Everglades
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And in the same way that in North America, the Rocky Mountains,
Everglades
and Great Lakes regions are very distinct, so are the subsurface regions of Antarctica.
Now as a conservation photographer obsessed with blackwater, it's only fitting that I'd eventually end up in the most famous swamp of all: the
Everglades.
I started what turned into a five-year project to hopefully reintroduce the
Everglades
in a new light, in a more inspired light.
And when I say Everglades, most people are like, "Oh, yeah, the national park."
Over the last 60 years, we have drained, we have dammed, we have dredged the
Everglades
to where now only one third of the water that used to reach the bay now reaches the bay today.
For better or for worse, the story of the
Everglades
is intrinsically tied to the peaks and the valleys of mankind's relationship with the natural world.
Because the
Everglades
is not just responsible for the drinking water for 7 million Floridians; today it also provides the agricultural fields for the year-round tomatoes and oranges for over 300 million Americans.
It's a great bird, and they used to nest in the thousands, thousands in the northern
Everglades.
So as we started damming up the Everglades, as we started diking Lake Okeechobee and draining the wetlands, we lost the habitat for the snail.
Now, I know I can't come here to Gainesville and talk to you about animals in the
Everglades
without talking about gators.
In the Everglades, they are the very architects of the Everglades, because as the water drops down in the winter during the dry season, they start excavating these holes called gator holes.
But I understand, I know I'm not going to rally you guys, I'm not going to rally the troops to "Save the
Everglades
for the gators!"
But there is one species in the
Everglades
that no matter who you are, you can't help but love, too, and that's the roseate spoonbill.
And what they found out is that these birds' behavior is intrinsically tied to the annual draw-down cycle of water in the Everglades, the thing that defines the
Everglades
watershed.
So all these different organizations are shouting, they're screaming, "The
Everglades
is fragile!
And sadly, the
Everglades
is very commonly left out of that conversation.
They say that the
Everglades
is our greatest test.
But the
Everglades
is not just a test.
An obscure horror show filmed in the
Everglades.
This film is about a couple that decides to take a vacation to The
Everglades
along with another couple and the family dog.
This is a pretty obscure, dumb horror movie set in the 1970s
Everglades.
The film also has its thrills and fun scenes, although the climax could have been better, but the boat chase in the
Everglades
was brilliant.
Over the last century, the
Everglades
– the unique wetlands system in southern Florida that includes a national park – has shrunk to half its original size, because the US Army Corps of Engineers, responding to demands by the state’s sugarcane industry, diverted water inflows.
Even this year, sugar interests have posed financial and political obstacles to the construction of a reservoir that was part of the plan to save the
Everglades.
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