The Everglades Foundation’s Post

On #WorldHabitatDay, let’s celebrate the progress of restoring vital habitats like those in America’s Everglades! 🌍 Did you know that American Flamingos once routinely congregated and bred in Florida? Thanks in part to Everglades restoration efforts, the iconic bird species might be here to stay again 🦩 Our partners at National Audubon Society highlight this return to the Everglades in their Fall 2024 Magazine 👇

Happy #WorldTeachersDay! 🍎 Our Education team has been busy preparing to bring our Everglades Literacy Program to classrooms across Florida for the ’24-25 school year. Here’s some of what they have been up to: 💼 Trained 200 teachers from 8 counties across Florida 🎒 Received 100 applications for the Everglades Champion Schools program 🌿 Hosted five hands-on, outdoor professional development trainings for teachers, including a Big Cypress National Preserve swamp walk, kayaking in the Gulf Coast, a guided nature walk at Oxbow Eco-Center, and seagrass wading in Key Biscayne 🥇 Welcomed Braden River Elementary as School District of Manatee County's first-ever Gold-Level Champion School Click the link below to check out our full back to school blog 🔗

At our 8th annual John & Nancy Marshall Everglades Symposium last Saturday, we welcomed three distinguished – and creative – speakers to explore this year’s theme: “Art Inspired by the Everglades” 🌱 🎨 📷 Keynote speaker and Zoo Miami Communications Director Ron Magill, The Green Family Foundation 2023 ForEverglades Fellow and FIU Institute of Environment PhD candidate Paige Kleindl, and artist Kate Lynn Lewis shared how they connect science and conservation work to art, while also raising awareness about the importance of the #Everglades. Click the link below to learn more about this year’s symposium and its 8-year legacy 🔗

Breaking News: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District just announced that the #EAAReservoir embankment contract has been awarded! This is the largest and final federal contract for the construction of the EAA Reservoir. The embankment is the massive levee that encompasses the perimeter of the 10,500-acre reservoir and is expected to be completed by the end of the decade. ⁠ ⁠ The EAA Reservoir will reconnect Lake Okeechobee to Everglades National Park and Florida Bay. This long-awaited project will significantly reduce harmful polluted discharges from Lake Okeechobee to the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Congratulations to all Floridians on this important milestone to restore America’s Everglades. ⁠ Click the link below to read our official statement.

The Everglades Foundation and Miami Waterkeeper are teaming up to share essential insights on #Miami’s waterways! Starting at the #Everglades, we will journey from the wetlands to the aquifer fueling our cherished #BiscayneBay — all the way to your tap 🚰 Stay tuned every Tuesday for this monthlong series about the journey of Miami’s water from the Everglades!

TOMORROW: A new video series by two of your favorite water advocacy organizations goes live! The Everglades Foundation and Miami Waterkeeper are excited to introduce our latest collaboration: “Miami’s Water and The Everglades.” Stay tuned as we release one video every Tuesday during the month of October starting tomorrow! Click the link below to learn more about this educational series and catch the first video featuring Meenakshi Chabba, Ph.D., Ecosystem and Resilience Scientist at The Everglades Foundation and Rachel Silverstein, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer at Miami Waterkeeper tomorrow! 🎥

All aboard the water protection train! Did you know that the Everglades ecosystem spans the entire north-south route of Brightline Trains? The headwaters of the Everglades begin just south of Orlando in Shingle Creek, with the River of Grass flowing southward through Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties, eventually reaching Florida Bay! This ecosystem also provides drinking water to millions of South Floridians. Next time you are riding alongside the Everglades check out our educational campaign and Let’s Protect our Freshwater- Together!

“Los Everglades son un lugar mágico,” dice Anthony Sleiman. En el último video de nuestra serie en español celebrando el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, vemos la belleza de los Everglades desde la perspectiva de un fotógrafo dedicado a capturarla 📷 “The Everglades are a magical place,” says Anthony Sleiman. In the final video of our Spanish-spoken series celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, we see the beauty of the Everglades from the perspective of a photographer dedicated to capturing it 📷  #HispanicHeritageMonth #Everglades #YourWaterComesFromTheEverglades #MesDeLaHerenciaHispana #NuestraAguaVieneDeLosEverglades #EnEspañol

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, The Everglades Foundation’s Ecosystem and Resilience Scientist Meenakshi Chabba, Ph.D. and Board Member Dr. Sadek Wahba kicked off #ClimateWeekNYC with a discussion on local innovative solutions to address global climate challenges. Our team will continue the week in NYC engaging with climate experts and discussing how restoring the Everglades builds resiliency for South Florida. Don’t miss Dr. Chabba this Thursday, September 26th at 4:30 pm in the Evaluating Climate Risks and Opportunities panel by The New York Climate Exchange, Pace University, and University of Miami: https://lnkd.in/e7Sy7Qzb

¡Continuamos nuestro recorrido por los Everglades en español con Anthony Sleiman este Mes de la Herencia Hispana! En este episodio nos enfocamos en la historia de los Everglades: ¿Cuándo, cómo, y por qué se drenaron los Everglades y cómo los estamos restaurando? 🐊🌳 Continuing our journey through the Everglades in Spanish with Anthony Sleiman this Hispanic Heritage Month! In today’s episode, we focus on the history of the Everglades: When, how and why were the Everglades drained and how are we restoring them today? 🐊🌳 #YourWaterComesFromTheEverglades #HispanicHeritageMonth #MesDeLaHerenciaHispana #Everglades #HistoriaDeLaFlorida #EnEspañol