Take a look back at the fearless voice for the Everglades and fierce champion for conservation. Visit our YouTube page (opens in a new tab) Visit our Facebook page (opens in a new tab) Visit our ...

On April 7-8, the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation’s (SCCF) policy team participated in Everglades Action Day — an annual advocacy event in Tallahassee that is organized by the Everglades ...

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 ...

Named after Marjory Stoneman Douglas, a lifelong advocate for Everglades National Park, the award recognizes the outstanding efforts of an individual or group that result in the protection of a ...

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.

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 ...

Jack E. Davis is the author of the award-winning The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea and An Everglades Providence: Marjory Stoneman Douglas and the American Environmental Century. A professor ...