text: Marjory Stoneman Douglas
duration: 15min 
instrumentation: Narrator and orchestra, 2 (pic)-2-2-2/4-3-3-1/timp, 3 perc, celesta, hp/str/audio recording of manatee vocalizations
premiere: The Naples Philharmonic Orchestra; Christopher Seaman, conductor; Clyde Butcher, narrator; Naples, Fl on 11/09/2000
commissioned: The Naples Philharmonic Orchestra