Captains for Clean Water – Use Your Voice for Florida

Jillian Tisdale, Outreach and Engagement Coordinator for Captains For Clean Water, discusses the history and flow of the Everglades, what Captains for Clean Water is and how we can get involved.

Video Timeline – 

• 0:00 – Jillian Tisdale Introduction – Captains for Clean Water
• 0:27 – Captains for Clean Water Start-Up Story
• 3:27 – History of the Everglades
• 5:06 – What Creates the Red Tide
• 8:25 – Red Tide 
• 5:43 – How the Red Tide Works
• 6:53 – Bacteria in Lake Okeechobee
• 7:14 – How to Make a Difference in Florida
• 7:29 – LOSOM Explained – Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual
• 8:13 – LORS 08
• 8:54 – LOSOM Process
• 9:50 – What Agency Manages Lake Okeechobee?
• 10:06 – LOSOM Call to Action
• 10:11 – https://captainsforcleanwater.org/LOSOM-CTA/
• 10:34 – Other CTA (Call To Action)
• 11:05 – Take Action – Email the Army Corps to Help Reduce Future Damaging Discharges to the East and the West
• 11:19 – CERP – Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
• 12:37 – How Can We Help??
• 14:22 – Get Involved with Captains for Clean Water
• 14:35 – Everglades Summary Quote