The young northern girl sits on the shore of warm, white sand watching a group of sea turtles inch into the clear, salty Gulf ocean water as she enjoys her annual family summer vacation to her grandparents' ocean-view home. The middle age birdwatcher sits on the hood of a jeep watching the birds fly through the clear, blue sky and alligators swim in and out of the deep, murky Everglades.

In the distance, a Caterpillar bulldozer starts plowing and destroying the beautiful land on which many animals settle. Slowly, major corporations will develop this land to accommodate the visitors, known as tourists, coming in and out of the vacationing state of Florida. These people visit and spend money, which funds Florida's economy but results in damage to the environment; damage made to accommodate them. Despite tourism's negative effects on Florida's environment, the economic contribution more than justifies the...