"Be a nuisance where it counts... but never give up" — Marjory Stoneman Douglas
“This reckless attack on the Everglades — the lifeblood of Florida — risks polluting sensitive waters..."
Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades, recently reminded us that 50+ years ago the so-called Everglades Jetport “was halted after one runway was built” after the disciplined and tenacious protests led by the group’s founder Marjory Stoneman Douglas in the early 1970s. [1]
Be a nuisance where it counts. Do your part to inform and stimulate the public to join your action. Be depressed, discouraged and disappointed at failure and the disheartening effects of ignorance, greed, corruption and bad politics—but never give up. — Marjory Stoneman Douglas [2]
The lawsuit filed by the Friends of the Everglades in Stuart and the Center for Biological Diversity was submitted just four days ago:
… The massive detention center will blight one of the "most iconic ecosystems in the world,” said Elise Bennett, Florida and Caribbean director and attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity.
“This reckless attack on the Everglades — the lifeblood of Florida — risks polluting sensitive waters and turning more endangered Florida panthers into roadkill. It makes no sense to build what’s essentially a new development in the Everglades for any reason, but this reason is particularly despicable,” Bennett stated.
The plan has not undergone any environmental review as required under federal law, and the public has had no opportunity to comment, the lawsuit states. [3]
So, let us “be a nuisance where it counts” and do our “part to inform and stimulate the public”…
Because Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is full of “ignorance, greed, corruption and bad politics”… NEVER GIVE UP! [4]
Illustration credit: @sarahlazarovic
It flooded on day one.
“The facility — built in eight days — could withstand Category 2 winds, officials say.” — Orlando Weekly
… the state’s brand-new detention facility that will soon hold thousands of migrants deep in the swampy Everglades, is already doing what critics warned it would do — flood. — Miami New Times
Worth watching from our friends at VoteWater:
SOURCES:
Everglades Jetport: The ‘world’s greatest airport’ that never was, CNN, 10/24/22
Marjory Stoneman Douglas’ passion for protecting the Everglades lives on today, Eagle Eye New, 5/10/25
What to know about Alligator Alcatraz lawsuit as Donald Trump visits Everglades site, Treasure Coast Newspapers, 7/1/2025
Florida AG rips 'sham' lawsuit against 'Alligator Alcatraz': 'My office will fight it', FOX News, 7/1/25