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1 de mar. de 1997 · Hardcover – March 1, 1997. Before 1947, when Marjory Stoneman Douglas named The Everglades a "river of grass," most people considered the area worthless. She brought the world's attention to the need to preserve The Everglades. In the Afterword, Michael Grunwald tells us what has happened to them since then. Grunwald points out that in 1947 ...
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In 1993, she was awarded the Medal of Freedom, by President Clinton. In May 1998, at the age of 108 years old, Ms. Marjory Stoneman Douglas passed with dignity in her Coconut Grove home. Her ashes were spread in Everglades National Park – her River of Grass. Airboat Tour. Marjory Stoneman Douglas has her name etched throughout the US.
Sunset River of Grass Everglades Airboat Tours return approximately 20 minutes after sundown (just as it begins to get dark) airboat tour departure times vary daily – Summer time tours extra! 1.5-Hour Sunset Everglades Adventure $500.00 2 guests *$75 each additional adult / 12 – 6 years old $50. 2-Hour Sunset Everglades Adventure $600 2 guests
Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Pineapple Press, 1997 - Nature - 478 pages. Before 1947, when Marjory Stoneman Douglas named the Everglades a "river of grass, " most people considered the area a vast and worthless swamp. Her book brought the world's attention to the need to preserve the Everglades, a unique environment that is home to countless ...
The Everglades were (she referred to them in the plural) a river of grass. In recent years, scientists and others have criticized Douglas’ phrase as a poetic oversimplification. They argue that as an ecosystem, the Everglades is (they prefer the singular) more biologically diverse than sawgrass and water, and that Douglas’ lamentable representation undermines the complexities of restoration.
The Everglades: River of Grass “When you think of the Everglades, you probably think of a vast, untamed wilderness filled with stagnant swampland, slithering reptiles and stinging insects. For the most part, this is a good description. Covering about 1.5 million acres, the Everglades is enormous. The watery landscapes teem with critters.
Everglades National Park-River of Grass, as they often call it, derives from the Seminole Indian word “Okeechobee,” meaning “ River of Grass “. Only in Florida can you find this unique ecosystem. The rain waters drain south through the Kissimmee River system into Lake Okeechobee. The discharges from the lake slowly move through the 60 ...
