“If we lose these places, we lose the resiliency that we need to combat all of the changes that are coming our way. This Rescue plan is so wise, so timely, so responsible. To move the water cleanly into the South Florida system and to restore the River of Grass is vital to us all.”
— Jim Moir, Indian Riverkeeper
For decades, Jim Moir, the Indian Riverkeeper, has watched one of the most biodiverse estuaries in North America become a shadow of its former self. Polluted, opaque discharges from Lake Okeechobee have wiped out once-legendary seagrass meadows that serve as the basis for life in the St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon.
This incredibly diverse and resilient estuary is at risk of dying, warns Moir. If we don’t do something soon, we won’t just lose an ecosystem — we’ll lose the economic and environmental lifeline it provides.
That’s why Indian Riverkeeper has joined Friends of the Everglades in urging you to be part of the solution! Sign the petition to Rescue the River of Grass, then forward it to five friends to do the same.
