FILLING IN THE INFORMATION GAP!

WELCOME!

Suzee Bailey

Founder

Residents for Resilience

Is it safe to drink the water?
Is it safe to recreate in our waterways?
Will I be able to pick up my children during King Tides?
Will stormwater flood my house again?

Is another mature tree being removed?

These are just a few of the urgent questions we hear daily from

concerned residents across Florida.

Residents for Resilience (R4R) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for:

💧 Safe, clean drinking water
🌊 Flood mitigation and stormwater management
🌴 Coastal resiliency
🐚 Waterway and marine ecosystem restoration

We bridge the information gap between government leaders, scientists, engineers, and the public — fostering education, communication, advocacy, and collaboration.

Because it’s hard to care about what you don’t know about.

Why It Matters Now

Florida’s marine waters, infrastructure, and ecosystems face growing pressures from development, sea-level rise, storm intensity, and aging systems. These issues affect not only our environment — but also our homes, businesses, public health, and economy.

By empowering residents with knowledge and bringing experts to the table, we ensure community voices are heard and actively involved in shaping solutions.

Join the Movement

Together, we can:

✔ Strengthen community preparedness
✔ Advocate for science-based solutions
✔ Protect our waterways and drinking water
✔ Promote long-term resilience over short-term fixes

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"IT’S HARD TO CARE ABOUT WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT!"

Filling the Information Gap!

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Continuing Our Student Partnership with Florida International University!

A sincere thank you to Florida International University for once again inviting Residents for Resilience (R4R) to partner through their Spring 2026 Writing About the Environment course — an exciting collaboration that continues connecting students with real-world environmental issues shaping South Florida.

We are especially pleased to continue expanding our partnership with Dr. Marta Gierczyk, and Lucas, Luke Rodewald, and FIU’s Department of English and Community Partnerships program.

As part of this collaboration, we were invited to introduce students to the R4R mission and share our presentation on the four critical water issues that guide our work:

Safe, clean drinking water

Flood mitigation

Storm resiliency

Restoring the health of our priceless waterways

Students will now begin developing environmental storytelling projects tied to real-world environmental concerns, with R4R helping guide project development and connecting classroom learning to meaningful community impact.

We are always encouraged by the thoughtful questions, ideas, and discussions that follow these presentations. Vice President Tricia Halliday also joined the discussion, helping contribute to the thoughtful exchange that followed.

Our future looks brighter when students are encouraged to think critically about the environmental challenges facing South Florida and explore how communication, science, and collaboration can help shape practical solutions.

R4R's Students for Resilience initiative continues to grow by engaging students through:

• mentorship

• project collaboration

• internships

• community engagement

• exposure to scientists, engineers, professors, and environmental professionals

These conversations matter — because informed communities are resilient communities,

and the next generation has an important role to play in shaping that future.

Thank you again to FIU for welcoming R4R into these important conversations!

Congratulations to Broward County on another outstanding

Water Matters Day at Tree Tops Park —

a wonderful reminder of how much meaningful work is happening across our region in support of water conservation, nature-based solutions, and long-term resilience.

A special thank you to Jennifer Jurado, Gregory Mount, and Broward County’s resilience team for helping make this annual event such a success. It was encouraging to see so many municipalities, civic leaders, students, educators, and community partners come together around this year’s theme: “Reclaim Water, Regrow Nature.”

It was also wonderful to see Broward leaders including Commissioners Nan Rich, Beam Furr, Robert McKinzie, and Steve Geller present in support of this important event and the County’s continued focus on water conservation and nature-based resilience.

The event beautifully highlighted how green infrastructure — including rain gardens, wetlands, tree canopies, and Florida-friendly landscapes — can help mimic natural hydrology, reduce runoff, recharge groundwater, and improve water quality while strengthening community resilience.

It was especially meaningful to thank Commissioners Beam Furr and Nan Rich for their strong support for nature and their recent 8–0 vote in favor of protecting the mangroves in the Dania Beach mangrove parcel discussion.

I also appreciated the chance to share ideas with Alec Bogdanoff of Brizaga regarding possible collaborative efforts, and it was wonderful catching up with our friends from the Sierra Club who continue doing important work throughout our community.

One of the most encouraging parts of the day was seeing students, teachers, and schools recognized for their outstanding work through Broward County’s infographic challenge and NatureScape awards — a reminder that our future looks brighter when young people are actively engaged in understanding and protecting our natural resources.

Events like this help reinforce an important truth: nature-based solutions are not optional extras — they are part of the long-term resilience strategy South Florida needs.