The Everglades is an economic powerhouse that propels the ‘Clean Water Economy’
Economists have calculated that more than 3 million of us depend on the Everglades for our livelihoods.
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Flamingos are making a home in Florida again after 100 years – an ecologist explains why they may be returning for good
The return of flamingos has been facilitated by the effort to restore the Everglades and coastal ecosystems.
FAU lands EPA grant to use genetics in Florida Bay sponge restoration
The work aims to restore sponge populations with the strength to withstand a shifting climate, disease and other threats.
Are rising sea levels impacting roseate spoonbills in Florida Bay?
Audubon protects habitats for roseate spoonbills and other wading birds vulnerable to climate change and other threats.
Estuaries in South Florida are warming faster than the Gulf of Mexico and global oceans
Over the past two decades, sea surface temperatures in the estuaries rose 500% faster than in the global oceans.
It’s not just coral. Extreme heat is weakening entire marine ecosystems in Florida.
Anemones, sponges and jellyfish are bleaching throughout the Everglades amid record temperatures.
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.
Now is the time develop a Lake Okeechobee plan that will protect our environment, economy and health
By Eve Samples, Friends of the Everglades For too many decades, Florida’s water priorities have been misguided. We’ve kept Lake ...
We all need to take action to save Florida’s freshwater supplies
By Thais Lopez Vogel, VoLo Foundation Any visitor to Florida learns that the state is blessed with abundant rivers, lakes, springs, wetlands, ...
Gov. DeSantis’ welcome commitment to Lake Okeechobee reservoir and Everglades restoration
South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board Twenty years after creation of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, evidence is building that ...