Juanita Greene Explained

Juanita Greene (1924 - 2017) was an American journalist and conservationist.^[1] She worked for the Miami Herald as a reporter and wrote about Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park.^[2] She was the Herald's first environmental reporter.

Life

She was born in Louisiana. She moved to Tampa in 1945.^[3] She worked for the Tampa Times. In 1956, she was hired by the Miami Herald. She was a friend of Marjory Stoneman Douglas.^[3] She wrote about and testified about the influx of Cuban refugees coming to South Florida.^[4] She retired from the Miami Herald in 1978.^[5]

She was on the board of Friends of the Everglades. She helped create Biscayne National Park.^{[6] [7]}

She was interviewed for books on National Parks.^[8] Greene was featured in the 2009 television documentary miniseries by acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Juanita Greene, pioneering environmental reporter and activist, dies at 93. miamiherald.com.
2. Web site: The National Parks: America's Best Idea: Juanita Greene: My Favorite Parks | PBS. www.pbs.org.
3. Web site: EYE ON MIAMI: Juanita Greene, former Herald reporter, environmentalist, and exemplary citizen leaves Miami ... by gimleteye. April 30, 2009. 2020-11-20. EYE ON MIAMI.
4. Web site: Cuban Refugee Problems: Hearings Before the Subcommittee to Investigate Problems Connected with Refugees and Escapees of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-seventh Congress, First-second Session. December 6, 1961-December 4, 1962. United States Congress Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 13, 1961. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
5. Book: Cerulean, Susan. The Book of the Everglades. November 13, 2002. Milkweed Editions. 9781571312600. Google Books.
6. Web site: Hall of Fame. 2020-11-20. mysite. en.
7. Web site: Alvarez. Lizette. A Florida City That Never Was. 2020-11-20. The New York Times. en.
8. Book: The National Parks: America's Best Idea : an Illustrated History. Dayton. Duncan. Ken. Burns. November 13, 2009. Alfred A. Knopf. 9780307268969. Google Books.