In a region of Florida known as the River ... to undo damages wreaked upon these wetlands. “This is the biggest, most complicated and most expensive ecosystem restoration project in the world ...
Currently, rising sea levels and drought are pushing saltwater up the Delaware River, threatening ... science at the University of Florida, I’ve learned how wetlands serve as natural buffers ...
“The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has been working to protect our wetland ecosystems and endangered wildlife of the Western Everglades for 60 years,” said Amber Crooks, environmental policy ...
A broad definition of wetlands includes both freshwater and marine and coastal ecosystems, such as all lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands, peatlands ...
(AP) — In a region of Florida ... ecosystem. The Everglades ecosystem was degraded and transformed when a highway connecting Tampa and Miami was built in 1928, cutting through a mosaic of prairies, ...