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Miami native. Executive director of @FoEverglades, founded by Marjory Stoneman Douglas in 1969. Former journalist still seeking truth. @UNC alum.

Florida, USA
Joined February 2009
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@FoEverglades
Friends of the Everglades
1 year
โ›‘ We have a rare opportunity to Rescue the River of Grass. NOW is the time! Learn how you can join the movement at https://t.co/kuaO2GKsJa.
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@FoEverglades
Friends of the Everglades
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The Everglades are on the brink. The risks are real. They're urgent. This one-of-a-kind wilderness still can be saved โ€”ย if we let science lead the way. Grassroots donations power our science, legal action, education, advocacy. Join us on #GiveMiamiDay https://t.co/TdHIlM0B39
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We are a grassroots advocacy organization dedicated to protecting, preserving, and restoring the Everglades.
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@FS_EKiller
Ed Killer
1 year
Just realized Bill Whitehead, longtime freelancer for @TCPalm @AP @Gannett and many other organizations, had his home destroyed by a tornado. Help if you can
@BillWhiteheadFL
By Bill Whitehead๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
1 year
Almost 48 hrs ago, we lost our home and many possessions, but my younger son, daughter and I withstood the direct hit of a tornado - in the house as the ceiling came down and debris flew around us. It was over in 5 seconds. Most things just destroyed. (1)
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@FoEverglades
Friends of the Everglades
1 year
We oppose Amendment 2 because: โŒ Thereโ€™s no need for this amendment to the Florida Constitution. โŒ The amendment is not based on science. โŒ It could have unintended consequences. โŒ Itโ€™s driven by special interests. โŒ It could threaten private property rights.
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@DylanFedericoWX
Dylan Federico
1 year
There is no immediate threat of another storm. Please donโ€™t get your weather info from TikTok. #TropicalUpdate ๐ŸŒ€
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@EveSamples
Eve Samples ๐ŸŒŠ
1 year
Iโ€™ve been through many hurricanes, and the tropical tornadoes spawned by Milton were scary and deadly. People in our community lost their homes, some lost their lives. We canโ€™t keep paving over every patch of green space if we want a future in Florida. And I still do. 3/3
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Eve Samples ๐ŸŒŠ
1 year
Itโ€™s why people keep moving to an eroding peninsula where the allure relies upon living in harmโ€™s way. Milton felt different, though, and we have more dangerous climate changes coming. 2/3
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Eve Samples ๐ŸŒŠ
1 year
Shutters down. Yard tidied. Cats recalibrating. Hurricane Milton took the humidity when he rolled out, leaving us with a beautiful, first-tease-of-fall evening. How can one state be so enchanting and so destructive in a 24-hour period? Thatโ€™s the story of Florida, I guess. 1/3
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@EveSamples
Eve Samples ๐ŸŒŠ
1 year
And yet the hardworking journalists at the @TB_Times soldier on, covering this storm with integrity and compassion. Thank you @MaxChesnes and many others.
@IanJHodgson
Ian Hodgson
1 year
First light is revealing just how extensive the damage is to the Tampa Bay Times office. Sections of the crane stretch across 1st Ave S. The top quarter of the building is shattered. #milton
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@MaxChesnes
Max Chesnes
1 year
Speechless. We are at the entrance to our Tampa Bay Times office in downtown St. Petersburg. A crane is blocking the road, and several stories up, smoke billows out of the building from where it appears the crane fell Smell of gas in the air and you can hear alarms #MILTON
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@DaveMoore_83
Dave Moore
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The view from our window as we ride out the storm. The roof of Tropicana Field is destroyed by the winds of #HurricaneMilton. Praying for Tampa Bay and all areas affected. Stay safe, everyone
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@jeffvandermeer
Jeff VanderMeer
1 year
Florida politicians have failed us while dismantling regulation and pandering to developers. This has made all of us less safe. You simply CANNOT build in parts of Florida without severe repercussions, but the legislature and developers have done so anyway.
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@MaxChesnes
Max Chesnes
1 year
Lives were lost on this barrier island just 12 days ago from Hurricane Heleneโ€™s storm surge The fact that this beautiful community is now preparing for another hurricane, so soon, is truly heartbreaking
@TresIslandFL
Treasure Island, FL
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Heartbreaking aerial footage of Treasure Island shows a once vibrant city still reeling from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, now a ghost town as Hurricane Milton takes aim. The eerie calm before the storm feels surreal as families flee to safety, ... (1/2)
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@MaxChesnes
Max Chesnes
1 year
Yesterday, @noaaocean crews flew over Tampa Bay to document damage from #Helene I've compiled a few before-and-afters from across the region, starting with Sunset Beach 1/ https://t.co/32mNZe5yr1
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@EveSamples
Eve Samples ๐ŸŒŠ
1 year
In case there was any doubt: "As surrounding seas rise, the pressure will also raise groundwater under the Everglades and the rest of South Florida and the natural gravity-driven flow of drainage to the coasts will slow." https://t.co/cguo86uI0A
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miamiherald.com
โ€™Thereโ€™s a lot of low-lying places that will flood in the Everglades with fresh water as sea level continues to rise.โ€™
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@SMN_Cory
Cory Vaillancourt
1 year
Was finally able to find Canton Mayor @ZebSmathers just now, and he has some choice words for cell phone service providers โ€” the lack of cell service during #helene and even as we speak has been appalling. Smathers told me: "The number one issue that I'm dealing with is the
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@EveSamples
Eve Samples ๐ŸŒŠ
2 years
If the newly built C-44 Reservoir was operating as designed, this would not be happening.
@FoEverglades
Friends of the Everglades
2 years
Heads up, Martin County! Discharges to the St. Lucie River (from the C-44 Reservoir, not Lake Okeechobee) have started back up. Learn why: https://t.co/gRMsliZHa9
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@FoEverglades
Friends of the Everglades
2 years
โ€œAfter eight days of public outrage, DeSantis was forced to back off plans to develop nine Florida state parks โ€” a huge credit to all the people who united in opposition,โ€ said @EveSamples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades. https://t.co/SMCMHKglXl
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@EveSamples
Eve Samples ๐ŸŒŠ
2 years
We showed up today, and we're going to keep showing up until @GovRonDeSantis SHUTS DOWN THE PARKS PLAN.
@FoEverglades
Friends of the Everglades
2 years
At least 300 of you turned up in Stuart today to SAVE FLORIDA'S STATE PARKS! Despite FDEP postponing today's meetings, we gathered together to tell Gov. DeSantis and FDEP that we don't want their plan in our state parks! No golf! No pickleball! No hotels! No development!
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@FoEverglades
Friends of the Everglades
2 years
Tens of thousands of Floridians have banded together against the so-called Great Outdoors Initiative. We need your help to kill this terrible plan once and for all. Tell Gov. DeSantis that you stand with us against this proposal: https://t.co/j7beV0R85P.
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