What Is At Stake
Quality of Life
Farming & Agriculture
Quality of Life
For South Dade Communities
- Risks To Elevating Low Lying Land
- Dimished Hurricane/Storm & Flood Protection
- Contamination of Water Supply
- Loss of Affordable Living, Transporation & Infrastructure Opportunities
The Environment
Farming & Agriculture
Quality of Life
Including Water Systems & Wildlife
- Health of Biscayne Bay/Water Basin Cleaning
- Everglades Protection/Restoration
- Fish Kills (Manatees & more)
- Tourism (fishing, snorkeling, boating & more)
Farming & Agriculture
Farming & Agriculture
Farming & Agriculture
Affecting Economy, Food Supply & Jobs
- Economic Loss (agriculture is a top economic Driver)
- No Farms, No Food (farmlands are critical to local food sourcing & supply)
- Loss of Jobs (farming & agrictulture-related)
Miami-Dade’s agriculture is a massive industry that employs more than 20,000 workers, is a pillar of our local economy and is critical to our local sources of food.
Land-use decisions, such as Holding the Line on sprawl, are foundational economic, climate and resiliency issues that Miami-Dade County cannot afford to get wrong.
Miami-Dade County is the most at-risk county in South Florida to loss of property tax revenue from sea level rise by 2070 (total estimated loss: $1.345 billion).
Green space reduces heat island effect, protects farm workers and all those that work (and play) outside in South Dade, including our kids.
Our natural coastal lands give communities vital protection from the impacts of sea level rise, including property damages from flooding & storm surge
Protect Everglades Wetlands & Sign The Petition Today
This May, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Sackett v EPA that reduced the types of wetlands protections regulated under the Clean Water Act. The Supreme Court's new definition that only waters with a "continuous surface connection" can receive federal protections threatens many of the wetlands in Miami-Dade, that may have seasonal or sub-surface connections to protected waters.The good news is we can act locally to protect remaining wetlands and continue to enjoy the ecosystem benefits they provide