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"In this comprehensive history of land conservation in Florida, Clay Henderson celebrates the individuals and organizations who made the state a leader in state-funded conservation and land preservation"-- Provided by publisher.

"The activists and victories that made Florida a leader in land preservation Despite Florida's important place at the beginning of the American conservation movement and its notable successes in the fight against environmental damage, the full story of land conservation in the state has not yet been told. In this comprehensive history, Clay Henderson celebrates the individuals and organizations who made the Sunshine State a leader in state-funded conservation and land preservation. Starting with early naturalists like William Bartram and John Muir who inspired the movement to create national parks and protect the country's wilderness, Forces of Nature describes the efforts of familiar heroes like Marjorie Stoneman Douglas and May Mann Jennings and introduces lesser-known champions like Frank Chapman, who helped convince Theodore Roosevelt to establish Pelican Island as the first national wildlife refuge in the United States. Henderson details how many of Florida's activists, artists, philanthropists, and politicians have worked to designate threatened land for use as parks, preserves, and other conservation areas. Drawing on historical sources, interviews, and his own long career in environmental law, Henderson recounts the many small victories over time that helped Florida create several units of the national park system, nearly thirty national wildlife refuges, and one of the best state park systems in the country. Forces of Nature will motivate readers to join in defending Florida's natural wonders. "-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction: The Grandfather of the Future

A Place Worth Saving

The Naturalists

Naval Live Oaks

The Dawn of Conservation

A National Cause

Paradise Key

Foreverglades

The Rise of State Parks

The Forests and the Trees

Forces of Nature

Biscayne Bay

National Wildlife Refuges

National Seashores

From Boondoggle to Greenway

Endangered Lands

Preservation 2000

From Trails for Greenways

The Business of Conservation

The Conservation Amendment

Florida Forever

In Perpetuity

A Mandate for Conservation

Revenge of the Legislature

Amendment 1 Begins to Pay Dividends

The Future of Conservation

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