Registration now open for 2027 Everglades Coalition Conference
The Everglades Coalition will bring together environmental leaders and stakeholders for its 42nd annual conference Jan. 28-30, 2027, at the Signia Hilton Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples. This year’s theme, “Uniting for America’s Everglades: Protecting Our Investment,” emphasizes the collective commitment needed to safeguard the Greater Everglades ecosystem and preserve gains made through decades of restoration efforts.
Significant investments have advanced efforts to restore the Everglades and protect its interconnected lands and waterways. Continued collaboration is essential to build on those gains while confronting ongoing threats, including development pressures on environmentally sensitive lands.
An alliance of nearly 60 local, state and national conservation and environmental organizations, the Everglades Coalition convenes its annual conference to educate, inform and bring together stakeholders around the priorities shaping the future of America’s Everglades.
“We’ve made significant investments in the Everglades and protecting that progress requires the same commitment that made it possible,” said Mark Perry, co-chair of the Everglades Coalition and executive director of the Florida Oceanographic Society. “The 2027 conference will bring people together around a shared goal: prioritizing lasting progress for the lands, waters and communities that we’ve spent decades fighting to restore.”
“Protecting our investment in Everglades restoration means protecting the lands and waters that make restoration possible,” said Lauren Jonaitis, co-chair of the Everglades Coalition and executive director of Tropical Audubon Society. “By bringing together science, advocacy and community voices, we can turn our shared commitment into action and ensure the progress we make today endures for future generations.”
The three-day conference will feature discussions spanning science, policy, education and advocacy, covering issues critical to the health and resilience of the Greater Everglades ecosystem. Attendees include conservationists, contractors, scientists, educators, students, media and concerned citizens, as well as decisionmakers from federal, state, local and tribal governments. The annual gathering remains the largest forum for discussing Everglades restoration progress, challenges and opportunities.
Early bird registration is available through Dec. 3 and includes single day admission for $150, full conference admission for $210, and full conference admission with all meals included for $490. Regular registration pricing begins on Dec. 4.
Students and teachers can also receive discounted tickets to the conference; please contact info@evergladescoalition.org for more information.
Sponsorship opportunities for the 2027 conference are available at the host, “Okeechobee,” “Florida Bay,” “Kissimmee Prairie,” “Pahayokee” and “Big Cypress” levels, as well as the member-exclusive “Sawgrass Roots” level.
To learn more about the conference, become a sponsor or register, visit EvergladesCoalition.org/Conference.
About the Everglades Coalition
The Everglades Coalition is an alliance of nearly 60 local, state and national conservation and environmental organizations dedicated to full restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, from the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes into Lake Okeechobee and to the estuaries, through the River of Grass, out to Florida Bay and the Keys. The Everglades Coalition strives to preserve and restore the diversity of ecosystems that comprise the greater Everglades and to provide a forum for those who depend on or care about those ecosystems. We are committed to being inclusive and fostering a collaborative environment where all stakeholders feel valued, respected and engaged — both in our work as an alliance of separate organizations and as a model for engagement by our member organizations. Learn more at EvergladesCoalition.org.
