🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Governor DeSantis just signed the State Parks protection bill prohibiting golf courses, hotels, pickleball courts and more in Florida State Parks 👏 A HUGE WIN FOR FLORIDA’S ENVIRONMENT THANKS TO YOUR ADVOCACY AND PERSISTENCE 🙌 #floridastateparks #florida #protectourparks #floridanews #floridasprings #developthis (fb)

📰: After outrage, group behind land swap involving sensitive Florida wetlands kills deal 👏 From the @tallahasseedemocrat article: Environmentalists feared the end game was development in one of the most ecologically valuable areas of Northeast Florida: “This is absolutely appalling,” Ryan Smart of the Florida Springs Council said. Smart lives down river from the WMA. “We’re seeing the same kind of public outrage over this we saw over the proposal to develop state parks.” 🎉 Come celebrate this win and learn about the Florida legislature, Florida’s springs and Florida’s public lands with the Florida Springs Council THIS EVENING, May 22, at Spinster Abbott’s in St. Augustine 🙌 🍻 Spinster Abbott’s is starting a new monthly series called “Tap Room Tap In: A Civic Happy Hour Series.” Tap Room Tap In will be equal parts education, community building, and pathways to engagement. There’s lots to cover from legislation to protect state parks to this week’s sprint campaign against the Guana land swap. 📍 Spinster Abbott’s - 61 San Marco Ave, St. Augustine, FL 32084 🗓️ May 22, gather at 7 pm, with a presentation from 7:30 to 8:00 pm, followed by discussion on how we can all engage for Florida’s communities, parks, and wild spaces. Spinster Abbott’s is a popular place to find great coffee, local beer, and vintage vibes. This cozy, welcoming space has also become a community hub for advocates and organizers who care about protecting Florida’s wild places. It became the hot spot in Northeast Florida to plan protests against the state parks development fiasco and the recent Guana land swap, and now, locals know that Spinster Abbott’s is where conversation turns into action. It’s the perfect place to meet up with like-minded advocates, and we’d love to see you there! 🤩 📸: @saveanastasiastatepark @floridagirlabroad @spinster_abbotts_st_aug #floridaevents #floridanews #protectourparks #florida (fb)