Eighteen-year-old Eva Kaufman is in a quandary about what to do
with her life. She is passionate about doing something for the
greater good, but has not yet realized what it is she wants to do.
One day as Eva joins her mother and sister in some volunteer
gardening in Liberty Park, she marvels at the spectacular views of
the New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty. Here so close to New
York City, she also sees the miracle of the spring bird migration.
She has no idea that the future of Liberty Park is in danger.Amanda
Walters, a local park activist, suggests that Eva should apply for
a position in the Park Service. The suggestion appeals to Eva, and
she thinks her future looks much brighter. Unfortunately, Amanda
also makes her aware of a threat to the green open lawns of the
park. The B & L Foundation is eager to build a sports complex,
a hotel and a botanical garden in Liberty Park. Now feeling
desperate to defend the park from over-development, Eva and her
family join Amanda and her friends to save the park. Public
hearings turn into intense arguments, propaganda campaigns
transform into threats as an entire community struggles to
determine the park's future.This is a story about a young woman
environmentalist joining forces with an experienced woman activist
to save the environment of a national icon.
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