Everglades Foundation

Jimmy Buffett playing for U.S. troops on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom in 2008

Water Quality Report: Did you know what Jimmy did for Florida's environment?

Tom Bayles

It's been one year since Jimmy Buffett died, and the environmentalist wrote in his will that his holdings need to be environmentally sound, forever

Soon, the only thing traveling through the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam will be boats, as releases of water from Lake Okeechobee through Port Mayaca into the St. Lucie Canal will all but cease under the new management plan for distributing excess water from the lake

Environment

Moving how much water, where, when: A new guide for Lake O

Tom Bayles

The new plan to manage the water flow from Lake Okeechobee throughout the Everglades is making its final rounds among various higher-ups before expected approval in the fall.

Unpopping the cork: This is one of two bridges built to raise several miles of Old Tamiami Trail, also known as U.S. 41, from ground level to atop a bridge some 20 feet above the water. By doing so, engineers are opening pathways for water through a roadway that acted essentially as a dam with two lanes on top for vehicles traveling from Naples to Miami; the mile or two under the bridges now allows the River of Grass to flow naturally to the south on its way to Florida Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, restoring many rare and important ecosystems along the way that have been parched for decades

Environment

Money earmarked for Everglades restoration sets one-year record

Tom Bayles

“The Everglades has not seen this type of funding at these levels, ever,” said Eric Eikenberg, chief executive of the Everglades Foundation. Eikenberg said that billion-dollar-plus annual funding will now be needed to get the job done

Much of Everglades restoration focuses on repairing the damage done by flood control. Hydrologist Tom Van Lent, a former chief scientist with the Everglades Foundation, is an expert in modeling how water flows around the watershed.

Powerful Everglades Foundation settles lawsuit against its former chief scientist

Jenny Staletovich

Under the confidential settlement, hydrologist Tom Van Lent agreed not to surrender electronic devices and not discuss matters the Everglades Foundation considers confidential, including research and strategies.

Gov. DeSantis announces historic spending on Everglades restoration and water resource protection as well as veto of SB 2508 at a press conference, June 8 at Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille on Fort Myers Beach

Gov. DeSantis announces veto of Lake Okeechobee Water bill and lauds historic investment in Everglades Restoration

John Davis

Governor Ron DeSantis announced the veto of controversial SB 2508, a Lake Okeechobee water supply bill that environmental advocates strongly opposed.

Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee blast and building

Where are we now with Everglades restoration?

Mike Kiniry

Get the latest updates on some of the major Everglades restoration projects underway, and still on the drawing board, here in South Florida.

Environment

Governor Scott Proposes Funding Boost for Florida Environment

John Davis

Governor Rick Scott visited Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Collier County Oct. 23 to announce a proposed $1.7 billion investment in Florida’s…