Everglades Restoration - South Florida Anglers for Everglades Restoration

Our Mission

South Florida Anglers For Everglades Restoration, Inc.(S.A.F.E.R.) is an association of local bass clubs and anglers from Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, who have joined together to protect the rights of all recreational fishermen from the encroachment on our fishing grounds by the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP).

It is our goal to maintain the viability of the Everglades canal system as the great fishery it has been for decades, and to assure accessibility to these waters by all recreational fishermen.

In order to accomplish this goal, we must:

	Promote the concept of "Restoration with Recreation" to the government agencies involved in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Modified Water Delivery (MWD), Decompartmentalization and Sheetflow Enhancement Project (DECOMP) and the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP).
	Increase public awareness of the ramifications of the CERP, in general, and of the threat to recreational fishing in the canals, in particular.
	Influence public policy through an intensive lobbying effort of all concerned government agencies, and elected/appointed officials.
	Promote an alternative to the backfilling of the canals in western Dade and Broward counties, as called for in DECOMP.
	Promote an alternative to the proposed elevated causeway along the Tamiami Trail under the auspices of the MWD.