Friends of the Everglades
| Formation | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Marjory Stoneman Douglas |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| 23-7099893 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Purpose | The mission of Friends of the Everglades is to preserve, protect, and restore the only Everglades in the world. |
| Headquarters | Stuart, Florida, U.S. |
Region served | South Florida |
Board President | Philip Kushlan |
Executive Director | Eve Samples |
Main organ | Board of Directors |
| Website | www |
Friends of the Everglades is a conservationist and activist organization in the United States whose mission is to "preserve, protect, and restore the only Everglades in the world." The book Biosphere 2000: Protecting Our Global Environment refers to Friends of the Everglades as an organization that has fought to preserve North America's only subtropical wetland.
The organization was created in 1969 by journalist, author, and environmental activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas who wrote the book The Everglades: River of Grass in 1947, about the Florida Everglades. Douglas was 79 when she founded the organization.