Another milestone has been reached toward the restoration of the Everglades. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced removal of the old Tamiami Trail roadbed is complete, months ahead of schedule. The Everglades are the heartbeat of Florida’s environment, and that heartbeat has been in poor health for years. Now, it’s on the road to recovery. […]
From Southwest Florida beaches to the shores of Lake Okeechobee and every river and creek in between, water drives the health of the environment, economy, and us. In Florida, water once slowly flowed from north to south but after what some call “replumbing” water now moves east and west while not enough of it goes […]
When Governor Ron DeSantis took office one of his first priority projects was the Everglades Restoration Project. In his first days in office, he signed a measure for recording funding for the project which called for moving more water south and fewer harmful discharges from two estuaries. During a news conference on Tuesday at the […]