The Marjorie is Florida’s independent news outlet dedicated to social justice and the environment We are not a breaking news organization.
We know that to be a Floridian is to feel and face extraordinary environmental challenges. Impacts from the climate crisis, pressures from unbounded population growth, increasing tourism, intensive agriculture, extractive industries, habitat fragmentation, legacies of bad policy, and myriad other factors threaten our state’s ecosystems—and their abilities to support us. We also know that the conse
quences of these impacts are felt unequally and inequitably, depending on race, class, ability, access to resources, and other socioeconomic factors. Our mission is to report on Florida’s deeper human story, recognizing that the crises we face are not simple scenarios with straightforward solutions. We embrace the gray area, with all of its messy nuance and complex history. We believe that doing so helps break through the partisan noise, and helps Floridians make empowered, well-informed, and reparative decisions. As a woman-owned nonprofit, we prioritize underserved perspectives and feature overlooked experiences. Our name channels the fire, intelligence, and passion of Florida’s three iconic Majories: author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, conservationist Marjorie Harris Carr, and advocate Marjory Stoneman Douglas. We specialize in telling in-depth stories about Florida’s environment that consider human values as well as important historical and cultural contexts. As the stakes get higher, the demand grows for new and better ways to tell stories. We meet that challenge with an ever-evolving media landscape that is rooted in reclaiming Florida’s deeper story.
15/12/2025
We’re excited to share that The Marjorie has been selected for the 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 as part of our 2025 campaign. Meaning your donations toward our work will go even further this year. 💞
The Rural Partner Fund is awarded to newsrooms serving rural audiences and covering rural issues, and is supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
We’re proud of the work we’ve done in these communities. From 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦 and 𝘈 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘖’𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘺, 𝘈 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢 𝘖𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮 by CD Davidson-Hiers to Sarah Henry’s 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭 and Geena Hill’s 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘭𝘺’𝘴 𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴, these stories honor the people, wildlife, and landscapes that make rural Florida essential. And so worth protecting.
🌱 The first $𝟯,𝟬𝟬𝟬 we raise will be matched 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙘𝙚 — once by NewsMatch’s national fund and once by the Rural Partner Fund.
🌱 That means 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁, helping sustain independent, place-based reporting across Florida, especially in communities losing local news the fastest.
If you believe in thoughtful storytelling for all of Florida, now’s the perfect time to give.
The latest reporting from the Florida Climate Reporting Network (FCRN) is here. 📰 And it spans the Gulf, our coasts, our utilities, and even our future drinking water. 💧
The network's stories explore the changing realities Floridians are navigating. Florida’s climate story is unfolding fast. Stay connected through the FCRN's trusted coverage: https://themarjorie.org/the-florida-climate-reporting-network/ [link in bio] 🔗
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10/12/2025
It’s been a big year at The Marjorie, and today we’re highlighting the stories we published in 2025. 📰 ✨This year, we brought you:
• three features on incredible Floridians Tommy Thompson, Candy Feller, and Buddy MacKay to inspire readers and lift spirits.
• a story (in collaboration with Grist) of a mining company in rural Florida that is suspected of exacerbating flooding troubles.
• a story about why we should pay attention to light pollution in Florida.
• a story of wild Florida told through an unexpected connection with an injured opossum.
• a Dispatches from a Sinking State essay by a former NOAA fisheries scientist about what the loss of public science means for our oceans, our climate, and our future.
• a multi-part series exploring where sharks fit into Florida’s shifting environmental landscape.
• a commentary by Pulitzer prize winner Jack E. Davis about the Gulf's name change.
We want to continue producing journalism like this in 2026 — but we can’t do it without you.
There are only a few weeks left in our NewsMatch campaign, and every donation today is matched dollar for dollar up to $1,000. A $100 gift becomes $200, doubling your impact. 💞
Nonprofit news matters, especially in Florida.
It’s (or , as we like to call it), and among the many worthy causes filling your feed, we hope you’ll take a moment to support the work we do at The Marjorie.
Since 2017, we’ve been dedicated to telling Florida stories with depth, nuance, and care. Our reporting helps readers understand our state’s environmental challenges and the people working toward solutions. Independent journalism is a public service, and it thrives when our community believes in it.
🎯 Today’s Goal: Raise $2,500
✨ Your gift is doubled thanks to , The Miami Foundation, and The Rural Partner Fund. Every donation up to $1,000 is matched dollar for dollar.
If you value in-depth reporting that puts Florida’s people, places, and ecosystems at the center, today is the day to show it.
📰 Will you help power the next story?
Donate: themarjorie.org/donate-today
24/11/2025
Reporters across the Florida Climate Reporting Network bring you stories that help us understand what’s happening to our state, and how communities are responding with resilience and care.
From environmental threats to innovative solutions, these latest stories make clear what’s at stake and who’s rising to meet the moment.
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21/11/2025
Here at The Marjorie, we’re passionate about news and information that serves the people of the Sunshine State. We work hard to produce reporting that helps you engage empathetically with Florida's environmental challenges and make decisions you feel good about.
This year, we’ve reported many stories that readers have told us made a big difference in their understanding or awareness of important issues, like fisheries management and the impacts of growth and development.
For instance, our 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦 series investigated how a federal ban on shark fins shrunk a commercial fishery and satisfied shark advocates — but did little to curb shark deaths. Another story, 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭, looked at how light pollution is disrupting natural rhythms in our biology and in the environment.
We believe, now more than ever, that in-depth, human focused environmental reporting is vital in fostering a sustainable future for Florida. It’s our privilege to do this type of work. But it is only through donations from loyal readers like you that any of this is possible.
We know we’re only as good as our next story. Will you help us be able to tell it?
We believe that nonpartisan, nonprofit news is essential to a healthy Florida. And, as a Marjorie reader, we’re guessing you feel the same way.
We know that to be a Floridian is to feel and face extraordinary environmental challenges and we’re committed to documenting that experience. It’s what you’ve come to expect from us and what we’re proud to deliver. 📰
As a nonprofit newsroom, every story we produce is powered by our readers. We’re once again participating in NewsMatch, a nationwide movement to strengthen nonprofit news. That means that between now and December 31, your investment in The Marjorie will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $1,000.
If you’ve been on the fence about giving, there’s never been a better time. Will you join in this collective effort to strengthen nonprofit news? 🌱
Independent journalism is essential to Florida’s future. 🌿
For eight years, The Marjorie has told Florida’s deeper story. One rooted in nuance, equity, and the interconnectedness of our people and places. From the edges of our disappearing coasts to the tangled roots of our mangrove forests, we’ve traced how the climate crisis ripples through Florida’s landscapes. And the hearts of those fighting to protect them.
This work continues only with your support.
Through , every donation made between now and December 31 will be doubled, helping us reach our $10,000 goal and power our newsroom into 2026.
Together, we can sustain independent reporting that goes beyond headlines. Journalism that connects justice, environment, and the future we share. 🌱
Eight years ago, we launched The Marjorie with a simple idea: that Florida’s environmental stories deserve care, depth, and heart. Since then, we’ve grown into a community of readers, writers, photographers, and advocates committed to honoring this state’s people, places, and natural wonders.
Through hurricanes and heat waves, restoration projects and grassroots victories, we’ve stayed true to our mission: to tell the stories that reveal what’s at stake and what’s worth fighting for in Florida. 🌿
As we celebrate this milestone, we’re also kicking off , our biggest reader-powered campaign of the year. From now through December 31, every donation to The Marjorie is matched dollar for dollar, doubling your impact and helping us continue independent, women-led journalism that keeps Florida’s stories in focus.
♥️ Thank you for reading, sharing, and standing with us. Here’s to the next chapter together. 🌱
🔗 Double your impact today: https://themarjorie.org/donate-today/
🎶: Prism by Say She She
06/11/2025
🌿 𝘈 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 by CD Davidson-Hiers
Candy Feller is a decades-long teacher, student, and illustrator of mangroves, and these coastal keystones' increasing need for protection keeps her marching. At 77, she’s still wading through the swamps, guiding new generations of scientists and reminding us why these forests matter.
Known as the “Godmother of Mangrove Ecology,” Feller has spent decades documenting and defending the tangled roots that hold our coasts together. Her story reminds us what we stand to lose. And the resilience that remains when we listen closely to the natural world.
This piece was supported by the Schooner Foundation and readers like you.
Now through December 31, your donation to The Marjorie goes twice as far through — helping us continue to tell stories that honor Florida’s people, places, and natural wonders.
This season, your support can go twice as far for The Marjorie. ♥️
From now through December 31, every dollar you give will be matched, helping us continue to tell the stories that connect Florida’s people, places, and environment. 🌱
In a time when Florida’s climate, communities, and democracy are all on the line, nonprofit reporting outlets like ours are essential. Your contribution helps us shine light where others won’t — documenting resilience, accountability, and hope across the state we call home.
✨ Double your impact today. Your gift fuels the stories that matter most to Florida’s future.
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The Marjorie is a woman-owned reporting nonprofit that promotes a greater understanding of issues related to women and the environment in Florida through storytelling and community building.
Florida is facing unprecedented environmental challenges. We see our state’s vulnerabilities in climate change, which manifest in climbing temperatures, rising sea levels, worsening storms and the spread of emergent diseases. Coupled with the pressures from unbounded population growth, increasing tourism, intensive agriculture, habitat fragmentation and myriad other factors, our state’s natural systems are in a precarious balance.
Now more than ever, Florida deserves a publication that contextualizes and casts a critical eye on the environmental issues characterizing our state.
So: a warm welcome to The Marjorie, an online publication that fills the niche for in-depth, thoughtful and sustained reporting on the state’s environment, from the inside out. Part-blog, part-news magazine, part-commentary, part-community, The Marjorie is the brainchild of three journalists and Florida natives, Hannah Brown, Becca Burton and Anna Hamilton.
Here’s a little bit about what you can expect from us:
We write about people doing environmental work in Florida
We infuse our own sensibilities, opinions and experiences through editorial work
We curate important environmental topics/issues/reporting in Florida
We consider environmental issues through specific lenses, be they historical, feminist or humor, to shine a light on new angles and perspectives
A crucial aspect of The Marjorie is acknowledging the role women have long played in Florida’s environmental movements. Our name is a tip of the hat to three women whose work helped define contemporary environmental advocacy: author and journalist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings; journalist, feminist and Everglades advocate Marjory Stoneman Douglas; and conservationist and activist Marjorie Harris Carr.
We use the Marjories as jumping off points, guides and inspirations, and celebrate their commitment to wild Florida—but we also intend to explore and complicate their legacies to bring nuance to the discussion of what we mean when we say “environment,” to whom those spaces apply and how we can do better moving forward.
The Marjorie is dedicated to bringing people together in the name of protecting Florida’s lands, waters, animals and people. We invite you to join our community of environmental leaders by engaging with us and participating in the conversation.
The story of Florida’s environment is sometimes tragic, sometimes triumphant. Wherever we go from here, The Marjorie will be there, too, documenting the progress and missteps, and offering insight.
