Hurricane Evacuation Modeling Impacts Growth Management

Last Stand has consistently urged adoption of realistic assumptions for evacuation modeling that will provide for the safety of all Monroe County residents and visitors in the event of an approaching hurricane. Monroe County is to be evacuated of all residents and...

Sustainable Development to Protect the Keys

Last Stand was one of the organizations instrumental in creating a system for sustainable development in the Keys. Last Stand closely followed the development of the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study, and some of our members participated in the Carrying Capacity...

Beaches and Water Quality in the Florida Keys

Florida Keys beaches, protected by the offshore reef, are generally more mud than sand; wave action is low except during major storms.  In order to make Key West beaches a little more appealing, they have been enlarged or renourished with sand purchased...