We work strategically to identify, assess and proactively address the evolving threats to marine ecosystems and all species and resources within them. Blog Post Urban Stargazing: See More of the Universe at Night Jan By Jennifer Errick Longer nights and clearer skies during winter make it an ideal season for stargazing, and fortunately, some national parks offer dark skies near major urban areas.
Press Release Extending Turkey Point Nuclear Operations Jeopardizes Health of Biscayne National Park Apr Environmental analysis must address health, water and climate concerns for Biscayne and Everglades national parks, nearby communities and endangered and threatened wildlife.
Magazine Article Victorious! Mar 21 conservation triumphs from the past years. Magazine Article What is going to happen to national parks in the next century? Mar We asked a handful of writers, activists, scholars and conservationists about their hopes, dreams and fears about the National Park System.
It has been plagued by problems from development upstream and starved for clean water. Lucie River are inundated with polluted Lake Okeechobee discharges. Advocacy in Action Protect Biscayne from Nuclear Expansion Plans to expand Turkey Point by adding two new nuclear units would make Turkey Point one of the largest nuclear power facilities in the country, in an area that is ground zero for sea level rise. The proposed expansion threatens our national parks, endangered wildlife, Everglades restoration, and the health of park water resources.
View All. Donate Preserve Our Parks. PARK Visitors can canoe or kayak hundreds of miles of water trails, bike through pine rocklands or enjoy world-class fishing. Check out more amazing activities to experience in the Everglades. From the original Archaic period settlements to the modern tribal communities of the Miccosukee and Seminole Indians, the region has a rich history of human culture.
Learn more about the people who have called the Everglades home throughout the ages. Invasive species are threatening the Everglades ecosystem. Far from their native homelands, invasive species like Burmese python have dominated headlines in recent years.
While eradication measures are continually being pursued, detection rates and a lack natural predators give them an advantage over native species in the Everglades. Learn what you can do to help the park control the populations of pythons in the Everglades. Everglades National Park contains the largest contiguous stand of protected mangroves in the western hemisphere. The word mangrove is used to describe a cluster of several trees -- all with impenetrable root systems and the ability to flourish in salty environments.
Both mysterious and beautiful, mangroves help clean water clean while also providing shelter to marine organisms. During the dry months, wading birds congregate here to feed and nest, and in the summer, the mangroves provide the first line of erosion defense against the winds and waves of tropical storms and hurricanes. This site remains in virtually the same condition as it did during the Cold War. Park visitors can take guided tours of the base and occasionally meet soldiers who were stationed there during the conflict with the Soviet Union.
Learn more about Nike Missile tours. The park and the pristine blue water that encompasses its southern boundary will one day enjoy a virtually endless supply of clean, fresh water as a result of Everglades restoration. Here are two very important people who helped establish Everglades National Park:.
Ernest F. Coe was very important to our park's history. Coe was a landscape architect who loved the outdoors. The Everglades fascinated him. Since it was of particular interest to him, he made it his life's goal to protect the Everglades by setting up a national park. To reach this goal, he created an association kind of like a club with members in to work on making the Everglades a national park. Later, it was renamed as Everglades National Park Association.
In , Congress was persuaded by all the members of the association to designate Everglades as a national park. However, they had to come up with both the land and the funding needed for the park. That took another 13 years to acquire before Everglades officially became a national park in To learn more about Coe's work visit the Ernest F.
Have you ever heard the Everglades referred to as a river of grass?
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