Friends of the Everglades
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Friends of the Everglades is a conservationist and activist organization in the United States whose mission is to "preserve, protect, and restore the only Everglades in the world." The book Biosphere 2000: Protecting Our Global Environment refers to Friends of the Everglades as an organization that has fought to preserve North America's only subtropical wetland.[1]
Quick Facts Formation, Founder ...
Formation | 1969; 55 years ago (1969) |
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Founder | Marjory Stoneman Douglas |
Type | Non-profit organization |
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Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
Purpose | The mission of Friends of the Everglades is to preserve, protect, and restore the only Everglades in the world. |
Headquarters | Stuart, Florida, U.S. |
Region served | South Florida |
Board President | Philip Kushlan |
Executive Director | Eve Samples |
Main organ | Board of Directors |
Website | www |
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The organization was created in 1969-1970 by journalist, author, and environmental activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas who wrote the book The Everglades: River of Grass in 1947, about the Florida Everglades. Douglas was 79 when she founded the organization.[2][3]