Friends of the Everglades is inviting Treasure Coast residents to a public town hall next month to discuss Everglades restoration, clean water and ways residents can become involved in advocacy efforts.
The Rescue the River of Grass Town Hall will feature Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades, and Mark Perry of the Florida Oceanographic Society. The event will be held Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. at the Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center, 890 N.E. Ocean Blvd. in Stuart.
Samples said the discussion will focus on the role land acquisition south of Lake Okeechobee could play in reducing harmful discharges to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers…