Friends of the Everglades —
Preserve, Protect & Restore The Everglades
At Friends of the Everglades we compel government agencies to comply with existing environmental laws, and resist any efforts to weaken such laws. Encourage politicians to recognize the long consequences of their actions. Spread awareness of the importance of the Everglades to the South Florida ecosystem.
“There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth; remote, never wholly known. Nothing anywhere else is like them…”
— Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Our Issues
Public Comments —
Lake Okeechobee Operations
Feedback concentrating on the desired outcome and suggested mechanism to achieve it for the new lake regulation schedule.
Scientific Report —
The case for improving the EAA Reservoir.
We hired a wetlands expert to examine the projects effectiveness and articulated 20 concerns to the Army Corps of Engineers.
Video Library —
Voices of the Everglades
The Everglades still needs a voice. All of our voices. Become a voice of the Everglades today!
Latest News
LOSOM Update: An improvement, but not a cure-all
An improvement, but not a cure-all For more than three years, Friends of the Everglades has advocated for a better Lake Okeechobee management plan — one that prioritizes public health [...]
Environmental organizations provide a progress report on the Blue-Green Algae Task Force recommendations implementation
In early 2019, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis created a new Blue-Green Algae Task Force — made up of highly qualified scientists from around the state charged with issuing recommendations for addressing Florida's blue-green algae crisis. In [...]
Your moment of Everglades Zen: An Ode to Mangroves
Few images feel more iconic to coastal Florida shorelines than the twisted, tumbling limbs of the mangrove. Beneath their clumping root systems, life thrives, providing physical protection for [...]
Questions remain about the safety of LOWRP
On August 1, 2022, Friends of the Everglades Executive Director Eve Samples submitted comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project (LOWRP) Third Revised Draft PIR/SEIS. Earlier this year, [...]
VIDEO: The fight against toxic algae continues
Many of us in Florida vividly recall recent years with highly visible toxic algae outbreaks on our waters — a reoccurring crisis that eventually prompted the creation of a new Blue-Green Algae Task Force in 2019. Despite the list [...]
