U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland joined Audubon staff members Jerry Lorenz, PhD, State Director of Research, Kelly Cox, Esq., Director of Everglades Policy, Jon Paul Haydocy, Field Biologist at Everglades Science Center, and other Everglades stakeholders for an Everglades National Park-led tour of Florida Bay. The field trip served as a fitting end to an exciting…
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Audubon – Restoring Cape Sable is a Win for the Everglades
Jerry Lorenz’s mind is often on Cape Sable. Stretching across roughly 80,000 acres, this southwestern edge of Everglades National Park sits between the Gulf of Mexico, Whitewater Bay, and Florida Bay, a mosaic of lakes and wetlands, waving grasses, and forests of mangroves. Exploring this federally-designated wilderness area is not for the faint of heart. “I…
National Parks Traveler – Freshwater Fish Are The Canaries At Everglades National Park
This year has witnessed the completion of landmark Everglades restoration initiatives. The Tamiami Roadbed removal finished six months ahead of schedule, and with the historic road gone, billions of gallons of water now flow into the Everglades once more. The Kissimmee River Restoration – decades in the making – returns the river back to its meandering…
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