The Everglades Subtropical Wilderness

Where are the Everglades? Located on the Southern coast of Florida,USA

Weather/Climate Summers are hot and humid with the humidity reaching 90% Afternoon thunderstorms are very common making the rainfall per year about 60 inches June- November are the hurricane months

What do the Everglades look like? Landforms: – Marshes – Swamps – Overflowing rivers

Waterways of the Everglades The Everglades are rivers that flow together forming large marshes and swamps.

What grows there? Swamps and Marshes are filled with: – Cypress trees – Sawgrass – Orchids – Mangroves

Animals of the Everglades Over 350 bird species and many mammals located in the everglades. – Alligators – Florida Panther – Whooping Crane – Great Blue Heron

Environmental Issues There is a worry of industrialization cutting into the natural beauty of the Everglades. People are cutting down the trees and draining some of the canals to build cities and towns.

History and Culture “Gladesmen” were men who built their lives and lived off the resources in the Everglades in the 1940s. The Everglades was a site for military operations during the cold war. – They drained the canals and set up the Nike Missile HM-69

Preservation Efforts Ernest Coe was the man who urged Congress to declare the Everglades a National Park – In 1934, due to his hard work, the Everglades in Florida was declared a National Park