Category Environmental Issues
Florida’s Rivers – 1989 WFSU Documentary
Features an interview with the one and only Marjorie Harris Carr, who did as much as anyone to protect Florida’s fragile ecosystems.
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 […]
Achievements in Everglades Restoration
This briefing late last year discussed all of the progress that has been made.
How the US Government broke the Everglades
This is a really instructive and telling video. A great primer on the challenges the Everglades faces.
Everglades restoration efforts overview
A briefing on the ongoing restoration efforts of the Everglades ecosystem
Continued development is threatening the Florida Panther with extinction
The growth in Eastern Collier County has been ridiculous. As someone who regularly hikes in Big Cypress National Preserve and Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, I have seen the increase in traffic along SR 29 and the creeping of housing developments further and further east along Collier’s main thoughroufares. Now we have this report from […]
CBS on Everglades Restoration
CBS Saturday Morning last week on the project to restore the Everglades
The Florida Squeeze 