|FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE|
|Date:||April 17, 2003|
|Contact:||Mary Munson, National Parks Conservation Association, 954-649-6327 (cell)|
Statement of Mary Munson on Florida Bill That Threatens Everglades National Park
The 1994 Everglades Forever Act was a compromise with the potential to be a model for conservation efforts around the world. We cannot allow industry interests to make that model a failure and destroy what remains of the Everglades in the process. Florida's lawmakers must recognize that the Everglades do not belong to private industry but must be restored for the enjoyment of Floridians and future generations of all Americans.