Take Everglades Action on Wed, Dec 5
From Jonathan Ullman of the Sierra Club & Build the Skyway: On the afternoon of Wednesday, December 5, in downtown Miami, the future of the Tamiami Trail and the Everglades Skyway will be at stake, and we need you there. One day before the 60th Anniversary of Everglades National Park, the Corps of Engineers will show state and federal representatives that its plan for opening up the heart of...
Read MoreDeadline for Everglades Comments July 31
From the Sierra Club: From now until July 31st, the National Park Service is accepting public comments on a new management plan for Everglades National Park. This decision will determine the park’s management policy for the next 15 to 20 years. Please take a few minutes to read the Sierra Club’s position on this important issue and then send your comments in at the National Park...
Read MoreShow Your Support for the Everglades Skyway
Kristina Trotta of the Sierra Club and Everglades Skyway has sent the following message: The Skyway campaign has been building and the Coalition is growing every day. Our most recent endorsers are the City of Miami Gardens, Town of Miami Lakes, ChamberSouth, the Miami Lakes and Green Thumb Garden Clubs and the Builders Association of South Florida, bringing our list of supporters up to 36! This...
Read MoreSupport the Skyway Thursday at 2pm
The Everglades Skyway (we’ve discussed it before) is an important issue. A portion of Tamiami Trail that cuts across the Everglades needs to be raised to allow the water to flow through this River of Grass. Without water flow under Tamiami Trail, clean water cannot enter the southern Everglades or the National Park, as the road currently acts like a dam for water naturally moving south. My...
Read MoreThe Everglades Invade the City
Alesh tells us about a new art installation at the West Dade Regional Library. Here are the details: The Everglades Invade the City by Edwin Villasmil & Elba Martinez September 28 – February 28, 2007West Dade Regional Library Artists/activists/educators Villasmil and Martinez have created a fairytale world of line drawings, sculptural installations, and graphic novel-style storytelling...
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