Alligator Alcatraz

We oppose “Alligator Alcatraz.” Here’s why – and what we’re doing about it.

July 3, 2025

VoteWater opposes ‘Alligator Alcatraz,” and we’re working to stop it. VoteWater and its partners sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier urging them to halt this ill-advised project. We are helping to marshall opposition to further construction…

VoteWater joins conservation groups in opposing ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

June 27, 2025

VoteWater has joined 13 other conservation groups across Florida in signing a National Park Conservation Association’s letter opposing “Alligator Alcatraz.” “This irresponsible proposal is being pushed forward without any legitimate evaluation of its impacts on the nearby Big Cypress National…

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and Big Sugar’s rock mine – what are we doing to the Everglades?

June 26, 2025

By now you likely know that Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wants to build an immigrant detention center — “Alligator Alcatraz” — on the grounds of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport. Once upon a time the world’s biggest airport,…

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