STATEMENT FROM AUDUBON OF FLORIDA DIRECTOR OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION JULIE WRAITHMELL - CONTACT: 850-222-2473

Tallahassee, FL - "Audubon of Florida is pleased to see that the National Resource Damage Assessment has announced the Deepwater Horizon Draft Phase 1 Early Restoration Plan. This proposal is a critical first step to making Florida and the Gulf Coast whole after the disaster that was the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Our thanks go to the trustees for providing an extended 60-day public comment period and a series of public hearings on this important initial proposal. Audubon of Florida is looking forward to working with state and federal staff to ensure the important ecological needs of our Gulf Coast are addressed in future rounds of NRDA’s restoration plan."

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