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Chapter 31 - The Conversion

Discover the fight to protect the Everglades from a proposed jetport in 1969 Miami. Join Marjory Stoneman Douglass, Joe Browder, and Judy Wilson as they lead Friends of the Everglades to raise awareness and prevent the destruction of this unique ecosystem.

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Chapter 31 - The Conversion

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  1. Setting: Miami, 1969 • Main Characters: • Marjory Stoneman Douglass: • Woman of the Everglades – due to her extensive work with Everglades literature and activism • Wrote: River of Grass & Adventures in a Green World • “Renaissance woman…an intellectual force of tremendous breadth. • Joe Browder : • Environmental Activist • Judy Wilson: • Environmental Activist and Joe Browder’s assistant and office manager Chapter 31 - The Conversion

  2. Chapter Main Ideas • Motives behind putting a “jetport” in the middle of the Everglades • Physical Placement • Implications for future growth • Both against regionalist perspectives of keeping the Everglades clear of the nuisances of civilization • Friends of the Everglades • Founded Novemeber 1969 • Led by Marjory Stoneman Douglass ( who was 79 at the time) • “ a grassroots organization…to insure a better future for the Everglades which is the heart of the region of South Florida” • Importance was to speak directly to the public about the necessity of protecting the Everglades from the airport and similar things • Helped get the “protect the Everglades” message out into the public, especially at a time when the Everglades needed the help • Joe Browder • Was able to save the Everglades jet planes, a mass transit system, and urban sprawl

  3. Studying the Everglades & Preventing the Destruction of the Ecosystem • Undersecretary of the interior Russell E. Train – persuaded the Governor to authorize a study about the Everglades • Luna Leopold • “ It is necessary to grasp the most important fact about the Everglades: namely that it is not a great swamp, as it appears, but actually a free-flowing river” • Port Authority was extremely adamant about building the jet port and how it would bring a city in the middle of SW Florida • Alan Stewart “ We’ll keep a few trees up and hire an Indian guide to take tourists on jungle cruises – we’ll protect your environment.” • June 1969 Hearings • Committee members voted against the jetport with the scientific backing from Leopold

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