Biscayne Bay Habitat:
Protecting this delicate ecosystem
The need to preserve Biscayne Bay habitat was realized in 1968 by congress. This oasis of serenity is adjacent to the frenzy of metropolitan Miami. One purpose for passing legislation to protect the Biscayne Bay habitat from degradation was to provide an escape from hectic city life in order to rejuvenate oneself in a tropical setting of pristine natural beauty. Indeed, this juxtaposition of city and marine wilderness that makes the Biscayne Bay habitat special would have been destroyed if the proposal to develop an airport on the edge of the Bay went forward.
Everglades Betrayal - The Issue that Defeated Al Gore is a story about a reckless development proposal that would have impacted Biscayne Bay habitat beyond recovery. Proponents of the proposed airport rejected the idea that putting 600 airplanes in the air every day would have disrupted the delicate balance of the Biscayne Bay habitat. That balance consists of four interrelated ecosystems: mangrove shoreline, estuarine bay, islands, and coral reef. Overlying this fascinating habitat is the natural soundscape of wind, waves, and birds. Underlying it is the underwater world of fish, seagrass, coral polyps, and manatees. Everglades Betrayal conveys how environmentalists highlighted the qualities of Biscayne Bay habitat in their pursuit of defeating the proposal.
The very intent of Congress to isolate Biscayne Bay habitat from this type of destruction would have been violated. Everglades Betrayal reveals the people who joined together to defeat the proposal in order to preserve the Biscayne Bay habitat and the system that includes the northern most reaches of the world’s third largest coral reef system. Because of the efforts of these environmentalists, the Biscayne Bay habitat was spared from this destruction and continues to be a place of unique beauty and tranquility.
The Everglades Betrayal – The Issue that Defeated Al Gore is now available to you online.
