Florida Senate - 2024 (NP) SR 154



By Senator Avila





39-00230-24 2024154__
1 Senate Resolution
2 A resolution recognizing The Everglades Foundation for
3 30 years of service in the protection and restoration
4 of the Everglades and for its commitment to public
5 education and advocacy.
6
7 WHEREAS, since its founding in 1994, The Everglades
8 Foundation has been a leading voice for protection and
9 restoration of the Everglades and is the only science-based
10 nonprofit dedicated solely to advocacy for and public education
11 regarding one of the world’s most unique ecosystems, and
12 WHEREAS, The Everglades Foundation aims to restore water
13 flow to South Florida and water quality within the Everglades,
14 to ensure the sustainability of a restored Everglades as a
15 healthy and protected ecosystem capable of supporting abundant
16 plant, animal, and human life, and to ensure the fiscal
17 sustainability of the foundation and its mission, and
18 WHEREAS, the foundation’s Everglades Literacy Program
19 curriculum promotes a secure future for one of the world’s most
20 remarkable, yet threatened, natural environments by educating
21 and empowering K-12 teachers and students, and
22 WHEREAS, the Everglades’ natural habitats cover an area of
23 almost 18,000 square miles, from the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes
24 down to Lake Okeechobee, through the river of grass, and down to
25 Florida Bay and the iconic Florida Keys, and
26 WHEREAS, Everglades National Park is home to 36 threatened
27 or protected species, including the Florida panther, the
28 American crocodile, and the West Indian manatee, along with 350
29 species of birds, 300 species of fresh and saltwater fish, 40
30 species of mammals, and 50 species of reptiles, and
31 WHEREAS, The Everglades Foundation remains dedicated to
32 preserving the Everglades for future generations, NOW,
33 THEREFORE,
34
35 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
36
37 That The Everglades Foundation is recognized for 30 years
38 of service in the protection and restoration of the Everglades
39 and for its commitment to public education and advocacy.