Programs – Restoration

If you’ve driven along US 41 or I-75 through Big Cypress National Preserve, there’s no doubt that you’ve marveled at beauty of the cypress trees that are patchworked into the sawgrass prairies throughout this swampland. Maybe you’ve even ventured out into wilderness to experience these trees up close and personal for yourself. With long, vibrant…

When I started my role as superintendent of Everglades National Park in 2004, Flamingo was immediately one of my favorite places in the park. I had long heard of the magic of Flamingo from my parents. Though they had spent just one weekend there as a young couple, it stuck in their memories as a…

June 2019 – Everglades National Park announced this month that it had secured 100% of the funding needed to elevate another 6.5 miles of the Tamiami Trail roadway that divides the Everglades, north from south, and blocks the flow of water into the park. Once complete, the new roadwork will allow much needed water to…