Everglades National Park

Improvements Approved For Shark Valley In Everglades National Park

A plan to improve parking and cope with flooding at Shark Valley in Everglades National Park in Florida is moving forward after National Park Service staff determined there would be no adverse environmental impacts.

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By Compiled From N... - July 6th, 2023 2:30am

Petition Asks U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service To Complete Status Review Of Florida Panthers

A long-running gap in reviews into the health of the endangered Florida panther population has prompted a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that it produce the report as required.

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By NPT Staff - June 21st, 2023 2:30am

Climate-Change Concerns Prompting New Review Of Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program

Concerns that planners of Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program didn't properly consider how climate-change impacts might affect the massive project are prompting another review of the planning.

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By NPT Staff - June 18th, 2023 3:00am

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Op-Ed | More Water Flows Through Taylor Slough Into Florida Bay

Florida’s national parks are a critical component of the statewide effort to restore the Everglades after draining and ditching nearly destroyed this ecosystem in the 20th century. In May, Audubon Florida staff celebrated the ribbon cutting for the Taylor Slough Improvement Project just four months after standing in the same spot with shovels to kickstart the initiative’s groundbreaking.

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By NPT Staff - June 13th, 2023 2:30am

Supreme Court Wetlands Ruling Called Damaging To National Parks

A ruling Thursday by the U.S. Supreme Court that limits the federal government's Clean Water Act oversight of water pollution impacting wetlands is damaging to national parks from Everglades National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Indiana Dunes National Park and other units of the National Park System, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 25th, 2023 2:08pm

Open Wide And Say Ahhhhh, Everglades National Park

A large crocodile faces the camera with its mouth open showing its many sharp teeth in Everglades National Park

"Crocodiles and alligators belong to a group of reptiles called crocodilians, which are the largest of the living reptiles. Of the 23 different species of crocodilians in the world, 2 species are native to the United States, and south Florida is the only place where both of these species coexist."

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By Rebecca Latson - May 11th, 2023 3:00am

Shark Valley In Everglades National Park To Close For Road Work

A paving project will require closure of the Shark Valley area of Everglades National Park in Florida to allow for repaving of the entrance road, parking lot, and 15-mile tram road.

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By Compiled From N... - April 28th, 2023 2:30am

Public Input Sought On How To Improve Flamingo Marina At Everglades National Park

A multi-million-dollar plan is being developed for addressing structural issues at the Flamingo marina in Everglades National Park, and public input is being sought for how to approach the project.

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By Compiled From N... - April 2nd, 2023 2:30am

2021 Was A Very Good Year For Nesting Wading Birds In The Everglades

Herons, egrets, ibis, spoonbills, storks — Florida’s iconic wading birds tell us if the Everglades ecosystem is healthy, and if restoration efforts are improving conditions in the River of Grass. In 2021, the Everglades experienced its second-highest nesting effort for many wading bird species in 80 years!

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By Erika Zambello - March 15th, 2023 2:30am

Wood Storks On The Road To Population Recovery

Long-legged and gangly, with oblong bodies, bald heads, and a long, curved bill, wood storks won't likely win any beauty contests. But they nevertheless are a poster child reflecting the success of the Endangered Species Act, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing that the species be removed from the list of threatened and endangered wildlife.

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By NPT Staff - February 18th, 2023 2:30am

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