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Friday, October 1, 2021

October 2021 Update on some important #HollywoodFL stories about real estate development proposals, inc. The Related Group's 1301 S. Ocean Drive project. If fixing the Hollywood Beach Community Center was really so important to the Hollywood City Commission, why wasn't it listed on the 2019 GO Bond list?

October 2021 Update on some important #HollywoodFL stories about real estate development proposals, inc. The Related Group's 1301 S. Ocean Drive project. 

If fixing the Hollywood Beach Community Center was really so important to the Hollywood City Commission, why wasn't it listed on the 2019 GO Bond list?


Updates on some important #HollywoodFL stories about real estate development proposals, projects that are either going to appear to you to be:

a.) Common Knowledge to you,

b.) Something percolating below the surface that you've been hearing faint outlines of for a while, or,

c.) Comes as a complete surprise to you if you aren't already following me on my popular Twitter platform and my new-ish Facebook page.


I've been working on these for a bit and even felt the need to share some of them as emails rather than posting them here first and then sending out an email with a link. I may likely have even more news about some of these stories early next week if some people I've been talking to decide to finally share what they've hinted at to me via phone calls and emails.

Real facts, real news, not unsubstantiated rumors or hearsay.

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So, via my email of Wednesday September 15th, 2021


Sad reality of what Hollywood residents are up against as The Related Group gets help from
City Commissioners, yet refuses to have even one public, in-person mtg. abt a 3-story luxury 
condo on public land. 
AT the beach!

a.) Since there are so many comments being made about this Related Group project, a project that's incompatible to its location in ways both large and small, physical and symbolic, and which to me represents a very conscious public thumb to the eye of every reasonable Hollywood resident and stakeholder by Hollywood''s elected officials and top-tier bureaucracy, and since everyone is NOT able to see, know about, or even necessarily keep track of who said what, I've made these 3 screengrabs below, based on what's been said/written the past 24 or so hours, as of about 1:15 pm today.

My purpose in doing so is to make it easy for you to find or highlight a comment quickly that you 
agree or disagree with, and not have to keep scrolling through everything to find it.

b.) Over the past week, former Sun-Sentinel reporter Ihosvani "George" Rodriguez, now working 
for Memorial Regional Hospital, has dropped lots of interesting facts re Hollywood Commissioner Kevin Biederman's rather strange and peevish behavior, and in particular, Biederman's unconscionable 
and reprehensible lies about Cat Uden actually being a secret, paid lobbyist against the project.

Having worked at a relatively high level on several winning national political campaigns in lots of different places with very different political cultures, doing policy and coordinating advance work and logistics, plus having worked for 15 years in Washington, D.C. on Capitol Hill and K Street for some of the largest law firms and corporations in the country in a variety of policy roles, 
I have a very well-developed Sixth Sense about local elected officials and govt. functionaries.

Especially pols who liked to pat themselves on the back perhaps a little too often, in order to try to endear themselves to the press, candidate, me, or our staff, I'll leave to another time my thoughts regarding how often elected officials who are at pains to always describe themselves as self styled "truth-tellers," eventually fall from grace when they do say what they REALLY think.
Suffice to say that I believe Kevin Biederman shows all the hallmarks of having fallen into this rather sad and dubious category.

ICYMI: Another unsolicited bid is generating anger in a city NOT named Hollywood. 
But plenty of similarities with us here about the public being intentionally kept in the dark when a government wants to do something that they know is very unpopular with the public.

Miami Herald
Miami-Dade | Key Biscayne - 'Give this a chance': - Key Biscayne softens approach to Rickenbacker bid proposal
Samantha J. Gross; Staff Writer
September 5, 2021
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/key-biscayne/article253941053.html

ICYMI, my latest blog post is:
What is the empirical data from Memorial Regional Hospital that the City of Hollywood is relying upon to re-open, and no longer be the only city of 58 in South Florida whose City Hall is closed to the public?

I encourage you to read that when you can, because right now, there is no objective criteria publicly delineated by Hollywood City Manager Ishmael on what parameters must be met for Hollywood City Hall to be reopened to the public again.
And yes, you read that right - Hollywood is the only city in South Florida whose City Hall is closed as of today. Why? 
We are either not getting the truth or we are being taken advantage of by the City Manager's office and the folks at Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood.
I'll have some more news to share about this story next week, via some public records requests I've made to find out who said what and when to whom -and why.

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September 15th, 2021




flipflops365

Demonstration to oppose a 30 story condominium tower on our public land at #HollywoodBeach. This public land has deed restrictions for "open space, park, recreation, and public purpose." The land was given to the city to decrease density. This condo (99 year lease) would be 347 feet tall and 188 units. @joshlevymayorofhollywoodfl says that they can ignore height/density restrictions because it's public land.
The city has not even given the public one in-person meeting about the condo. They won’t even tell the public that they have the ability to oppose. All of the emails have been misleading, as if it’s a done deal. Commissioner Shuham CShuham@hollywoodfl.org asked that the city manager look into other ways to fund a remodel of the community center. Has he? (You can email the city manager Wazir Ishmael about this). Wishmael@hollywoodfl.org
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If you live, work, vacation in, or visit Hollywood: Sign the petition at Change.org/WeLoveHollywoodBeach 😎 You’ll receive an alert about the next event.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CT2Ia0krycq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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I received this email on Saturday September 25th, 2021


Subject: A Message From The President of The Hollywood Council of Civic Associations  


Mayor and Commissioners,

The Hollywood Council of Civic Associations (HCCA) agrees with District 1 Commissioner Shuham and opposes this P3 project at 1301 S. Ocean Drive. We join all the other organizations such as the Hollywood Beach Civic Assn, the Hollywood Lakes Civic Assn, the Hollywood Hills Civic Assn. the Summit Towers Condo Assn, The North Hollywood Beach Civic Assn, the Hollywood Historical Society, the Friends of Hollywood, North Central Civic Assn, the Sierra Club and scores of individual residents and taxpayers who also agree with Commissioner Shuham. The reasons for this opposition have been well stated. To burden the taxpayers with a 99 lease with a private condo association that clearly violates the intent of a 45 year old deed restriction especially when there are potentially other funding sources for the community center replacement does not make good sense to anybody but the developer.

We feel that it is your duty as elected officials to adhere to the wishes and desires of the residents that elected you to office and move on from this bad project.

TERRY CANTRELL
President - HCCA



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I received this email today

From: Friends of Hollywood Florida Inc. <friendsofhollywoodfl@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 1:32 PM
Subject: Why Wasn't This On The GO Bond?


Beach Azalea













Dear Mayor & Commissioners,

The Hollywood Beach Coalition and its members have been following as
many presentations and meetings as possible on this project.
We have been listening to all the voices, the developer, city staff,
comments from the commission, comments from the residents of Hollywood
and the community at large.

We are of the opinion and have concluded that this project is not in the
best interest of Hollywood or its residents and we are opposed to it.

We share many of the same concerns and join all the other organizations
and scores of other individual residents and taxpayers that you already
have heard from, in opposing this project, as presented.

Below are some of the points that have been brought to the Hollywood
Beach Coalitions attention and why we are against this P3 project:

We do not believe that the height of this project conforms to the
surrounding area and certainly is against the “bookend” plan that city
staff has previous put forth for beach building heights in the CRA
district. This project will dwarf surrounding buildings.

We believe the city did not do their due diligence when they did not get
an appraisal for the property particularly in light of the fact that
other assemblages of property on the barrier island are for much greater
prices than what is being offered by this project, in our opinion.

There is concern about a 99 year lease and the possible renewal of
another 99 year lease term at its end. Clearly, this would be a sale and
not a lease.
Who would evict the condo owners if the lease was not paid? Who would
pay to demolish the building and return the property to as is condition,
at the end of the lease?
Would the city really evict 190 condo owners for nonpayment of the lease
payments?

Parking for the beach community center would be problematic for the many
older or disabled residents that continually use this facility and they
would have to compete to get a parking space with the proposed condo
residents, beach users and those that would use the proposed restaurant
and community center.
Look at what happened at Margaritaville where the hotel has taken over
the public parking spaces.

The issue of how the developer would transfer title to the condo
association is still unresolved as the P3 state statute does not appear
to address or allow this type of transfer or assignment.
A comprehensive agreement would not be able to supersede the state statute.
This question remains unanswered.

We believe the original deed transfer is quite clear to its purpose and
we do not see how a condo project built on this land qualifies as a
public purpose, as it will be closed to the public and we do not see how
it comports to the P3 statute with an ensuing transfer of ownership from
the developer to a condo association.

We also heard that there were known defects of the beach community
center since 2018 which were not divulged to the public and monies were
not put on the GO Bond to maintain and update this beach community center.
These defects are now being used as an excuse and driving force about
getting a new beach community center.
This is very problematic to the community at large.
Either pass a new GO Bond, take savings from the GO Bond, have the Beach
CRA pay to renovate, remodel or build a new community center or look for
other financing methods.

There were no Beach CRA projects on the GO Bond list and this is
certainly something that should have qualified.

This is some of the last beachfront property that the city owns.

This is prime beachfront property that Hollywood should keep and utilize
for the enjoyment and use of future generations of Hollywood residents
and taxpayers.
Once gone, it cannot be replaced.

We hope that you will move on from this project as presented, as it
seems most of your electorate is in agreement that this is not a project
for Hollywood.
If you doubt this statement, please put it out for vote to the community
at large.

Thank you,

Bob Glickman
On Behalf of the Hollywood Beach Coalition

Dave 

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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

So proud of two of my newer friends, Morgan Knowles and Cat Uden, for their selfless, enthusiastic and imaginative efforts to keep Broward residents' eyes on the #Environment and natural beauty that sometimes gets taken for granted in South Florida; @mo_seas_, @flipflops365

So proud of two of my newer friends, Morgan Knowles and Cat Uden, for their selfless, enthusiastic and imaginative efforts to keep Broward residents' eyes on the #Environment and natural beauty that sometimes gets taken for granted in South Florida; @mo_seas_, @flipflops365



* Updated: January 31st, 2019

I'm so pleased and proud to see that as 2019 continues apace that two newer friends of mine are continuing to make such a big and positive difference in keeping Broward County residents' eyes clearly on the prize -the environment and natural beauty we all sometimes take for granted in South Florida, via their selfless, enthusiastic and imaginative efforts.

In fact, one of them, Catherine "Cat" Uden was on the front page -and above the fold- on the first edition of the year's South Florida Sun-Sentinel. 







And even appeared in Cahoots!


"Cat" is a very impressive and savvy woman and former school teacher, the latter being a fact that completely makes sense the more time you spend around her. She is a born teacher in the best sense of the phrase.
I first met her earlier in 2018 at a City of Hollywood City Commission meeting. There, sitting directly right behind her in the chamber, my friend, Hollywood civic activist and Friends of Hollywood president Patty Antrican introduced us and mentioned some things about each other to one another that made the three of us wonder how Cat and I had never met before.

 Well, me being me, as the City Commission continued talking about an issue we were not closely following as we waited for Cat's topic of discussion to come up and get up in front of a microphone, we chatted non-stop, and in the months since I met her, she has continued to show her great leadership and dedication to the local community by standing up and being counted when it comes to some very important environmental and recreational efforts in #HollywoodFL, #Broward and #SoFL.

And it's no surprise at all that she's pals with my personal mermaid friend and fellow #SUP aficionado, Morgan Knowles, whose always-fascinating Instagram photos and videos of her on a Stand Up Paddleboard, especially while cleaning up local waterways or while interacting with marine animals or plants, are a definite MUST-FOLLOW!  








Making waves and taking names 👊🏽🌊 • Check out how you can make a change below! Repost and 📸 from the incredible @olapicreative 🌊🙌🏽💙 • We caught up with #wavemaker @mo_seas_ in our last #conversationsbywater Facebook Livestream who had some great insight into how to beat the plastics race. .⠀ In our conversation, she brought up a great point, that we don't all need a degree in Marine Biology to do something to improve the health of our beaches and ocean. In her experience, Morgan points out that, "if you go and pick up something off the beach, somebody's going to see you. Either it’s going to spark some positive morality in them to want to do the same thing, they'll come and talk to you or pretend to ignore you (and feel guilty). And that's the best thing you can do, is invite people to come and talk to you and educate them even just a little bit. And that tiny little seed you just planted in their brain can become something that has a chance to change their lifestyle."⠀ .⠀ It's all about the ripple effect! www.facebook.com/olapicreative⠀ .⠀ #bethechange #oceanoptimism #waterwoman #waterwarrior #barnaclebabes #bluemind #moseas #olapiinspired #olapicreative #waterportraits #saveourseas #oceaninspired #oceanlifestyle #seachange #moseas #plasticsymptoms #rippleeffect #sustainablelifestyle

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I'd first met Morgan in 2017 with her twin sister at a Florida state legislative update meeting in Hallandale Beach at the HB Cultural Center that was surprisingly crowded for a summer night with residents from both Hollywood and Hallandale Beach.

 My plan that night had been to grill Florida State senator Gary Farmer and state Representatives Shevrin Jones and Joe Geller about some legislative matters that they probably hoped to ignore completely, or give short shrift, one of them being the sorry state of ethics locally, and Rep. Jones' vote against the state's Sunshine's Laws, which had been the object of a withering Sun-Sentinel editorial taking him to task, seemed like low-hanging fruit for someone like me used to having connect-the-dots for newbies.




https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/fl-editorial-sunshine-law-20170503-story.html
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/florida-politics-blog/fl-reg-sunshine-report-card-20170620-story.html

 Naturally, I'd also planned on video-recording the proceedings, good and bad, and posting excerpts here on the blog for everyone to see, and then post the whole thing to my YouTube page.

 But Rep. Jones was a no-show at the meeting in Hallandale Beach, with Sen. Farmer claiming that he was sick. The truth emerged weeks later that Jones had actually been in West Park at the time, his home base, pressing the flesh and schmoozing, avoiding hard questions from me about his curious vote against transparency, which as regular readers of this blog know, is par for the course for him.

 So instead of giving the umpteenth version of a speech I've given in Hallandale Beach many times over the preceding 15 years about local and state elected officials giving citizens short shrift on the ethics front, and deciding that they had special rules, with Jones a no-show, I spent the night videotaping the meeting and just listening. 
And then, just when I was thinking of bouncing and leaving early to get a late dinner, I instead became genuinely dazzled by Morgan's knowledge and boundless enthusiasm. 
She is pure energy and an absolute delight to be with! 

 I can say that with some authority since we were among less than a handful of people left in the room, talking as everyone left and the room got ready to have its lights switched off by an employee standing at the light switch.
Yes, a familiar situation I have been in many times, as many of you veteran readers of the blog know quite well from personal experience.

 And, like me, Morgan loves Iceland, and was actually there in 2017, with me being very envious!
Unless something very unexpected comes up, I plan on being in Iceland at some point in 2019, most likely on an Icelandair Stopover on the way back from a vist to Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo, to make-up for a great trip I was supposed to take a year ago at this time that was postponed.












Iceland. A place that warms you yet freezes you. Fills you with wonder and mystery. It's beauty is undestribable, but it's harsh exterior and treachery is physically palpable from a distance. 🔥❄️🌋💦🐑💨⛰🗺 • I have been so captured by this place I have indirectly relieved myself from the need to post.😍 • Overcoming fears and boundaries replaced the want to aimlessly scroll.👊🏽 • My "dumbstruck awe" moments replaced my drive to check likes & followers.🙌🏽 • My deminishing energy reserves after a long day of ice climbing or glacial kayaking distanced myself from the worlds chaos.👌🏽 • It's been a real mind exploder FOR SURE.🌋🌊 • More moments to come. Soaking it allllll in before I go nuts on the internet machine.✌🏽😳📸 • THANK YOU @beyondthemaptravel for making this trip the most epic adventure of a life time. Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.🗺 • 📸: @beakaykay #Moseas #beyondthemap #livelifebeyond #btmdoesICELAND #gluggafoss #nofiltersneedediniceland #iceland #icelandicwaterfalls #waterfalls #dontgochasingwaterfalls #btmtravel #iceland #chasingice #glaciers #hiking #exploring #iceclimbing #glacialkayaking #wander #wanderlust #adventure #epic

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Here's a great video of Morgan last year with Paola Espitia of Ola'pi Creative in one of her firm's Wavemakers series of videos, talking about the marine debris epidemic.









We caught up with #wavemaker @mo_seas_ in our last #conversationsbywater Facebook Livestream who had some great insight into how to beat the plastics race. Catch the replay in the <LINK IN BIO>⠀ .⠀ In our conversation, she brought up a great point, that we don't all need a degree in Marine Biology to do something to improve the health of our beaches and ocean. In her experience, Morgan points out that, "if you go and pick up something off the beach, somebody's going to see you and either its going to spark some positive morality in them to want to do the same thing or they'll come and talk to you. And that's the best thing you can do, is invite people to come and talk to you and educate them even just a little bit. And that tiny little seed you just planted in their brain can become something that has a chance to change their lifestyle."⠀ .⠀ It's all about the ripple effect! Today's #conversationsbywater guest, Bryan Galvin of @plasticsymptoms is walking the talk to save Florida's beaches. Catch our Facebook LIVE 11/14 at 3pm EST/12 pm PST over at www.facebook.com/olapicreative⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #bethechange #oceanoptimism #waterwoman #waterwarrior #barnaclebabes #bluemind #moseas #olapiinspired #olapicreative #waterportraits #saveourseas #oceaninspired #oceanlifestyle #plasticsymptoms #surfriderfoundation #rippleeffect #sustainablelifestyle
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https://youtu.be/12BBKAZEi3A
More info about the video and the series: https://www.facebook.com/events/345501432688327/?active_tab=about


 Morgan and Catherine's devotion and passion for driving social change has led them to engage in several initiatives focusing on sustainable environmental practices and development, positive societal behavior changes, and in general, empowering residents -especially students- to act as changemakers in their local communities.
Every time I see one of them, given the longstanding apathy that is ever-present in South Florida, including this part of broward County, I think, "Wow, we could only use about 1000 more people just like them."
They're both 'keepers'!

 And, Morgan and Cat, like me, are always interested in discussing working/collaborative relationships and partnerships with other stakeholders/firms/groups to help push for more positive changes in the South Florida area on the many issues we care so deeply about, so keep that in mind if you are someone who is a problem-solver who can add something to the equation.
We all have an interest in seeing the creation of better and more innovative programs across multi-stakeholder groups to scale social innovation and create positive system change.











Saturdays are for good #supcleanup 🤙🏽💙 • @beakaykay and I paddled about 2 miles up into the New River from #BillKeithPreserve and boy was it a glorious day exploring. • Tide was on its way out, current was rippin, there was a nice breeze but holy mackerel Andy, there a lot of garbage and people NOT following the “no wake zones”. • They’re all smiling, waving and blowing by while we’re contorting ourselves trying to balance through tsunami wakes while picking up debris in a heavy current. Bro #slowtheFdown • You’re going to murder a manatee and I’m going to be so pissed... #nowakemeansnowake #endrant 🤬 • Anyway...what are you up to the rest of this beautiful Saturday? Hope your day is fabulous 🌈🌊💙 • • • #optoutside #supcleanup #dickstixSUP #bluemind #saturdaze #standuppaddle #sup #take3forthesea #take4sea2shore #2minutebeachclean #moseas #moseascleanseas #cleanup #newriver #rivermonsters #plastic #foamfree #6packrings #plasticfree #styrofoam #plasticbottles #plasticbags #foamclamshells #corks #straws #paddle

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SEPTEMBER 25 2017 
Meet Catherine Uden, Surfrider Activist and Coastal Defender 
by Ty Smith
http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/meet-catherine-uden-surfrider-activist-and-coastal-defender

 Some of you in the Hollywood and Hallandale Beach area may've first become aware of Cat when she was on the cover of the August 2018 issue of the Hollywood Gazette, at bottom,












What a cool way to begin 2019- front page! 😃🤙🏾 I’m sure many of you can relate to the connection you feel with the water, whether it be stand up paddling, surfing, scuba, free dive, or just being near the ocean. I hope that more people become connected with the water and feel the need to protect and enjoy the ocean. 🌊 I’m happy to begin 2019 fighting for the right to access our beautiful ocean, and I plan to work hard to protect it. Happy New Year! 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊😎 #savetheoceansdamnit #protectandenjoy @sunsentinel @oceana @oceana_florida @surfrider @surfriderbroward #surfriderbroward #oceanaflorida #surfriderfoundation #hollywoodbeach #teamuden #liveauthentic #wahine #thefutureiswahine #happynewyear #protectwhatyoulove #sup #paddle #standuppaddle #sunsentinel #broward #southflorida #longlivethebeach #beachaccess #forceofnature #standuppaddlingisnotacrime
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Thank you @sunsentinel 🌊🌊🌊 I believe that @surfriderbroward chapter is very close to changing the harsh restrictions enforced on Hollywood Beach. Currently, 89% of the beach is inaccessible to surfers, kayakers, stand up paddlers, stand up surfers, etc. We are looking forward to more freedom! 🤙🏾 Thanks to everyone who is part of our campaign.😎 @surfrider @susannah_bryan @cityofhollywoodfl @bogasup @samatamag @standuppaddlemagazine @hollywoodgazette #hollywoodbeach #protectandenjoy #wahine #thefutureiswahine @virusintl @electric_women #hollywood #hollywoodfl #sunsentinel #broward #teamuden #southflorida #forceofnature #beachaccess #surfriderbroward #surfriderfoundation #standuppaddlingisnotacrime #bogasup #bogaboards #meetmeatthebeach #happyplace @surfrider #mygym #getupstandup
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I'm very happy to see that a very impressive woman I met earlier this year at a City of #HollywoodFL City Commission meeting, someone who's doing some very important #environmental work in #Broward and #SoFL, getting some much deserved attention: Catherine "Cat" Uden. She's on the cover of the new August issue of @hollywoodgazette Cat's fabulous #Instagram page, @flipflops365, includes some amazing photos and videos of her on her #Paddleboard, often with her friends, interacting with the inviting blue and green water and amazing variety of nature that's here that draws so many people to this part of #Florida, and why so many people I know here are #SUP people. This attention befits someone who is such an important voice for positive change in #SouthFlorida, at both @oceana and @surfriderbroward. Cat is currently serving as the Chair of #Broward's Surfrider chapter.

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Very happy to be the reason why ocean conservation issues are getting so much attention in the current edition of the Hollywood Gazette. Thanks so much to Robin Drulard and Hollywood Gazette for giving me a cover story! 🤙🏾😊 Sometimes people will ask me why I spend so much time volunteering for ocean conservation causes, and as an ocean and beach lover, I think “Why WOULDN’T I?” And don’t we all need the ocean? 🦈🐬🐠🐟🐙🐋👙@hollywoodgazette @oceana @surfrider @surfriderbroward #ocean #oceanconservation #moreoceanlessplastic #defendourcoasts #drillingiskilling #protectwhatyoulove #cleanwaterhealthybeaches #protectandenjoy #longlivethebeach #theoceanismyfavorite #ilovetheocean #surfrider #surfriderfoundation #oceana #oceanaflorida #florida #floridaoceana #hollywood @floridashollywood #broward #southflorida #lovefl #blocktheblast #teamuden #oceanfriendlyrestaurants #cleanyourbeach #oceanminded #beoceanminded @oceana_bze @oceana_canada @oceana_chile @oceana_socal @electric @electric_women #opticsofohm @bronwenjewelry @marchfortheocean @the_meec

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SEPTEMBER 25 2017 
Meet Catherine Uden, Surfrider Activist and Coastal Defender 
by Ty Smith

 http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/meet-catherine-uden-surfrider-activist-and-coastal-defender
Cat's fabulous #Instagram page, @flipflops365, includes some amazing photos and videos of her on her #Paddleboard, often with her friends, interacting with the inviting blue and green water and amazing variety of nature that's here that draws so many people to this part of #Florida, and why so many people I know here are #SUP people. This attention befits someone who is such an important voice for positive change in #SouthFlorida, at both @oceana and @surfriderbroward. 
Cat is currently serving as the Chair of #Broward's Surfrider chapter.

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Here are the Social Media links that Morgan and Cat are VERY ACTIVE on to let everyone know just what they are up to and what's what from their Point of View.
You ought to start FOLLOWING them and get involved with their activities before that band wagon gets too crowded!

 Morgan especially loves doing live streaming of events, so if you can't get to something that she'll be at, check and see if she'll be streaming it.
I could do about 1,001 podcasts with Morgan without ever breaking a sweat and never run out of things to listen to her talk about. THAT is how fascinating she is! 

 Morgan Knowles
Just a little about her from her YeaFrog -Youth Environmental Alliance- bio page:
Passionate about the oceans and finding ways to conserve, protect, clean and educate about their vital role in survival of this planet, Morgan has dedicated her life to understand the complex yet captivating questions of the sea from a very young age. Her professional career began with a B.S. in Marine Sciences at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania with field work in Wallops Island Marine Consortium, followed by a M.S. in Marine Biology concentrating on coral reef ecology, restoration and marine debris. Her research interests include but are surely not limited to: coral reef ecology, tropical reef fish, restoration, marine debris and environmental education & outreach. Her love for the sea has allowed for over 350+ logged dives (~200 being scientific) and had the extraordinary opportunity to work in many marine related biological projects here in South Florida including: Reef Fish Visual Census Research Assistant, Outreach & Media Coordinator, Sea Turtle Specialist, Marine Benthic Dive Technician, Coral Restoration Assistant, Marine Science Educator and her own research on marine debris .Her most recent volunteer work (2 years) in submerged and shoreline marine debris removal efforts on Southeast Florida coral reefs and beaches. As well as using social media for outreach and education on the importance of our seas, and all organisms within it. She also has a knack for teaching as she has been a Snowboard Instructor, American Red Cross Emergency Response Instructor, lifeguard in Training Instructor, Camp Educator, and Marine Biology Educator. With this wide variety of skills in her tool box, she is willing to accept any challenge thrown her way on fin at a time.

 Twitter: M.S. Marine Biologist. Educator Mermaid. Surfer. Diver. Dog lover. Musician. Twin. Creative Being
@mo_seas_, https://twitter.com/mo_seas_
Instagram: Morgan Knowles, M.S., mawrgun https://www.instagram.com/mo_seas_/
Marine biologist🔬🐠🧜🏼‍♀️Ocean Warrior ⚔️🦀🌎Diver🐙🦈Dog Whisperer🐕👯 PlanetLoveLife ♻️ SurfriderBroward 🌊 BarnacleBabe🐡 YEA🐸
www.facebook.com/events/345501432688327/?active_tab=about

 Catherine "Cat" Uden
Twitter: @UdenCatherine, https://twitter.com/UdenCatherine
Instagram: flipflops365 https://www.instagram.com/flipflops365/
Cat- BOGA Ambassador, SUP Gladiator Race Fins Team, Mom, Surfrider Broward, Oceana, dreaming of O’ahu, views are my own, #teamuden
South Florida Campaign Organizer for Oceana, Twitter @oceana https://twitter.com/oceana

 More about Cat's activities with Oceana here:
https://oceana.org/about-oceana/people-partners/oceana-staff/catherine-uden
Catherine believes strongly in a quote by David Suzuki, "unless we are willing to encourage our children to reconnect with and appreciate the natural world, we can't expect them to help protect and care for it." 

 See also, yet another embarassing story about something in Hallandale Beach:













Dave

 Hallandale Beach Blog: http://www.hallandalebeachblog.blogspot.com/ 
Snapchat: SoBeHoosier

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