Eve Samples for the Everglades

“The Everglades activate all of my senses — the earthy stench of mangroves; the whoosh of wind across a sawgrass prairie; slash pine needles underfoot on a sandy trail; never-ending horizons that test the limits of human vision; salty lips after a long day on the water. This is the real Florida, and it connects me to my real self every time I’m lucky enough to get out there.” 

— Eve Samples, Executive Director at Friends of the Everglades 

Friends of the Everglades is a grassroots, nonprofit organization founded in Miami in 1969 by Marjory Stoneman Douglas that advocates for the protection of Florida's precious natural ecosystems. When pollutants and toxic algae plague our waters, when sugarcane burning harms air quality in the Glades communities south of Lake Okeechobee, and when the health of the Everglades' unique ecosystem is threatened, we educate and activate the public so we can collectively have a positive impact on environmental policy. We walk in the footsteps of our founder, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, by promoting a greater understanding of the importance of protecting, preserving, and restoring the only Everglades in the world.