 2019
We were so honored join Facebook for the launch party of their gorgeous new office – overlooking Biscayne Bay! Thank you for highlighting our mission to ensure access to swimmable, fishable, and drinkable water. We discussed our programs with event attendees, gave tips on recycling, tested water, decorated #baydrift cards, and showed some examples of trash collected
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City of Miami Will No Longer Use Round Up!
February 28, 2019
This morning, February 28th, the Miami Waterkeeper team provided comments at City Hall in support of a City of Miami resolution that would ban the use of herbicides containing the ingredient glyphosate. In the last year, the City of Miami used almost 5,000 gallons of herbicide containing glyphosate on city property. To address this problem, Commissioner Ken
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A Warm Welcome to Carla Lovinsky!
February 28, 2019
Join Miami Waterkeeper in welcoming our new office manager, Carla Lovinsky! Carla joined our team in November 2018, and we’re very excited to be working with her! Carla was born and raised in Miami. She received her bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. Carla comes to
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Taking Action on World Water Monitoring Day
January 29, 2019
Miami Waterkeeper is an exceptional organization that taught me how to become more involved in environmental advocacy in ways I never knew I could. During my time as a Miami Waterkeeper Junior Ambassador, Kelly Cox, the Program Director, introduced me to EarthEcho International, where I applied to be a Water Challenge Ambassador. Being part of
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Miami Waterkeeper Weighs in on Army Corps Resiliency Projects
January 9, 2019
Miami Waterkeeper submitted comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis and Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study that the Corps will carry out. The study will examine how to reduce risk from coastal storms and flooding for the Back Bay portion of Biscayne
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Counting Down our Top 10 #WaterWins for 2018!
December 28, 2018
As 2018 winds town, we are feeling thankful for our amazing community who has supported our mission and been partners with us in an incredible year. We launched four new programs, added to our amazing team, and had a year of #waterwins across our outreach, advocacy and research platforms. Join us in a countdown of
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Dredging Déjà vu
November 27, 2018
Miami’s reefs are in dire need of protection from being dredged again – AGAIN! Yes, that’s right, we’re as shocked as you are. We recently announced that our efforts secured the restoration of 10,000 threatened corals following the PortMiami Dredging – a huge victory for our reefs. But, what we didn’t know was that the
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#WaterWins: Plastic Straw Bans Pick up Steam
November 12, 2018
Pollution from discarded single-use plastics poses a major threat to wildlife and leaves our beaches littered with trash. A portion of that trash is made up of single-use plastic straws and stirrers that do not naturally break down. Plastic straws and stirrers are small enough to be accidentally ingested by wildlife and, rather than break
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Rare Red Tide Makes Its Way to South Florida
October 5, 2018
Southwest Florida’s year-long red tide has spread to the east coast of South Florida, forcing local and state officials to close beaches and issue advisories right at the start of the busy winter tourist season. As Florida’s most populous region, the impacts on South Florida could be immense. Red tide also poses a significant threat
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