A Florida governor in the early 1900s saw potential for the Everglades land but only if it was drained of its water.
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 ...
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.