By Christy Swift
Photography by Wildpath Team:
Carlton Ward Jr., Jen Guyton and Lauren YoHo

We see it slipping away a little more every day—that copse of trees replaced by new construction; the town we knew from childhood, now unrecognizable; the choking estimates: 1,000 people a day relocating to this paradisical peninsula.

Everyone seems to love Florida—but is she in danger of being loved to death?

The honest answer is yes.  But there’s hope.

Read the full article on Issuu >> June-July 2025 Issue