When most people think of the Everglades, they picture the sawgrass wetlands and mangroves at the southern tip of Florida. What they don’t realize is that the health of this incredible ecosystem is dependent upon events far to the north. Historically, . . .
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Wednesday Wake-Up Call 1.11.23
At a press conference in Bonita Springs, Florida, yesterday, Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged to allocate more than $3.5 billion over the next four years to help with the future of conservation in the state–with much of that money going toward Everglades . . .
Read MorePodcast: How You Can Make a Difference in Your Fishery, with Capt. Benny Blanco
This week, my guest is Capt. Benny Blanco of Islamorada, in the Florida Keys. Benny talks about his life in the Keys and about how he came to realize that the fishery on which he made his living was threatened–and how he learned to make a difference. . . .
Read MoreOrvis Joins Conservation Groups Urging Congress to Pass Funding for Everglades Restoration
Over the next few weeks, Congress will debate the scope and priorities of the the America Jobs Plan, one goal of which is to “Maximize the resilience of land and water resources to protect communities and the environment.” In detailing the need . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 09.12.18: Action Alert!
Protecting the Everglades by restoring the southward flow of water is vital to the region’s health.
Photo by Mac Stone
The House Votes on the Everglades Reservoir Tomorrow! We have been fighting for two years to gain funding for a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee to . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 09.05.18
The 37-page report is already generating controversy.
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a weekly roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at
Read MoreAnnouncing Our 2018 Conservation Matching Grants
We are pleased to announce the recipients of our annual Customer Matching Conservation Grant program. These grants are the cornerstone of Orvis’s annual commitment of 5% of its pre-tax . . .
Read MoreEverglades Foundation: Making Conservation Look Good!
These ladies really live their work!
Photo by Everglades Foundation
As regular readers of the Orvis News may have noticed, for the past year we’ve been deeply committed to the work being done to restore the health and well-being of Florida’s Everglades. Working in partnership with our friends at The Everglades Foundation we have been working to restore water flows south of Lake Okeechobee and to stop discharges down the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers….
Read MoreOrvis CEO Perk Perkins Calls for “Urgency and Total Devotion” in the Fight to Save The Everglades
Perk Perkins silhouetted against a slide of Orvis’ Now Or Neverglades campaign imagery
Photo by Everglades Foundation
The following comments were made by Orvis CEO Perk Perkins at the Everglades Coalition Conference on Jan. 5, 2017.
I remember from my earliest days camping with my father, he taught me and my brother to always leave a campsite better than we found it. That has become a metaphor for my life and our company. I first became aware of the plight of the Everglades 32 years ago, the same year you were holding your first Everglades Coalition Conference. I was privileged to be tarpon fishing . . .
Read MoreEverglades Foundation: Success in Congress
Hope for America’s Everglades
Photo by Orvis stock
Orvis strongly supports the outstanding work of the Everglades Foundation to restore, protect and preserve the Everglades. Today we celebrate the bipartisan passage of the Water Resources Development Act by the House of Representatives, following its approval in the Senate on September 15th. If you’re interested in protecting the flow of clean, fresh waters to the Everglades, Florida Bay and the Florida Keys, join us in signing the #NoworNeverglades Declaration.
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