Florida’s wetlands: safeguarding a blue treasure
By partnering and pooling our resources to rebuild resilient freshwater ecosystems, we are investing in combating climate change.
Tag: Biscayne Aquifer
Restoring the Everglades to ensure South Florida’s freshwater supply
FIU’s decades-long scientific leadership in Everglades restoration is a model for the restoration of imperiled ecosystems worldwide.
Bills on saltwater intrusion deserve greater focus
As sea levels rise, saltwater places pressure on the aquifer, infiltrating our freshwater supply.
Everglades reservoir is critical to our water supply and needs everyone’s support
The Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir is the linchpin for every other Everglades restoration effort.
Protecting our water supply also can help South Florida fight the damage from sea-level rise
By Ryan Rossi, the South Florida Water Coalition Though the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging as the new year begins, ...
The water level in Lake Okeechobee is low because there’s been little rain and farmers continue to get a lot of water for irrigation
By Maggy Hurchalla, environmental activist The assertion that Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Mast has forced the U.S. Army Corps of ...
If we treasure the Everglades, we must protect its health the way we are protecting ourselves during the pandemic
By Eric Eikenberg, Everglades Foundation Seven years ago on April 7, when Florida celebrated its first official Everglades Day, people ...