Florida’s waters are in crisis. Everglades National Park and Florida Bay are starved for freshwater, while the northern Caloosahatchee River and St. Lucie River are inundated with polluted Lake Okeechobee discharges. The solution to this crisis is to send clean water south to the Everglades, restoring some of the historic “River of Grass” that once dominated this unique ecosystem.
NPCA supports Florida Sen. Rob Bradley’s plan to buy land south of Lake Okeechobee to store, treat, and flow clean water to Everglades National Park, outlined in SB10.
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General
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- Park:
- Everglades National Park
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- NPCA Region:
- Sun Coast
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Issues
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Blog Post
Bulldozing 'America's Front Yard'
The Trump administration is bypassing congressional oversight, preventing public participation and disregarding the laws that protect places that belong to all Americans.
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Blog Post
5 National Parks Most Threatened by Mining Exploration
Demand for critical minerals is surging worldwide, fueling a 21st-century gold rush across the United States — and some of our nation’s most iconic landscapes are directly in its path.
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Blog Post
Qué esperar al visitar los parques en el verano de 2026
¿Planeas visitar un parque esta temporada? Prepárate para el tráfico, las multitudes y las situaciones impredecibles.
