Marjory Stoneman Douglas House Named National Historic Landmark

U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis announced on Wednesday that the Marjory Stoneman Douglas House in Miami will be a national historic landmark. They made the announcement on Wednesday to mark Earth Day and with President Barack Obama holding an event at the Everglades.

As the National Park Service strives to build partnerships, stewardship, and advocacy of the nations natural and cultural resources with the younger generations, we can look to the past for inspiration, said Jarvis. Reflected in this newly designated national historic landmark; Douglas tireless advocacy for preservation of the Everglades fostered community involvement and appreciation crucial to saving one of the nations most treasured landscapes.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas was a prominent environmental activists whose book, The Everglades: River of Grass, is considered a classic in the genre.