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    The Florida Everglades

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    The Florida Everglades are a great representation of a wild Florida. The park is a place full of wildlife, and rich with history. Even though there are many problems, and many failed attempts to save the Everglades, the place itself is still very historic. Native American Tribes and settlement, history and wildlife, have all been a key part in the Everglades today. Prior to the settlers of 1882 were the Seminoles and Miccosuki tribes. These Natives ruled the land but did nothing to change it,

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    In 1905, the Everglades was nearly drained completely. The consequences of this were tremendous. There are so many plants and animals that were killed. Many people even lost their sources of water. So what caused this, what are the effects, and how can it be fixed? 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

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    Helping the wetlands The Florida Everglades is one of the most bizarre places on America. If you don?t know what the Everglades look like , it looks like the swamp in Shrek but, much bigger. Now back to the point, The Florida Everglades is home to many endangered species and threaten animals. The Everglades has some beautiful wildlife but, the food chain breaking down by pythons and anacondas. I know I know that snakes live in the Everglades but, the pythons are eating the other consumers

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    Essay on The Florida Everglades

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    treasures - the Florida Everglades. This national park is now the only remaining patch of a river that used to span 120 miles from Lake Okeechobee to the Florida Bay. Dikes and levees created by the Army Corps of Engineers in the late 1940's drained this river to reduce flooding and increase useable water for the development of the region. This major diversion of water lead to a trickle down effect causing the continual decline of the environmental state of the Everglades. Since then, debates over

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    The Everglades is a vast region that stretches from the Kissimmee River to Lake Okeechobee and is filled with a unique and world-famous ecosystem that is exclusive to the rest of the world. It is located in southern Florida and takes up 1.5 million of the land. While there are many diverse species, there are around 500 human inhabitants. This region is one of the largest wetlands in the US and the only existing Everglades in the entire world. Because of this and other pressing factors, about one-fifth

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    Essay About Everglades

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    There used to be a thriving area full of lush plants and exotic animals along with many miles of water flowing through central Florida called the Everglades. A lot of water was drained for development and farming, leaving a queer 50% of the wetlands remaining. Many of the beautiful organisms dissipated due to the water purge. The U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are trying to restore the national park's water system, hopefully bringing back its diverse ecosystem. Nature flawlessly

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    Everglades Research Paper

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    People may think that the Everglades is a nasty horrible place and it can be, but that doesn't mean we should destroy it. The Everglades is home to many different species and not all of them are welcome. Like pythons and anacondas which both were animals that people thought would be great pets but once they grew to big released them into the wild. And the Everglades isn't the only wetlands out there. There is a group of wetlands in Louisiana that has only 40 percent of the U.S. total wetland area

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    Lake Okeechobee Disaster

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    In 2015, an unusually wet winter triggered emergency draining from Lake Okeechobee to the Everglades, flushing billions of gallons of water each day to protect South Florida from flooding. The results of this water being released has hurt other parts of the state: polluting coastal fishing grounds, scaring away tourists, and threatening to wipe out coastal and Everglade animals. South Florida has a very wet and tropical climate. There is a defined rainy season from May through October. This is the

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    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

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    as a given right, but what happens when the convenience of water is taken away? Worldwide countries and agencies are coming together to prepare for this devastating event. The United States, in particular Florida, has prepared multiple water supply plans and structures due to the unsustainable water withdrawal from the Floridian Aquifer and the impact of sea-level rise. In 2015, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection began preparing for an increase in population, resulting in 24.1 million

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