Kathleen Passidomo, a Republican from Naples and the former president of the Florida Senate, was given Audubon Florida’s Theodore Roosevelt Award at the group’s annual state conservation ceremony.

Beth Alvi, Audubon Florida’s senior policy director, said Passidomo was the state’s top decision-maker fitting the award’s requirements of courageous leadership on environmental issues.

"Audubon Florida honored Senate President Kathleen Passidomo for her steadfast leadership in conservation and in good governance,” Alvia said. “Throughout her career Senator Passidomo has proven the two go hand in hand leaving a lasting legacy in the special places she has protected.”

More than 250 conservationists and citizen advocates were in the audience at Audubon Florida’s 2025 Assembly. The state program

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