Florida Bay Forever: A Story of Water from the Everglades to the Keys - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1938905385 ISBN 13: 9781938905384

Verlag: Acclaim Pr, 2013

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If you love the Florida Keys for sport fishing, diving, boating, seafood or sunsets, you know the magic of Florida Bay. Tourists from around the world and residents of South Florida cherish the bay for its scenic beauty. This valuable and vulnerable resource is home to remarkable birds, fish and other sea life, and depends upon the quantity and quality of water flowing through the Everglades for its health. The incredible beauty of Florida Bay is apparent to all of us. What is less obvious is the decades-long, behind-the-scenes effort of dozens of conservation groups to restore the Everglades and improve Florida Bay.Founded in 1994 by two conservationists who lived on and fished in Florida Bay, the Everglades Foundation strives to improve water quality for everyone in South Florida. The Foundation's 20th anniversary is a perfect time to celebrate everything they have accomplished, as well as the work of other conservation groups—large and small—throughout the Florida Keys.Features breathtaking images from some of the region's most renowned photographers, including: Alejandro Borgese, Will Benson, Clyde Butcher, Brian F. Call, Fran Carlisle, Pat Ford, Stephen Frink, Tim Grollimund, Jessica Hodder, Flex Maslin, Paul Marcellini, Misha McRae, Rob O'Neal, Tim Rahn, Ross Reeder, Collin Ross, Mac Stone, Carton Ward Jr., and others, plus the artwork of Wyland and Bryan Haynes.Cover photo by Rob O'Neal

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I have fished and enjoyed the waters of Florida Bay for thirty years. It is my hope that our work at the Everglades Foundation – and the telling of that story in this book – will encourage young conservationists to take up this long and storied battle to restore the Everglades and protect Florida Bay. This cause needs your help.– Paul Tudor Jones II, Co-founder, Everglades Foundation It's not complicated: The future of the Florida Keys depends on a clean, thriving Florida Bay. And the future of Florida Bay depends on what happens upstream in the Everglades. The battle to save these astounding, connected ecosystems is taking place in Tallahassee and Washington, where the polluters have political connections and big-time lobbyists. We have the Everglades Foundation and scores of other tenacious groups that treasure what's at stake - and know how to fight for it.– Carl Hiaasen, Columnist and Author Many people go to the movies as an escape. When I want to escape movies, I go to the waters of the Florida Keys. These waters are not just a place of wonder and beauty, but are home to a diverse ecosystem that is unique in the world. It is our responsibility to preserve these treasures.– Jon Landau, Film Producer; Avatar and Titanic Through the use of my images, I hope the people of Florida have come to a greater understanding of the beauty they will lose if the preservation and restoration of our environment is not in the forefront of our thoughts. As people of Florida, we must establish an ethic toward the earth that will lead the way toward a connection to nature in a deep and personal way.– Clyde Butcher, Photographer At some point long ago, somebody had to give a damn about what was happening to the Everglades if there was to be any hope of saving it. The Everglades Foundation continues to give a damn.– Jimmy Buffett, Singer/Songwriter

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• Verlag: Acclaim Pr
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1938905385
• ISBN 13: 9781938905384
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192
• Herausgeber: Burkhardt Dan