Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Sprawling Conservation Area in Everglades Watershed

In Arcadia, Florida, Mac Martin looks at flooding along the railroad tracks at the Peace River in October 2022 in Arcadia, nearly a week after Hurricane Ian made landfall on the gulf coast. The Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area would include the watersheds of the Peace River and shore up protection for a region that suffered heavy damage from the hurricane. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images.

ORLANDO, Fla.—A new federal proposal calls for creating a conservation area that would span 12 counties in Florida, from the Everglades’ headwaters in the center of the state to sawgrass prairies further south, preserving a region that is home to imperiled species like the Florida panther, the official state animal. The Everglades to Gulf Conservation … Continue reading Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Sprawling Conservation Area in Everglades Watershed

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