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So proud of two of my newer friends, Morgan Knowles andCat Uden, for their selfless, enthusiastic and imaginativeefforts to keep Broward residents' eyes on the#Environment and natural beauty that sometimes getstaken 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 Browardresidents' eyes on the #Environment and natural beauty thatsometimes 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 twonewer friends of mine are continuing to make such a big and positivedifference in keeping Broward County residents' eyes clearly on the prize -the environment and natural beauty we all sometimes take for granted inSouth Florida, via their selfless, enthusiastic and imaginative efforts.

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

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"Cat" is a very impressive and savvy woman and former school teacher, thelatter being a fact that completely makes sense the more time you spendaround 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 Commissionmeeting. There, sitting directly right behind her in the chamber, my friend,Hollywood civic activist and Friends of Hollywood president Patty Antricanintroduced us and mentioned some things about each other to one anotherthat 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 anissue we were not closely following as we waited for Cat's topic ofdiscussion 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 greatleadership and dedication to the local community by standing up and beingcounted when it comes to some very important environmental andrecreational efforts in #HollywoodFL, #Broward and #SoFL.

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

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Conversations by Water ep. 17 with Morgan Knowle…

I'd first met Morgan in 2017 with her twin sister at a Florida state legislativeupdate meeting in Hallandale Beach at the HB Cultural Center that wassurprisingly crowded for a summer night with residents from both Hollywoodand Hallandale Beach.

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

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

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

So instead of giving the umpteenth version of a speech I've given inHallandale Beach many times over the preceding 15 years about local andstate elected officials giving citizens short shrift on the ethics front, anddeciding that they had special rules, with Jones a no-show, I spent the nightvideotaping the meeting and just listening. And then, just when I was thinking of bouncing and leaving early to get alate dinner, I instead became genuinely dazzled by Morgan's knowledge andboundless 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 handfulof people left in the room, talking as everyone left and the room got ready tohave 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 veteranreaders of the blog know quite well from personal experience.

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

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

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Morgan and Catherine's devotion and passion for driving social change hasled them to engage in several initiatives focusing on sustainableenvironmental practices and development, positive societal behaviorchanges, and in general, empowering residents -especially students- to actas 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'!

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Hej, det är David, välkommen till min blogg,speciellt alla mina underbara läsare i Sverige.Som ni ser, jag älskar Sverige, och min sista resatill Stockholm i januari 2013 för över en veckagjorde inget för att ändra på det, bara gjort migmer intresserad och mer nyfiken! De med allergiertill ärlighet, ironi och sarkasm avråds från att läsabloggen! STOCKHOLM ARLANDA AIRPORT,JANUARY 13, 2013 @Arlanda, feat @SAS,@Fly_Norwegian w/tail drawing of Swedishbotanist Carl Linnaeus, aka Carl von Linné

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And, Morgan and Cat, like me, are always interested in discussingworking/collaborative relationships and partnerships with otherstakeholders/firms/groups to help push for more positive changes in theSouth Florida area on the many issues we care so deeply about, so keepthat in mind if you are someone who is a problem-solver who can addsomething to the equation.We all have an interest in seeing the creation of better and moreinnovative programs across multi-stakeholder groups to scale socialinnovation and create positive system change.

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

Kontakta mig!Har ett svar eller en fråga om en bit jag har nyligenskrivit på Hallandale Beach Blog och inte vill göra dinpublika identitet?Vill du skicka in en nyhets spets, föreslå enkorrigering, eller fråga mig om att göra en gäst Op-Edpå något mina läsare är intresserade av? Eller lämnaett motiverat argument om ett ämne i nyheterna att jaginte märker?Kontakta mig på e-post: HallandaleBeachBlog (at)gmail (dot) com

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Connecting-the-dots on some South Floridatransportation outrages re Tri-Rail; airlinepassengers being the low man in the airport totempole at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood InternationalAirport under Kent George; ethics of DelawareNorth's no-bid contract; Uber and Lyft fight forcustomer choice; fact-based sarcasm and thensome about taxpayers and customers alwayscoming up last when it involves transportationpolicyConnecting-the-dots on some South Floridatransportation outrages re Tri-Rail; airlinepassengers being the low man in the airport totempo...

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

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More than is true for most people, mylife the past 3 years has been like aCountry Music song, and because ofthat, I've been listening to and writingabout it more than ever. But I haven't

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

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Cat's fabulous #Instagram page, @flipflops365, includes some amazingphotos and videos of her on her #Paddleboard, often with her friends,interacting with the inviting blue and green water and amazing variety ofnature that's here that draws so many people to this part of #Florida, andwhy so many people I know here are #SUP people. This attention befitssomeone 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.

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

Morgan especially loves doing live streaming of events, so if you can't get tosomething 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 sweatand never run out of things to listen to her talk about. THAT is howfascinating she is!

Morgan KnowlesJust a little about her from her YeaFrog -Youth EnvironmentalAlliance- bio page:

Passionate about the oceans and finding ways to conserve,protect, clean and educate about their vital role in survivalof this planet, Morgan has dedicated her life to understandthe complex yet captivating questions of the sea from avery young age. Her professional career began with a B.S.in Marine Sciences at East Stroudsburg University ofPennsylvania with field work in Wallops Island MarineConsortium, followed by a M.S. in Marine Biologyconcentrating on coral reef ecology, restoration and marinedebris. Her research interests include but are surely notlimited to: coral reef ecology, tropical reef fish, restoration,marine debris and environmental education & outreach. Herlove for the sea has allowed for over 350+ logged dives(~200 being scientific) and had the extraordinaryopportunity to work in many marine related biologicalprojects here in South Florida including: Reef Fish VisualCensus Research Assistant, Outreach & Media Coordinator,Sea Turtle Specialist, Marine Benthic Dive Technician, CoralRestoration Assistant, Marine Science Educator and herown research on marine debris .Her most recent volunteerwork (2 years) in submerged and shoreline marine debrisremoval efforts on Southeast Florida coral reefs andbeaches. As well as using social media for outreach andeducation on the importance of our seas, and all organismswithin it. She also has a knack for teaching as she has beena Snowboard Instructor, American Red Cross EmergencyResponse Instructor, lifeguard in Training Instructor, CampEducator, and Marine Biology Educator. With this widevariety of skills in her tool box, she is willing to accept anychallenge thrown her way on fin at a time.

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

See also, yet another embarassing story about something in HallandaleBeach:

Dave Hallandale Beach Blog: http://www.hallandalebeachblog.blogspot.com/ Twitter: @hbbtruth, https://twitter.com/hbbtruth/with_repliesYouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/HallandaleBeachBlog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hbbtruth/ Snapchat: SoBeHoosier

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