Florida's largest national park is a watery wilderness of incredible birds, subtropical swamps, and, yes, alligators.

Many terms used in discussions of Everglades restoration may be unfamiliar to most people. The following list contains definitions of some of the more common terms used. South Florida Water ...

Florida’s Cape Sable seaside sparrow is a rare and secretive bird that dwells within the marl prairie of the remote ...

Sections of the road are now being elevated to restore water flows into the Shark River Slough – a vital restoration area deep in the Everglades National Park. The highway elevation is part of a ...

A proposed rock mine in the Everglades has ignited controversy and threats against water managers. The project highlights the challenges of balancing economic interests with environmental ...

Florida Bay is an estuary protected in large part by Everglades National Park. It has been plagued by problems from development upstream and starved for clean water. Now, years of work to save the bay ...

The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) was signed into law in 2000 with bi-partisan support and specifically called for a reservoir to store water in the EAA.

The exceptional variety of its water habitats has made it a sanctuary for a large ... the largest continuous stand of sawgrass prairie and the most significant breeding ground for wading birds in ...

A map that distinguishes natural from human-made features shows how both threaten Florida’s immense and unique freshwater marsh. ByMatthew W. Chwastyk This story appears in the September 2018 ...

Take an airboat tour through the sawgrass prairie via a park-approved concessioner ... When first built in the 1920s, the road acted as a dam, blocking fresh water from moving south through Everglades ...