‘We’re all connected to the Everglades’ Foundation showcases personal tales about the Florida Everglades’ impact
With the possible exception of the boundary lands separating Canada and Minnesota, the Florida peninsula is a geographic fabric unlike any other in North America or even the world.
Unlike any other place on the planet, the 120-mile-wide peninsula is a mostly flat sheet tilted imperceptibly southward from Orlando and especially from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay, a total distance of about 250 miles.
The watershed has suffered significant damage in recent decades. To fix it, people have to understand it and understand their connection to it, says Begoñe Cazalis, communications director of the nonprofit Everglades Foundation in Palmetto Bay.
Executive director of the Florida Oceanographic Society in Stuart, Mr. Perry is unequivocal in his advice to the next generation of Florida caretakers.
“My advice: Go after it and don’t ever give up. Never, never, never, never give up.”
