Last Stand’s Annual Meeting January 25th

Last Stand will hold its annual meeting on Saturday January 25th at the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center 35 East Quay Road, Key West. Check in and Social will begin at 5:30. The business meeting to elect directors and report on 2013 activities will begin at 6:15.

At 6:45 Tabitha Cale, Ph.D. will present a talk “Getting the Water Right: Everglades Restoration and the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie River Estuaries”. Low nutrient fresh water flowing from the Everglades to the Florida Bay is vitally important to the health of sea grass, fish nurseries and the coral reef. Last Stand has consistently supported Everglades restoration projects that will return sheet flow of high quality fresh water to historical levels in the Everglades National Park, thus benefiting the Florida Keys. Members are encouraged to attend and the meeting is open to the public at no charge.

Dr. Cale is a native Floridian from Fort Myers, FL. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida, and her Ph.D. in Political Science from Louisiana State University. Her research at LSU focused on various areas of environmental policy, including climate change and environmental public health. After a post-doctoral appointment with the LSU Superfund Research Program, Dr. Cale joined the Audubon Florida team as an Everglades Policy Associate. She is an avid birder and kayaker, and currently lives in Miami, FL.