2025年1月29日 · America's Everglades - The largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. Everglades National Park protects an unparalleled landscape that provides important habitat for numerous rare and endangered species like the manatee, American crocodile, and the …

Everglades National Park in southern Florida helps to protect the sub-tropical “River of Grass” known as the Everglades. The first national park designated to protect an ecological system (1947), the Everglades has also been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an International Biosphere Reserve, and a Wetland of International Importance.

On August 27, 2024, the National Park Service (NPS) and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida entered into two historic co-stewardship agreements for Everglades and Biscayne national parks with a formal signing ceremony at the Tribal Chairman’s Office.

2021年4月12日 · With over 1.5 million acres covering the tip of south Florida and its proximity to Latin America, the location of the Everglades National Park made it an ideal place to conduct covert Cold War operations that took place from the 1950s to 1989.

2022年12月7日 · Florida panther. NPS / Rodney Cammauf. Once common throughout the southeastern United States, fewer than 100 Florida panthers (Puma concolor coryi) are estimated to live in the wilds of south Florida today.

2023年9月7日 · Of the 23 different species of crocodilians in the world, 2 species are native to the United States, and south Florida is the only place where both of these species coexist. The American alligator ( Alligator mississippiensis ) ranges throughout the southeastern United States, and Everglades alligators exist at the southern extreme of their range.

2024年8月3日 · Take the Florida Turnpike (Route 821) south until it ends merging with U.S. 1 at Florida City. Turn right at the first traffic light onto Palm Drive (State Road 9336/SW 344th St.) and follow the signs to the park.

2021年3月29日 · Everglades National Park protects more subtropical land and water than anywhere else in the US. It protects some of the rarest and most endangered species in the US -- including Florida panthers, West Indian manatees, American crocodiles, and wood storks.

2022年5月19日 · At a cost of more than $10.5 billion and with a 35+ year time-line, this is the largest hydrologic restoration project ever undertaken in the United States. A unique Federal / State partnership guides the interagency plan.

2018年9月25日 · With nearly 100 species recorded, the butterfly diversity of Everglades National Park is spectacular. Fluttering flight patterns and large, often conspicuous and brightly colored wings make butterflies a favorite with park visitors.