Julie Wraithmell

Vice President, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Florida
About

Julie Wraithmell has helped grow 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s coastal conservation and policy programs in Florida for 20 years, and has been Executive Director since April 2018. In 2015, she was recognized with the Charles H. Callison Award, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s highest staff honor, for her leadership of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Florida’s Deepwater Horizon disaster response. Julie has a BS in Biology from Duke University and an MS from Florida State. Prior to 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú, she worked as a biologist for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission where she created the Great Florida Birding Trail.

Articles by Julie Wraithmell

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51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Florida’s Center for Birds of Prey and State Senator Jen Bradley Release a Juvenile Bald Eagle at Alligator Lake in Lake City, FL
October 30, 2026 — The bird is the 823rd eagle rehabilitated and released by the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Center for Birds of Prey since its founding in 1979.
FLORIDA 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Center for Birds of Prey
Roseate Spoonbill in flight, carrying nesting material
Central Florida Water Initiative Regional Supply Plan Falls Short in Addressing Region’s Water Woes
December 10, 2025 — At the top of the Greater Everglades watershed, the Central Florida Water Initiative is a multi-county collaboration trying to address the increasing water scarcity of the Greater Orlando area, which because of rapid growth, extreme consumptive use, and overactive drainage, is quickly running out of water.
FLORIDA Everglades
tar blobs on a beach with waves in the background
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Florida Reflects on 15 Year Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Disaster
April 14, 2025
FLORIDA Coastal Stewardship
Julie Wraithmell Winter Naturalist Letter, 2024
December 23, 2024 — Goodbye 2024, hello 2025!
FLORIDA
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Florida's Julie Wraithmell Testifies before U.S. House on Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Renewal
October 18, 2023 — On October 18, 2023, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Florida VP/Executive Director Julie Wraithmell gave the following testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
Advocacy
A Northern Bobwhite calling while standing on a log.
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Celebrates More than 40,000 Acres of New Conservation Lands
September 21, 2023 — State approves new conservation purchases under the Florida Forever program.
FLORIDA
Wood Stork in its nest.
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Florida Concerned that the USFWS Proposes Removal of Wood Stork from Endangered Species Act Protection
February 14, 2023 — by Julie Wraithmell, Executive Director, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Florida
FLORIDA
A Roseate Spoonbill dipping its bill into blue water.
Hold the Urban Development Boundary in Miami-Dade County, Protect the Everglades
June 01, 2022 — Move the industrial park, hold the line, protect our Florida.
FLORIDA
Least Tern chick on rooftop.
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Florida Urges Stiffer Fines for Removal of Least Tern Colony from Keys Yacht Club: A Statement from Executive Director Julie Wraithmell
May 18, 2021 — There must be stiffer penalties for violating wildlife laws, otherwise they simply become the cost of doing business. Florida must do better.
FLORIDA
Florida Defends Its Shores Ten Years After the BP Oil Disaster Was Finally Contained
July 15, 2020 — As birds in the Gulf are still recovering, the Sunshine State faces a threat of expanded offshore drilling.
FLORIDA Coasts and Oceans