1. Trotter 2013

2.  Its about 1.5 million acres  Largest subtropical wilderness is the continental US  The name came from how the grasses originally turned into a river of grass.

3.  Freelance author who worked for The Miami Herald  1947: Published River of Grass  She died in 1998, at the age of 108.  Everglades Crusader

4.  Park was established in 1947.  1.5 million acres were set aside.  Not all the land was meant for reclamation, part of the deal was to drain some for agriculture  The Army Core of Engineers were responsible for constructing the canals in South Miami to drain the Everglades.

5.  The Everglades are not flat!  There are many clines, which yield many ecosystems.  rivers, lakes, open ponds, sawgrass marshes, small tree islands (of bald cypresses, willows, and slash pines), large hardwood hammocks, sloughs, and mangrove swamps.  These various ecosystems make for many types of flora and fauna!

7. Wet ( Summer)Dry ( Winter)  Lots of insects  High water levels  More brilliant flora  Many wading birds  Higher level of waters could hurt populations.  Less water, less food source for wading birds  Dry parts  Cold fronts can dramatically affect the ecosystem.

10.  Less than 3,000 left in Florida  Primarily found in the springs  About 1 year of gestation  Life span: 50-60 years

11.  In order to save animals, we have to know how many there are out there.  Have you ever thought about how this is done?  There are several different methods: ◦ Sampling ◦ Mark/recapture ◦ THIS IS THE BASIS FOR ALL WILDLIFE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY!