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Support Friends of the Everglades on Give Miami Day!

The most impactful online-giving event in South Florida is upon us! Friends of the Everglades is excited to participate once again in Give Miami Day on November 17! Please show your support of our mission to preserve, protect and restore the only Everglades in the world by donating online at: everglades.org/givemiamiday2022.

There has never been a more important time to safeguard our fragile Everglades and the surrounding environment.

This year, we have:
• FOUGHT an 800-acre industrial development on low-lying farmland in Homestead, near Biscayne Bay.
• ADVOCATED for a new Lake Okeechobee water-management plan to prioritize public health & fragile ecosystems.
• RALLIED to end sugarcane burning & convert to green harvesting.