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| Formation | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Marjory Stoneman Douglas |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| 23-7099893 | |
| 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 |
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]
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]
- ^ Donald G. Kaufman, Cecilia M. Franz (2000). Biosphere 2000: Protecting our Global Environment. Kendall Hunt Pub Co. ISBN 9780787257132.
- ^ Varla Ventura (1998). Sheroes: Bold, Brash, and Absolutely Unabashed Superwomen from Susan B. Anthony to Xena. Conari Pr. ISBN 9781609252021.
- ^ National Women's Hall of Fame - Marjory Stoneham Douglas retrieved November 1, 2011