Cathy Brown, Finalist for Cox Conserves Heroes Award.       
Cathy Brown is our Environmental Hero.
Please Vote for her before September 14th!
 

Dear Friends of the Florida Scrub-Jay Consortium,

Cathy Brown is one of three finalists for this year's Cox Conserves Heroes Award for Orlando, and her nonprofit of choice is, of course, the Florida Scrub-Jay Trail.

Please click the link below to vote for Cathy online today!

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Cathy Brown is the co-founder of the Florida Scrub Jay Trail in Lake County.

For nearly two decades, she has been committed to increasing awareness of the importance of protecting habitat for endangered scrub-jays, a bird species found only in Florida. Since 1990, Florida has lost half of the scrub-jay population due to displacement from real estate development and loss of habitat. Cathy organizes educational events for people of all ages and cleanup events to reinstate the unique habitat the birds need to thrive. By removing invasive plants and replanting native plant species to restore the ecosystem, other endangered species such as the gopher tortoise also benefit.

Created in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, Cox Conserves Heroes recognizes local environmental volunteers and donates $20,000 to local nonprofits on behalf of the winner and finalists. The winner will be announced in late September