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The Everglades are a complex system of interdependent ecosystems. Marjory Stoneman Douglas described the area as a "River of Grass" in 1947, though that metaphor represents only a portion of the system. The area recognized as the Everglades, prior to drainage, was a web of marshes and prairies 4,000 square miles (10,000 km 2) in size. [36]
One of the great dualities of Florida is the presence of spectacular natural places and wildlife within easy striking distance of the most people-packed urban areas. And Everglades National Park ...
Also shown in the map is Taylor Slough along with two stations TSPH1 and TSPH7 where weather towers are located Shark River Slough (SRS) is a low-lying area of land that channels water through the Florida Everglades , beginning in Water Conservation Area 3 , flowing through Everglades National Park , and ultimately into Florida Bay . [ 1 ]
The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise, Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-5107-5; Jewell, Susan (1993). Exploring Wild South Florida: A Guide to Finding the Natural Areas and Wildlife of the Everglades and Florida Keys, Pineapple Press, Inc. ISBN 1-56164-023-9; Lodge, Thomas E. (1994).
National Geographic Kids Video 50872 Video Classics: Realm of the Alligator 1986 1993 90 0-7922-2628-3 ... Free Games Educational Video Presentations 51517
The video Alvarez captured that day shows the alligator from the view of the tower. The alligator slithers through the water holding a bloated snake with the ends missing in its mouth. "That's so ...
This map shows the Everglades Agricultural Area, as designated by the Central and Southern Florida Project. The Everglades Agricultural Area Environmental Protection District (EAA EPD), better known as simply the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA), is an area extending south from Lake Okeechobee to the northern levee of Water Conservation Area 3A, from its eastern boundary at the L-8 canal to ...
Map of Everglades Wilderness Waterway and camping sites. There are around 40 camping designated sites along the waterway which include beach, ground and chickee campsites. Plate Creek Chickee 12.25.2016 East Cape Sable Beach camping. Beach sites are located along Florida Bay and Gulf of Mexico. During ideal conditions, insects may be scarce ...