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Thursday, April 27
Biscayne Bay Summit:
Protecting Our Treasure?
Biscayne Bay is many things to many people – cherished playground, beloved backyard, economic engine, ecological and environmental preserve, and more.
It is also home to unregulated anchored boats, questionable waste water management practices, and unsafe watercraft incidents.
How do we come together to protect and preserve this incredible natural resource, change mindsets about how it can and should be used, and ensure that going forward, it is treated with the care and concern it deserves?
Join us for a panel discussion on Thursday, April 27,
covering these topics and more, and featuring:
Irela Bague – Miami-Dade County’s first Chief Bay Officer
Dave Doebler – Miami Beach resident and activist, including Member of the County Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board, Steering Committee Member of the Biscayne Bay Marine Health Coalition
Amy Knowles – City of Miami Beach Chief Resiliency Officer
Helena Solo-Gabriele, Ph.D., P.E., University of Miami professor researching, among other things, the water quality issue surrounding Park View Island
Moderated by:
Emmy Award-winning journalist and WPLG Local 10’s Environmental Advocate
Louis Aguirre
As of Earth Day 2021, Louis became WPLG Local 10’s Environmental Advocate and leader of an ongoing initiative, “Don’t Trash Our Treasure.” A longtime staunch defender of the planet, he elevates environmental issues in South Florida in service of seeking solutions. He has received numerous accolades for “Don’t Trash Our Treasure” including four Emmy awards for environmental reporting, an Esserman-Knight Foundation Journalism award for the primetime series “Saving Biscayne Bay” and the “Good 2 Green” award from the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
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