Roger L. Hammer is a naturalist, botanist, photographer, author, and speaker in Florida. He has written several guides to wildflowers and leads wildflower walks. He met Marjory Stoneman Douglas when he received the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award.[1]
Hammer has been involved in conservation efforts in the Miami area. He opposed a massive expansion of an airstrip that had been limited in size back in the 1960s when Miami's mayor launched planned for a Paris Air Show type event at the facility.[when?][2] He discussed the importance of fire in Miami area's pine rockland in a BBC Mundo piece featuring his photos.[3] The Miami Herald referred to him as "a leading authority on South Florida wildflowers who helped oversee the restoration of more than 100 acres of pineland when he worked as a county naturalist."[4] Hammer took Everglades National Park's superintendent and Department of the Interior officials to view a massive orchid in Everglades National Park. It later blew over in Hurricane Irma.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Stop. Hammer Time!". Florida Native Plant Society Blog. 11 June 2013.
- ^ Weiss, Jessica (9 June 2015). "Fiery Debate Over Miami Air Show in Everglades". Miami New Times.
- ^ Llorente, Analía (8 May 2017). "Por qué Miami tiene uno de los bosques más extraños de la Tierra". BBC.
- ^ "Miami-Dade wants land including rare forest declared blighted". Miami Herald.
- ^ "Don't be distracted by the beauty. Florida's national parks are falling apart". Miami Herald.
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