Apparel and Gifts with Purpose

Welcome! The Moving Mirror is a positive reflection of issues impacting our world. Climate Change, Social Justice, Environmental Conservation; We believe in leveraging design as a force for good. Please shop our collections and visit our resources page to learn how you can make a positive impact.

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Protect the Manatees

Designer Spotlight

Meet Dean Timmons, an award-winning graphic designer and art director in commercial advertising. Dean is the brilliant mind behind many of our designs and deeply appreciates nature and the outdoors. A photoshop and illustrator mechanic and digital creator, Dean is a dorky dad who loves traveling with his wife and family. Contact: dean@truecreative.net

Featured Nonprofit

Save the Manatee Club was established in 1981 by renowned singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffet and former US Senator and Florida Governor, Bob Graham. An award-winning national nonprofit 501(c)(3), their mission focuses on protecting manatees and their aquatic habitat for future generations. $10 from each manatee item sold by The Moving Mirror will be donated to the Emergency Rescue Fund to help rescue and rehabilitate manatees who are sick, injured, or orphaned.

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What is a Manatee?

Why are Manatees Dying?

Water Pollution is one contributor to manatees dying at an alarming rate in Florida. Pesticide and wastewater runoff are flowing into our waterways creating toxic algal blooms that live on the water's surface. These toxic algal blooms turn the water green and kill the manatee's primary food source, seagrass. As a result, manatees are starving to death. With no known natural predators, we are the biggest threat to their survival. It's up to us to save the manatee.

Photo Credit: Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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what are toxic algal blooms?

How You Can Help

Take a Break from Fertilizer. Too many yard chemicals, including fertilizer and herbicides, are entering our waterways, causing algal blooms that kill seagrasses and harm manatees. Consider natural landscapes that require little to no fertilizers. If you live near a water body, leave at least a 10-foot-buffer along the shoreline where no fertilizing occurs.

Report distressed, sick, injured or dead manatees. Call 1-888-404-FWCC (3922). Program this number into your phone!

Contact Policy Makers. Whether you live in Florida or outside the state, you can take action by writing to key policymakers urging greater protection for manatees. Contact Decision Makers here.

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Manatee Fun Facts

Favorite Food: Manatee Seagrass

Nickname: the “Sea Cow" named for their affinity for grazing on vegetation and their slow, ambling way.

LIfespan: In their natural habitat, the life expectancy of a manatee is 50-60 years.

Size and Weight: Adult manatees are typically 9-10 feet long from snout to tail and weigh around 1,000 pounds; however, they may grow to over 13 feet long and weigh more than 3,500 pounds.

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Our Planet is Drowning in Plastic

will you help protect the Manatee?

A Gift with Purpose

It's up to us to protect the manatee. Your purchase will help these gentle giants have a better chance of survival. We hope you'll join us on our quest to raise awareness and money for these beloved mammals.

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