Stormwater Treatment Area, or STA: A man-made marsh with plants that ... are crucial for Everglades restoration A timeline: The destruction and ongoing restoration of Florida's Everglades ...

1845: Florida becomes 27th state. 1881: Real estate developer Hamilton Disston buys 4 million acres and begins efforts to drain the Everglades. 1906: The first dredging project began in South ...

A flock of flamingos sit on a mud flat in Florida Bay on the edge of the Florida Everglades. MATIAS J. OCNER mocner@miamiherald.com The promise of the first months of the second Donald Trump ...

The entire state of Florida is, on average ... the Everglades are home to a wide variety of plants and animals. In the Everglades, you’ll find more than 360 species of bird including pink ...

The Corps’ biggest job in Florida is Everglades restoration, an ongoing multibillion-dollar effort that is the largest environmental restoration project in the world. But the agency also handles ...

Flow Equalization Basin, or FEB: A shallow man-made water storage area constructed for the collection of runoff that can be ...

1845: Florida becomes 27th state. 1881: Real estate developer Hamilton Disston buys 4 million acres and begins efforts to drain the Everglades. 1906: The first dredging project began in South ...

In a region of Florida known as the River of Grass, John Kominoski plops into hip-deep waters. Blobs of brown periphyton – a mishmash of algae, bacteria and other organisms – carpet the surface. The ...

South Florida Water Management District ... To clean the water from Lake Okeechobee before it flows into the Everglades, plants that absorb phosphorous are strategically planted in manmade ...