Takeaways from AP’s story on Everglades restoration efforts
4 days, 4 hours ago

Takeaways from AP’s story on Everglades restoration efforts

Associated Press  

EVERGLADES, Fla. — The Everglades in South Florida were once about twice the size of New Jersey. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Fog blankets a section of Florida’s Everglades National Park at daybreak on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works on the construction of the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir, intended to store polluted water from Lake Okeechobee and agricultural runoff so it can be cleaned in an adjacent stormwater treatment area before being released to flow south into the Everglades, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in South Bay, Fla. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Since 2019, the South Florida Water Management District has completed, broken ground on, or celebrated other milestones on some 70 projects. Some signs of progress A great blue heron spreads its wings, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in the Shark Valley area of Everglades National Park, Fla. A great blue heron spreads its wings, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in the Shark Valley area of Everglades National Park, Fla. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print A great egret flies past trees inside Everglades National Park, Fla., Sunday, May 19, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Climate change, urban development and water quality are ongoing challenges in restoration efforts.

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Takeaways from AP’s story on the Miccosukee’s fight to protect the Everglades
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Takeaways from AP’s story on the Miccosukee’s fight to protect the Everglades

Associated Press  

EVERGLADES, Fla. — The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida has long fought to heal and protect the Everglades and what remains of their ancestral lands. Curtis Osceola, right, chief of staff for the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, speaks to members of a task force that brings together federal, state, tribal and local agencies working to restore and …

In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change
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In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change

Associated Press  

EVERGLADES, Fla. — As a boy, when the water was low Talbert Cypress from the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida rummaged through the Everglades’ forests, swam in its swampy ponds and fished in its canals. Miccosukee Tribal elder Michael Frank, top left, rides an airboat with members of a task force that brings together federal, state, tribal and local …

In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water
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In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water

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EVERGLADES, Fla. — In a region of Florida known as the River of Grass, John Kominoski plops into hip-deep waters. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Naturalist tour guide Juan Macias is reflected in the tram's mirror as a tourist photographs an alligator in the Shark Valley area of Florida's Everglades National Park, …

Bright Lit Place: The Trailer : NPR
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Bright Lit Place: The Trailer : NPR

NPR  

Bright Lit Place: The Trailer When the U.S. government and state of Florida unveiled a new plan to save the Everglades in 2000, the sprawling blueprint to restore the wetlands became the largest hydrological restoration effort in the nation's history. Two decades later, only one project is complete, and the Everglades is still dying. Bright Lit Place heads into the …

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