For me, Everglades National Park, known to local tribes as Pahayokee (“Grassy Waters”), is one of the most unique ecosystems you could ever visit. It’s a place where you can leave the chaos ...

The Everglades' eclectic alligators are surprisingly diverse builders, bodyguards, commuters, and health-bringing engineers.

Around a million people visit each year. The clamor to drain this swamp has been silenced; Americans have begun to see the Everglades as the country’s very own Garden of Eden. I headed west on ...

Spanning 1.5 million acres of wetland across South Florida, Everglades National Park is a worthwhile daytrip for outdoor enthusiasts visiting Key Largo. There are multiple entrances into the park ...

Recently the Collier County Commission decided to study the possibility of closing the Everglades Airpark, describing it as a “money loser.” Today we take a look back at the history of the Airpark, ...

2000: The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, or CERP, is authorized by Congress to restore and protect South ...

1845: Florida becomes 27th state. 1881: Real estate developer Hamilton Disston buys 4 million acres and begins efforts to drain the Everglades. 1906: The first dredging project began in South ...