The original Everglades are the product of the subtle interactions between a subtropical water regime, the unique rock substrate and the ever-present fires. Environmental researchers have discovered ...

The Everglades is an economic powerhouse for South Florida, supporting millions of jobs and generating billions in economic activity. A "Clean Water Economy" of 84,000 businesses depends on a healthy ...

IN THE EVERGLADES — On a recent crisp October afternoon, a flotilla of 16 airboats rev up their Cadillac engines and head out into the far corners of the approximately 74,000-acre Miccosukee ...

Women like the prominent 20th-century writer and activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas fought half a century ago to protect the Florida Everglades from real estate developers and agricultural interests.

The 20th century was horrible for the Everglades. The broad shallow river, one of the most unique ecosystems on the planet, was labeled wasteland and ruthlessly dammed, carved into parcels, dried out ...