What kind of world do you want to live in?
We want to live in URBAN PARADISE. There's been a lot of damage done, so it will take work and creativity.
The Mission of the Urban Paradise Guild
Our mission is to re-create native habitats in the Urban areas of Miami-Dade County, and to promote sustainable models for healthy living that safeguard, enhance and integrate the human and natural worlds for the benefit of both.
We believe that if Mother Nature is given a little help
the Urban areas we live in can become Paradise again. She will repay us with a bounty of human health, and in recreational and economic opportunity.
The habitat we create is an investment in the places we where we live - and much more. It also addresses global problems such as Sea-Level Rise, Fisheries Collapse, and Global Warming at the same time.
South Florida is more at risk to the combined effects of Hurricanes and Sea-Level Rise than any metropolitan area on the Earth. Failure is not an option for Miami-Dade.
Let's invite an environment like the Keys and the Bahamas back into our Bay, and butterflies into our yards and balconies at work and at home.
It isn't all work - we play a lot too. There are a thousand ways to enjoy the environments of South Florida - and a thousand reasons to take care of it.
Restoration Workouts
They're good for Mother Nature and all her children.
Come out, get a workout, and help the environment too. Our work maintains our personal health while it and heals environmental damage.
Activities include planting of mangroves, upland trees and butterfly gardens, nursery work, education, stewardship, and especially recreation. Volunteers are invited to cook-outs, camp-outs, fishing trips and other fun.
So click the button, and
Become a volunteer
and help make your world a better place.
Welcome, friends, to
Urban Paradise Guild
Sam Van Leer, Executive Director
"Creating a Sustainable Paradise in South Florida, one Habitat at a time."
Copywrite Urban Paradise Guild, 2008, 2009, 2010.
