Women of the Watershed: Eco Shift Environmental Film Series 2025

Join us at Southwest Regional Library for a special screening followed by a dynamic panel discussion featuring Chloe Barnett, Scott Barnett, Betty Osceola, Christina Pettersson and Johanna Vega. Hear their unique insights, ask questions, and be part of the conversation shaping the future of the Florida Everglades.

Women of the Watershed highlights the role women have played in the conservation of the Florida Everglades beginning with the earliest advocates of the 20th century and through insightful visits with present day scientists, advocates and artists, who are actively engaged in modern day conservation activities. We follow the journey of Chloe Barnett, who grew up along the edge of this massive sheet of water that gently glides down the Florida peninsula into Florida Bay. Her purpose is to engage with women who are actively involved in conservation activities throughout the watershed to better understand the water challenges we are now facing. Everglades National Park represents only a fraction of the entire Everglades system that also includes the various waterways that lead through the Kissimmee River Basin, Lake Okeechobee, the Southern Everglades and Florida Bay. Chloe recounts her experiences with coral restoration along with the problems of coral bleaching that now threaten the very survival of this coral reef system. This story begins at the end and leads her on a journey upstream towards the headwaters of the entire Everglades system as she visits with the Women of the Watershed.

Chloe Barnett is a Digital Broadcasting and Anthropology Student at FIU. She served as an Associate Producer and co-host for the PBS documentary Women of the Watershed. Previous work includes internships with the Smithsonian for their Young Ambassadors Program at the National Museum of the American Latino, the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, and coordinator position with Mujeres Latinas Impulsanda Mujeres.

Host or Publisher Broward County Library South Cluster