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Recording Available Now! Clean Water Conversations: What’s up with the EAA Reservoir?

Thank you to everyone that joined us today for our Clean Water Conversation surrounding the EAA Reservoir.

If you missed parts of the conversation or want to share this with a friend, you can find the full recording HERE.

A big thank you goes out to Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch and Diana Umpierre for making this a successful and informative event.

Today’s topic of conversation will continue to evolve. We’ll be sure to pass on new information and chances for the public to weigh in on the project as we come across them.

We’ll keep you posted and hope you’ll join us for the next Clean Water Conversation.

By the way, this effort is funded by people like you who care about protecting Florida’s waterways. If you’d like to help us fuel more virtual advocacy events like this, please CLICK HERE.