Audubon Everglades September Speaker Program

“Watershed Protection Plan and Everglades Restoration”

Lt. Col. Jennifer Reynolds, Director of Ecosystem Restoration and Capital Projects,
South Florida Water Management District

Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Zoom Presentation

UPDATE: If you missed the program, you can catch it on our Program Videos page.

Lt. Col. Jennifer Reynolds, Director of Ecosystem Restoration and Capital Projects for the South Florida Water Management District, will speak about projects and programs to improve the quality of the water that flows south into Lake Okeechobee and the Florida Everglades at the Audubon Everglades Zoom lecture program on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 7pm.

Reynolds retired from the U.S. Army in January 2020 and most recently served as the Deputy Commander for South Florida with the Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. During that time, she built a strong reputation for working collaboratively with the public and stakeholder groups.

In addition to her time working on Everglades restoration with the U.S. Army Corps, she has experience managing emergency operations and supporting efforts in more than 90 countries worldwide. She has worked on unique international capital projects, including the Mosul Dam, health clinics, schools, and wastewater treatment plants in Iraq, Kajaki Dam and the national electricity system in Afghanistan, building maintenance facilities and road repair in Bosnia, base camp design and construction in Kosovo, and construction of training facilities in Germany.
Her undergraduate degree is in Natural Resource Management from Western Illinois University. She holds graduate degrees from the Army’s School of Advanced Military Studies in Strategic Planning and from Webster University in Procurement and Acquisitions.

Lt. Col. Reynolds was recognized as the 2018 Champion of the Everglades by Audubon Florida and was honored with the Public Service Award during the 2019 Everglades Coalition Conference.

Please check your email for a link to join this exciting member presentation via Zoom.