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Comments on New Florida Bay/Everglades GMP Document

The General Management Plan process for Florida bay & Everglades National Park is moving along. Here’s a link to the full list of opti…

Started by yakmaster

9 May 9, 2009
Reply by vivian

BCNP Deep Fire updates

The 26,000 acre wildfire burning near the Deep Lake Unit of Big Cypress National Preserve is about 30% contained as of Tuesday morning. I-7…

Started by Keith W

0 Apr 28, 2009

Jewel Key

This is a new campsite that has opened and is between Rabbit and Picnic Key. Best way to get to it is via Sand Fly Pass.

Started by vivian

5 Apr 7, 2009

Landmark hotel in Everglades now pile of rubble

"The hotel -- never exactly The Ritz in its best days -- has been in ruins since back-to-back guttings by hurricanes in 2005. But watching…

Started by Keith W

0 Apr 3, 2009

Everglades Restoration Plan Shrinks

From the article: Gov. Charlie Crist announced Wednesday that Florida would significantly scale back its $1.34 billion deal to restore the…

Started by Keith W

0 Apr 3, 2009

U.S. House approves big money for Everglades

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 in the South Florida Business Journal : "Among the bigger projects in the bill are $74 million for restoratio…

Started by Keith W

0 Feb 27, 2009

Everglades missile base?

Not many people know (including me) that the Defense Dept operated a Cold War-era Nike Hercules missile base deep in the Everglades up unti…

Started by Keith W

2 Jan 24, 2009
Reply by yakmaster

Everglades restoration and economic stimulus go hand-in-hand

SFWMD is pushing to get a chunk of the economic stimulus money from Congress and use it for Everglades restoration projects, on the grounds…

Started by Keith W

1 Jan 15, 2009
Reply by Keith W

Happy Birthday, Everglades National Park!

On this day 61 years ago, President Harry Truman dedicated the new Everglades National Park at a ceremony held in Everglades City. The addr…

Started by Keith W

0 Dec 6, 2008

Fire at Canepatch

Maybe this is old news but they had a pretty serious fire on the south side of Avocado Creek from Tarpon Bay to Canepatch. It was stopped b…

Started by Terry

1 Dec 4, 2008
Reply by Keith W

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