✨"Pining for the Rocklands" by Marlowe Starling 📰 Discover how a proposed water park project in suburban Miami sparked a conservation battle to protect the endangered pine rocklands habitat.
🕰️ 🔎 Be sure to check out the interactive timeline that chronicles the fight to save this critical ecosystem and its imperiled wildlife. 🦇🦎
➡️ Visit: https://themarjorie.org/2024/05/14/pining-for-the-rocklands/
Center for Biological Diversity Tropical Audubon Society Bat Conservation International Ron Magill Wildlife Miami Blue Chapter North American Butterfly Association
#Conservation #Florida #PineRocklands #MiamiaDadeCounty #SouthFlorida #EnvironmentalReporting
🎵: Jungle - Casio
🌼 Embrace the arrival of spring with us as we delve back into captivating interview segments from "Chasing Orchids," a feature on Roger Hammer, the renowned naturalist, author, botanist, and photographer.🌺 Roger shared a story of how the Bletia patula (Haitian pine-pink) orchid was rediscovered in the Everglades. In this segment, he reflects on why he finds it worthwhile to keep looking for 'lost orchids' like the Bletia patula. ✨
Check out "Chasing Orchids" by Marlowe Starling! 🌸 ➡️ https://themarjorie.org/2023/12/13/chasing-orchids/
#SpringEquinox #RogerHammer #Everglades
#ThrowbackThursday to some lovely photos our contributing writer, Marlowe Starling, captured of award-winning professional naturalist, author, botanist and photographer, Roger Hammer. 📸 🌺
Marlowe snapped these sweet moments of Roger in his "backyard paradise" while interviewing him and developing Chasing Orchids, her latest story for The Marjorie. ✍
Be sure to give it a read. 👀 https://themarjorie.org/2023/12/13/chasing-orchids/
"Roger Hammer has spent decades documenting the state’s native and rare orchids before they disappear. Florida boasts the greatest diversity of orchids in the continental U.S., but today, three-fourths of its orchids are listed as endangered or threatened. As the rarest orchids become increasingly difficult to find each year, Roger stays vigilant with the hope that there may be more out there to discover."
#Florida #FloridaNature #Orchids #Conservation #RogerHammer #MarjoryStonemanDouglas
🎶: Winter's Love by Animal Collective
📸 A very special shoutout to the talented photographers who have helped bring our stories to life. 🙏 ✨
As a woman-owned nonprofit, we prioritize underserved perspectives and feature overlooked experiences. We specialize in telling in-depth stories about Florida’s environment that consider human values as well as important historical and cultural contexts.
Thank you for following us on our journey in reclaiming Florida's deeper story.
A Florida Moment of Zen to start your week. 💙
#MondayMotivation #GuanaRiver #Florida
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A Florida moment of zen for your #WednesdayWonder. 🌝
A #FloridaMomentofZen from Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park in Jacksonville, Florida.
What are some of your favorite hiking trails in Florida? 🍃 🌴 🌳
As we head into the new year, we’re reflecting on the amazing community of readers (like you!) who helped us reach our NewsMatch goal of $5,000! By investing in The Marjorie, you’ve reassured us that our journalism makes a difference, and there’s nothing more inspiring to us than that.
We know that in-depth reporting on Florida's environment is more important than ever, and we’re glad you agree.
Thanks to our readers, The Marjorie will continue to thrive. We are so grateful for your support and will work every day to remain your trusted source of news.
We specialize in telling in-depth stories about Florida’s environment that consider human values as well as important historical and cultural contexts. This is reporting you won’t find anywhere else (certainly not in the national news!) because it covers the issues that slip through the daily news cycle.
As a nonprofit, we depend on the support of readers like you to keep this critical work going. We have an incredible opportunity to increase the impact of your donation through #NewsMatch, a call to action to support nonprofit news organizations around the country. From now through Friday, NewsMatch and The Miami Foundation will match your new monthly donation 12 times or double your one-time gift, all up to $1,000 per individual. We can earn up to $5,000 in matching dollars, which means The Marjorie can raise $10,000 in total.
This is a big deal for a small, independent nonprofit organization like us and will help us deliver the kind of in-depth journalism you’ve come to expect. It’s the kind of reporting that can make a real difference in our state. And it’s worthy of your support.
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When friends came to visit author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings at her rural wooden farmhouse, they could be sure of several things: good conversation, stiff drinks, and a sumptuous meal. In her column, "Lessons from the Marjories," Leslie Kemp Poole takes a cue from the writer with a dinner party composed of dishes from Rawlings' own cookbook. 🥧
https://themarjorie.org/2022/11/21/our-dinner-with-marjorie/
#MarjorieKinnanRawlings #CrossCreekCookery #MarjorieMonday
➡️ Read this latest story by staff writer Natalie van Hoose: https://themarjorie.org/2022/11/08/hope-for-a-languishing-lagoon/
This story was funded by the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida and was produced in partnership with the Florida Climate Reporting Network.
#IndianRiverLagoon #HarmfulAlgalBlooms #ClimateReporting #Florida
Since we were founded in 2017, we’ve produced in-depth coverage of the issues that impact you daily. And we know that journalism like ours is more important than ever.
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➡️ Double the impact of your donation today: https://themarjorie.org/donate-today/
Our work wouldn't be possible without the support of community members like you.
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Here's how it works.
From now through December 23— The Miami Foundation and #NewsMatch will match your new monthly donation 12 times or double your one-time gift, all up to $1,000. That means that, through NewsMatch, we can earn up to $10,000.
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On this Election Day, we're looking back at Shifting Power— a series we published in May 2020.
This three-part series follows three Florida women’s paths to being charged with felonies, their challenges to reentry, and their efforts to fight for Amendment 4 as a way to reclaim their identity and their right to vote.
https://themarjorie.org/shifting-power/
#ElectionDay #Vote #Amendment4 #Florida
This month, we're celebrating our 5th Anniversary! ✨
From day one, it’s been our mission to promote a greater understanding of issues related to vulnerable communities and the environment in Florida through storytelling and community building.
We strongly believe that in-depth journalism is at the heart of an informed public. Thank you for following our efforts. ❤️
Reminder that early voting for general elections is going on from now through November, and election day is November 8th.
What is a critical conservation issue in Florida that you want the public to be aware of?
#Florida #Conservation #GeneralElections
Mid-week inspiration and out-of-the-box thinking from the legendary #MarjorieKinnanRawlings. 🔮
Island Impermanent
For the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the island of Egmont Key at the mouth of Tampa Bay represents a history of oppression, as well as a testament to survival. In 2017, Egmont Key was highlighted as one of the most threatened historic properties in the state. It’s the first to be recognized as such due to threats of climate change and sea level rise. The island’s disappearance would be a major loss for the wildlife that lives there as well as for recreational fishermen and boaters who frequent the area for its pristine views and abundant marine life. As the island slips into the sea, those who care about its future have to decide — what can we save and how do we save it?
👀 Read this latest series: https://themarjorie.org/2022/10/03/island-impermanent/
For the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the island of Egmont Key at the mouth of Tampa Bay represents a history of oppression, as well as a testament to survival. In 2017, Egmont Key was highlighted as one of the most threatened historic properties in the state. It’s the first to be recognized as such due to threats of climate change and sea level rise. The island’s disappearance would be a major loss for the wildlife that live there as well as for recreational fishermen and boaters who frequent the area for its pristine views and abundant marine life. As the island slips into the sea, those who care about its future have to decide — what can we save and how do we save it?
➡️ Read this latest series: https://themarjorie.org/2022/10/03/island-impermanent/
