Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Kissimmee River then and now from FAU CES
A look at how channelization ruined the Kissimmee River ecosystem and now is being corrected
The Treaty of Payne’s Landing
On a recent Florida History Podcast we continued our Second Seminole War series with a look at the Treaty of Payne’s Landing. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you to subscribe […]
Bulow Creek State Park- The Wahlin Trail
A scenic trail named for an important figure in environmental protection in the area.
From FAU: Tamiami Trail Modifications – restoring freshwater flow to the Everglades
The Tamiami Trail is the historic roadway connecting Tampa to Miami. While the roadway made traveling between the two cities faster and safer, it created a barrier to water flow going into Everglades National Park. Over the past few decades, efforts have been underway to make modifications to the Tamiami Trail. When all of the […]
Democrats name Florida leadership team for 2024- but why?
Florida has gone from a plus 200,000 Democratic voter advantage over the GOP to minus close to 1,000,000 voters since the book closing for the 2020 election. Given Donald Trump won Florida by 3.5% in 2020, if turnout remained the same among both parties voters and the NPA split remained the same (which I personally […]
Achievements in Everglades Restoration
This briefing late last year discussed all of the progress that has been made.
US win T20 Cricket World Cup opener
The U.S.A. celebrated the arrival of World Cup cricket coming to the country for the first time with a thrilling victory over Canada in the opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 on night of June 1. Batter Aaron Jones of USA lit up the opening night, smashing a record 10 sixes […]
How the US Government broke the Everglades
This is a really instructive and telling video. A great primer on the challenges the Everglades faces.
The Florida Squeeze 