Alligator Alcatraz detention center is the making of an environmental crisis
The new detention center in the Everglades can quickly turn into a human and environmental disaster.
Tag: Florida Everglades
In Florida’s fragile Everglades, Trump praises ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Conservationists are concerned about the impact the detention center will have on the river of grass.
The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Structure: Reimagining infrastructure through Indigenous knowledge
This essay for a Ph.D. seminar at FAU, 'Theorizing Infrastructure,' proposes building new structures based on Indigenous ideas.
Crossing Acuosa: The story of the waters once called Florida
This essay for a Ph.D. seminar at FAU, 'Theorizing Infrastructure,' imagines a mostly submerged future Florida
Groups seek emergency halt to Everglades detention center construction
The motion argues that the project would cause 'irreparable harm' to the fragile ecosystem.
DeSantis dismisses environmental concerns regarding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
Critics warn of danger to the Florida Everglades.
Toxic blooms in motion: Study maps algae patterns in Lake Okeechobee
Improved understanding of bloom behavior could enhance monitoring, forecasting and management of these harmful events.
Video: Nature’s tree islands and man’s vegetated hammocks
As part of the restoration of the Everglades, vegetated hammocks modeled after tree islands are being constructed.
25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising
As sea level rises, saltwater reaches further inland, both in rivers and underground through porous limestone.
Mounting habitat pressures prompt new conservation program for ailing Florida bird
The Cape Sable seaside sparrow is threatened by water management infrastructure in the Everglades and sea level rise.