Dear Friends and Supporters, WE ARE SO CLOSE – YOUR VOICES ARE MAKING HISTORY! 🚨 Thanks to nearly 19,000 signatures and thousands of you speaking out, Senator Jim Boyd filed a powerful amendment (#117522) to SB 302 that would BAN new dredging and filling in the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve. This would directly block the destructive cruise ship port proposal that threatens our mangroves, seagrass, manatees, and Tampa Bay water quality. The full Florida Senate is voting on the bill and amendments THIS MORNING (February 19). We need a final push RIGHT NOW to make sure they ADOPT Boyd's protective amendment! 10am Want to read it yourself? Here are the direct links: - Full Bill Text (SB 302 – Nature-based Coastal Resiliency): https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/?Tab=BillText - Senator Boyd's Amendment #117522 (the key protection for Terra Ceia): https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/Amendment/117522/HTML (PDF version: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/Amendment/117522/PDF - Track the bill live (calendar, votes, updates): https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302 ACTION NEEDED BY 10:00 AM TODAY: 1. Email the priority senators listed first. 2. Find and email YOUR senator here: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/Find (quick zip code lookup). Sample Message – Copy & Paste: Subject: URGENT: Support Amendment #117522 to SB 302 TODAY – Protect Terra Ceia from Cruise Port Dear Senator [Last Name], Please support and adopt Senator Jim Boyd's amendment #117522 to SB 302 during today's vote. This amendment prohibits new dredging and filling in the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, preventing irreversible environmental damage from projects like the proposed cruise ship port on Rattlesnake Key. Nearly 19,000 Floridians have signed a petition opposing this port due to its threats to mangroves, seagrass, manatees, and our bay's water quality. Please defend our natural treasures today. Thank you, [Your Name] [Your City/Zip Code] Priority Senators to Email RIGHT NOW: - Senate President Ben Albritton: albritton.ben.web@flsenate.gov - Senator Jim Boyd (Amendment Author – THANK HIM!): boyd.jim.web@flsenate.gov - Senator Ileana Garcia (Bill Sponsor): garcia.ileana.web@flsenate.gov - Senator Ed Hooper: hooper.ed.web@flsenate.gov - Senator Joe Gruters: gruters.joe.web@flsenate.gov - Senator Danny Burgess: burgess.danny.web@flsenate.gov Full senator list & contacts: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/ This could be the decisive moment – let's flood their inboxes before the vote! Share this update (and the links) with friends and family too. Together, we're saving Terra Ceia. 🌿💪 Thank you for your urgency, Corey McKeever Petition Creator https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-proposed-cruise-ship-port