The Destruction Of The Everglades

First and foremost, a main reason why the water supply to the everglades is having a bad effect, is because of all of the past draining. As stated in source 1 (The Florida Everglades) it says “From 1905-1910 , the settlers coverted the land… the Everglades were nearly drained entirely.” This shows that these new settlers wanted to get rid of the Everglades completely. As a result to their actions the Florida lost 50% of the wildlife’s population and diversity. This also included the subtropical wilderness of the Everglades. Which contained grassy marshes, hardwood hammocks, and mangrove forests. The draining of the Everglades was only one of the reasons why that the water supply on the park is bad.

Due to constantly changing water levels, ecosystems like the Everglades can be very unpredictable places. Since the 1800s, people have tried to control the Everglades to prevent flooding (Blake). Large canals were built to send the water into the ocean and away from the Everglades. The land along the canals dried up and became more

The Everglades mainly found in the United States of America (USA) is a 2 million acre of wetland ecosystem that stretches from the Central of Florida near to Orlando to the Bay of Florida in the south. During rainy seasons, Lake Okeechobee experience upsurge in water volumes causing it to discharge the waters into the “river of grass” that characterize with shallow slow moving water carrying grass marshes. The river flows south and passing through different habitats namely wet prairie, cypress swamps, mangroves, Everglades National Park and lastly into the Florida Bay. The current size of the Everglades is smaller than it was originally. The decrease in size has majorly been due to human activities that include diversions of the water for agriculture and flood control as well as urban development. The Everglades borders the cities of Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. The region is tourist attraction for birders, boaters, and anglers among others. The Everglades ecosystem supports agricultural activities besides supplying clean drinking water to the southern Florida residents. Just like other natural ecosystems like lakes and forests, the Everglades is facing dangers of global warming. The increasing global temperatures are causing a significant change and destruction of its iconic natural appearance. Besides the direct effects, global warming is

To lead of, at one point about 100 years ago the Everglades were in perfect condition. Eventually, settlers came through and saw the Everglades as a useless swamp. They transformed it into a place for agriculture. They made artificial streams, storage facilities, and rails for a railroad. Eventually, the flow of freshwater was cut off, which ruined the whole ecosystem. In source one it states, “But when settlers from outside of Florida came to the Everglades they considered it

The water resoures from the everglades is very important to florida. without them we wouldnt have water to wash your hands,shower or to drink.that can lead to diseases or dying of thirst. with out water factorys cant make sertant products which means less jobs.the floridans would be forsed to leave florida. so we should take care of the evergldes if not the water could get too pallouted and not clean enough to be used.

The southern tip of Florida, commonly referred to as “south Florida”, has been the breeding ground for art and culture since its development in the early 19th century. Not only humans, but plants and animals also thrive in the region's tropical climate and plentiful ecosystem. As the urbanization and development of south Florida is pushed further and further, the habitat of the diverse organisms within the Everglades are becoming polluted and destroyed. The incompatibility of a growing population as well as a rapidly expanding metropolis and a thriving yet fragile ecosystem is clear. The restoration and protection of the Everglades has been conducted by government and private organizations. These attempts had little success and in some cases caused more damage to the tropical wetlands.

Over the years many exotic or non-native animals have been introduced into the Florida Everglades. Many of Mickey Cray’s animals in the novel Chomp are animals not native to Florida. The vast majority of these creatures are illegally smuggled into Florida. These creatures are then introduced into the wild by irresponsible owners. They pose serious threats to the environment, damaging the natural equilibrium.

Did you know it will take about $1 billion to fix the Everglades ecosystem? When foreign settlers came to the Everglades, they drained the water for farmland. As the population grew, people upset its ecosystem and it was nearly drained entirely. As the water supply lessons and more construction is done, animals’ habitats are destroyed. When the supply of the water is drained, many bad things can happen, such as the water being introduced to chemicals that could kill organisms and animals habitats are being destroyed.

The Everglades is a diverse ecosystem located in southern Florida, yet urbanization has created a considerable amount of impact that has altered the physical landscape of the region, resulting in a symbiotic environment between humans and nature. Based on geographical research, the original Everglades spanned an area of approximately 12,000km2, and now because of urbanization and agricultural growth in this sub-region the area of the Everglades has been condensed to half of its original size (Willard et al 1-2). The Everglades is actually a sub-region of the Southern Coastlands region of the United States. It is comprised of a unique climate, divided into sub-provinces that create a diverse pallet of environments for wildlife to thrive,

After conducting research for the climate change project various tidbits of information shaped my beliefs. For instance learning about the area coverage of the subdivisions within ecosystems and viewing a physical map of the world. This enabled me to see how widespread ecosystems are and how we are impacting them, along with climate change. A possible solution that I came up with and can be done locally is minimizing the amount of deforestation taking place in places near the Everglades area. This is because the more trees are cut down the more food sources are limited as well as shelter which is why animals are becoming eradicated there. Other possible solutions that my other group members came up with was using more renewable energy sources

The Atlantic plain slopes gently seaward from the Inland Highlands in a series of terraces, continuing far into the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; it forms the continental shelf. The relief at the land-sea interface is so low that the boundary between them is often blurry and indistinct, especially along stretches of the Louisiana bayous and the Florida Everglades. This means that if you looked at a shaded relief map of the region without sea-level displayed it would be difficult to identify the

In 1986, I dropped out of college to relocate to Florida where I worked a couple years, got married and had 2 boys. I formed Oceanview Landscape & Irrigation where I was the owner/operator and designer of Landscape Installations. This business served its purposed by allowing me to work around the family and contribute to our finances. I sold that business and unfortunately my marriage came to an end. I re-entered the corporate world for a previous supervisor and had the opportunity of a lifetime by working with some amazing professionals on the design for the restoration of the Everglades. Unfortunately political cutbacks affected my employment. I returned back to school for

Feeling the heat on my skin, I sat there staring at the fire. I watched as all the women in my village worked together to cook dinner. Hearing the laughter and conversations between everyone is what I loved. Looking out at the moon and listening to the sounds of the Everglades. I was pulled away from my thoughts when I heard my grandmother’s scream. We all looked over and saw her running towards us in a panic. She tried to tell us what happened, but all I heard was “It looked at me.” The men in our village had just returned and were quick to get their guns. So frightened, I ran to my chickee hut to get my older sister, but I stopped in my tracks. Right in my path was the large beast and looking at me.

Second, preventing animal invasions will help restore the native species to their original state. In the text it states, “Florida is now officially the world capital for invasive and potentially invasive reptiles and amphibians, according to a 20-year study verifying that 56 non-native species of these animals have become established

Everglades National Park was known as “River of Grass”, it is one of the largest National parks in America. This park was established on December 6 ,1947 and it's located in the southern area of Florida. The park is about 11,000 square miles in size but today the park square miles is about 2,357. About 1 million people visit a year. Everglades Park protects the habitat and wetland of the endangered species, this why Everglades is famous for it’s different kinds of animals and its swampy ecosystem. Everglades is the thirteen endangered and ten threatened species in total there are thirty-six species living in the National park.