Currently Brevard County Commissioners (BCC) and the Endangered Lands Program (EELs) are looking to "restore" the Malabar Scrub Sanctuary to a scrub habitat state in the name of  Florida scrub-jay preservation. If their plan moves forward, thousands of trees will be removed from the area - leaving only 1-2 trees per acre.

This project actually spans multiple sanctuaries that EELs manages including Jordan Scrub (already cleared), Malabar Scrub, Micco Scrub, Valkaria Scrub and Grant Flatwoods. In both Micco Scrub and Grant Flatwoods, they'll remove hundreds of thousands of trees. Within these two properties alone, they plan to lumber from an average of 110 sq ft down to 40 sq ft of trees per acre.

Of the 117 parks and 21 sanctuaries owned by Brevard County, only Malabar Scrub Sanctuary is conducive for true deep woods recreation. Once Malabar Scrub is "restored" to its former state, this type of pure Nature immersion will be essentially lost to the surrounding community.

Last year, Malabar Scrub was visited by 30,000 end users who enjoyed its natural beauty for mountain biking, hiking & horseback riding. Since COVID began over two years ago, the area has also experienced a considerable increase in use by local/regional residents seeking peaceful relaxation during these troubled times.

Malabar Scrub has a thriving diverse ecosystem which could be lost forever as a result of BCC's hubris towards aggressively "restoring" the area for scrub-jays. This is a special place which should remain protected for its natural beauty & public accessibility.

Please join us in solidarity by signing our petition to help stop any further plans to negatively alter Malabar Scrub Sanctuary and protect its sacred landscape for all to enjoy - we thank you for your support!