STAND UP NORTH FLORIDA, LLC
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA

Our Mission Stand Up North Florida is a grassroots coalition of Floridians from North and Central Florida that believe the vital water resources of our region must be protected. Water plays an important role for our region - directly impacting economics through tourism, agriculture and fishing, while directly impacting our daily life and survival. With more than 70 percent of Florida's river water sheds and nearly all of the state's springs, North and Central Florida impact statewide water issues as well and provide nearly all of the recharge to the Floridan Aquifer, the state's largest drinking water source. A lifelong resident of Panama City, Florida, Southerland earned a degree in business management from Alabama’s Troy State University and an additional degree in mortuary science from Jefferson State Junior College. After college in 1987, he joined his family’s three generation business, Southerland Family Funeral Homes, where he still serves as an officer and stockholder. North and Central Florida provide nearly all of the recharge into the Floridan aquifer that provides Florida with much of our drinking water. North and Central Florida provide nearly all of the recharge into the Floridan aquifer that provides Florida with much of our drinking water.