The Florida Everglades, described by writer Marjory Stoneman Douglas as "a river of grass," are comprised of sawgrass marsh punctuated by cypress swamps and mangrove forests – an ecosystem ...

The park’s rare combination of salt and fresh water provides habitat for diverse communities ... In 1985, NPCA even established the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award to honor the Everglades’ famous ...

Our country is forever indebted to the Blackwell School Alliance for trusting the National Park Service with their story and ...

On April 7-8, the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation’s (SCCF) policy team participated in Everglades Action Day — an ...

Marjory Stoneman Douglas advocated for conservation and joined the movement to make the Everglades a national park. In 1947, she published The Everglades: River of Grass and forever redefined the ...

Marjory Stoneman Douglas almost singlehandedly saved the Everglades with the motto, “Be a nuisance where it counts, but never give up.” After the shooting, Parkland students adopted her advice.