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The Everglades Forever Act is a Florida law passed in 1994 designed to restore the Everglades. [1] The law recognized, the “Everglades ecological system is endangered as a result of adverse changes in water quality, and in the quantity, distribution and timing of flows, and, therefore, must be restored and protected.” [2] The law was codified in § 373.4592, Florida Statutes.
The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) [2] provides a framework and guide to restore, protect and preserve the water resources of central and southern Florida, including the Everglades. It covers 16 counties over an 18,000-square-mile (47,000 km 2 ) area and centers on an update of the Central & Southern Florida (C&SF) Project ...
A portion of the C-38 canal, finished in 1971, now backfilled to restore the Kissimmee River floodplain to a more natural state. An ongoing effort to remedy damage inflicted during the 20th century on the Everglades, a region of tropical wetlands in southern Florida, is the most expensive and comprehensive environmental repair attempt in history.
Florida wetlands were once disregarded as useless, nasty swamps. Now, officials are working to protect and restore them for their ecological benefits. Florida has lost 44% of its wetlands since 1845.
Endowment seeks to ensure sustainability of America's Everglades. Home & Garden. Lighter Side
The idea of the $369 million Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands project is to use stormwater pumps, narrow canals and holes cut under roads to slow down the flow of water from major canals into ...
Mitigation banking is a system of debits and credits that is market-based. It is used primarily in the United States as part of the No Net loss Policy. This involves a system of mitigation banks. This is an area where projects to restore and enhance the wetlands can be carried out in advance of impacts.
Bahia Grande is a vast area of coastal plain and wetlands located between Port Isabel and Brownsville. Laguna Atascosa NWR acquired the 21,700-acre tract in 2000. The funding will ...