Audubon's mission
is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems,
focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats,
for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s
biological diversity. To realize the mission of
the National Audubon Society in Florida, Audubon
of Florida conserves, protects, and restores Florida’s
unique natural systems.
Clean
Water Action
Cara Capp
South Florida Community Organizer
Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund
199 NE 199th Street, Suite 106
Miami, Florida 33179
305.653.9101
305.653.9108 fax ccapp@cleanwater.org
Clean
Water Action is a national citizens' organization
working for clean, safe and affordable water,
prevention of health-threatening pollution, creation
of environmentally-safe jobs and businesses, and
empowerment of people to make democracy work.
The ELULC is a
non-profit law firm dedicated to representing
the public interest in environmental and land
use matters. We use advocacy, negotiation and
litigation to protect and restore South Florida’s
environment. It is also our mission to increase
the availability of legal representation to citizens
and organizations working to protect our environment
who cannot otherwise secure competent legal representation.
We believe that public policy will not truly effectuate
the public interest unless and until persons representing
the public interest have meaningful access to
lawyers. The lack of available legal representation
on the side of the environment is the single greatest
reason for the dramatic decline of our most precious
resources.
The mission of
the National Parks Conservation Association is
to protect and enhance America’s National
Park System for present and future generations.
NPCA believes that appropriately planning for
growth includes ensuring that development is consistent
with, and helps to enhance, the natural and cultural
values of National Parks in the area. Everglades
and Biscayne National Parks and Big Cypress National
Preserve are nationally important areas that draw
many visitors and form the backbone of our region’s
economy and identity. NPCA is committed to working
with gateway communities to help steer economic
growth in a sustainable, park-friendly direction.
Sierra
Club has more than 700,000 members. It is the
oldest and largest environmental organization
in the United States. For more than 100 years,
the Club has been instrumental in preserving nature's
most splendid wildlife places - Grand Canyon National
Park, Yellowstone National Park, the Florida Everglades
and Yosemite National Park - to name just a few.
From community activism to lobbying at the national
level, Sierra Club helps people take action when
action is needed. The Miami Group with over 3,000
members and the Florida Chapter with over 32,000
members, work tirelessly to preserve Florida's
natural environment. The Sierra Club also sponsors
scenic outings in the Miami area, throughout the
United States, and around the world.
The South Florida
Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice (SFICWJ)
is a network of clergy and lay leaders representative
of the interfaith community of Miami-Dade County,
Florida. Hundreds of Clergy, lay leaders of faith-based
organizations, and religious activists of Miami
express their concern for the working poor through
our efforts. The SFICWJ Board of Directors endorses
the "Hold the Line Campaign" to link
the UDB issue to solutions for truly "attainable
housing" based on a full range of income,
neighborhood and family friendly policies that
go far beyond the cost of a housing unit. We can't
merely "grow" our way out of poverty.
The Tropical Audubon
Society (TAS) is a group of dedicated citizens
who care about the quality of South Florida's
environment. Established in 1947, we are a chapter
of the National Audubon Society and Audubon of
Florida. Our headquarters, the Doc Thomas House,
is a Miami-Dade County Historic site on three
sub-tropical acres of native habitat in South
Miami.
Tropical Audubon's purposes are:
1) Conservation - to work toward protection of
the natural world and to promote wise stewardship
of natural resources, especially native plants
and animals and their habitat;
2) Education - to promote, among members and the
public of all ages, an understanding and appreciation
of nature, the environment, and ecological relationships;
and,
3) Enjoyment - as a society of members with compatible
interests, to enjoy together the study and protection
of nature. We believe in the wisdom of nature's
design and we seek to foster and promote ecological
consciousness in our community.
The
Urban Environment League of Greater Miami is composed
of people from many walks of life who have one
thing in common: concern for the community. In
particular, the League is concerned with the appearance
and beauty of our community, the efficiency of
its functioning, and the integrity of its governmental
process.
