Written by Friends of the Everglades and reprinted with permission.
More than 50 years ago, Floridians rallied to stop the Everglades Jetport, protecting a vital stretch of wilderness from destructive development. Today, that same land is under threat again — this time from a proposal to build a massive detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Surrounded by Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve, this land is part of one of the most fragile ecosystems in the country.
We need you to contact Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier now. The message is clear: No airports. No rock mines. No prisons. Only Everglades. Let’s not repeat the mistakes of the past. This land deserves lasting protection.
Take action here: https://www.everglades.org/no-alligator-alcatraz/