When the majority of people consider the Everglades, they envision the sawgrass wetlands and mangroves at the southern idea of Florida. What they do not recognize is that the health of this extraordinary environment depends on occasions far to the north.
Historically, the Everglades got a constant supply of fresh water from an enormous watershed that starts near Orlando, however over the previous century– in the name of flood control and farming– male has actually disrupted that circulation, most especially at Lake Okeechobee. As an outcome, the quantity of fresh water that reaches Florida Bay is less than half of what it needs to be. The primary objective of Everglades remediation is to send out more fresh water south, however this is not as easy as it might sound.
In this extraordinary video from Praech Productions, follow Orvis president Simon and and his cousin Hannah Perkins– part of the Women’s Item Advancement group at Orvis– as they take a trip the length of the Everglades watershed, speaking to researchers, conservationists, and fishing guides to see first-hand the work being done and to explore what the future might hold.
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