16 Nov
The SFWMD is considering setting aside land near the Kissimmee River to act as a relocation site for South Florida gopher tortoises. The tortoises are currently burrowing holes in the levees of South Florida.
Read the full article from the Sun Sentinel’s Green South Florida blog here.
16 Nov
Access to the Everglades has been restricted by the FWC due to high water levels. The closure will remain in effect until no longer necessary.
Click here to read the full article from the Sun Sentinel.
16 Nov
Salazar calls Scott’s Everglades cleanup plan an “encouraging step forward” and states that he is hopeful to build upon this plan in the future.
Click here to read the full story from the Audubon of Florida.
16 Nov
Ken Salazar to Rick Scott: Everglades pollution cleanup plan is a good start, but it doesn’t go far enough, fast enough. Click here to read more from the Miami Herald.
9 Nov
The SFWMD Water Watch for November 7 records the fourth-wettest October on record. Read the full water watch from the SFWMD by clicking here.
9 Nov
The Audubon of Florida and other Everglades advocates celebrated last Friday, when the Indian River Lagoon restoration project broke ground. Click here to read the full article from Audubon of Florida’s newspage.
9 Nov
Upcoming events in the Everglades include a Veteran’s Day tour of the Nike Hercules Missile Base, a memorial paddle on Fisheating Creek, and the 20th annual Big O Hike around Lake Okeechobee.
Click here to learn more from Willie’s Outdoor World Blog in the Palm Beach Post.
9 Nov
Dear Everglades Partner,
On January 17th and 18th, 2012 the Everglades Foundation will be hosting a first of its kind event in Tallahassee, Florida. The Everglades Water Supply Summit will be filled with informative, thought-provoking events designed to build momentum towards the restoration of a national treasure and to secure Florida’s water supply.
In 2011, Florida witnessed one of the worst droughts of its history. It was the third drought in the past ten years. This lack of rain sparked wildfires across the state and set large-scale destructive algal blooms in motion in the Caloosahatchee river. West Palm Beach and other municipalities came within days of running out of water.
The drought highlighted the issues that Florida should have been focusing on from the beginning: storing rainwater, cleaning it and supplying it to the millions of Floridians who need it.
The Everglades ecosystem is a crucial link between water storage and water supply for almost 7 million Floridians. And at less than half its original size, one out of every three Floridians relies on the Everglades as the source of their fresh drinking water.
For over a hundred years, we have built canals and levees to re-direct the natural southerly flow of freshwater from the headwaters of the Everglades in the Kissimmee river basin towards urban areas and coastal cities, disrupting the ecosystem’s delicate natural balance.
Meanwhile, 1.7 billion gallons of freshwater are dumped into saltwater estuaries every day.
Florida’s boating, tourism, real estate, hunting, recreational and commercial fishing industries all depend on a healthy Everglades ecosystem, supporting tens of thousands of jobs and contributing billions to our economy.
The Everglades Foundation would be honored by your presence, your insights and your experience. Please plan to join us.
Thank you for your consideration and support.
Sincerely,
Kirk Fordham
CEO, Everglades Foundation
Click here to visit the Everglades Summit’s webpage.
