“The miracle of the light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slow-moving below, the grass and water that is the meaning and the central fact of the Everglades of Florida.”

About Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Conservationist • American

Marjory Stoneman Douglas was a pioneering American journalist, author, and environmental activist. She is best known for her tireless advocacy for the preservation of the Florida Everglades, a passion that defined much...