Welcome to New IRNA Team Member, Lunch Jan. 28, and more
January 10, 2025 Weekly Newsletter As we kick off 2026, we have exciting news to share: Missy Weiss is joining the Indian River Neighborhood Association as our Chief Science Officer! If you've been involved in environmental work along the Indian River Lagoon, you likely already know Missy's name. She spent nearly seven years as Director of Citizen Science & Education at ORCA, where she built programs that engaged over 10,000 community volunteers in hands-on research and educa
The Diminishing of FDEP, IRNA's Lunch , and more
Above Figure: Florida Population Growth vs. Environmental Regulatory Capacity (2010–2025). Both series are indexed to 2010 = 100 to show relative change over time rather than absolute size. This allows a direct comparison of how Florida’s population growth has diverged from the state’s environmental regulatory staffing. While Florida’s population increased steadily over this period, staffing at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection declined, indicating that regul