The Florida Cabinet is signing off on another set of conservation easements to protect over 10,000 acres in the Northern Everglades and Kissimmee Valley. The moves come as part of a larger set of easements the state approved on Tuesday morning. The Florida Conservation Group (FCG), which has worked to secure several other major easements in the state in recent years, pushed for three of those new easements through the Rural and Family Lands Prot…

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For decades, largescale engineering projects for development and agriculture drained and partitioned South Florida's Everglades, a vast wetlands landscape home to endangered and threatened species and a vital source of

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In a region of Florida known as the River of Grass, John Kominoski plops into hip-deep waters. Blobs of brown periphyton - a mishmash of algae, bacteria and other organisms - carpet the surface.

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Associated Press EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — In a region of Florida known as the River of Grass, John Kominoski plops into hip-deep waters. Blobs of brown periphyton – a mishmash of algae, bacteria and other organisms – carpet the surface.  The air is thick and sticky as Kominoski, a Florida International University professor, pushes a rod to secure a tube that collects timed and continuous water samples that will help his team investigate the impac…

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EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — In a region of Florida known as the River of Grass, John Kominoski plops into hip-deep waters. Blobs of brown periphyton – a mishmash of algae, bacteria and other organisms – carpet the surface.

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In a region of Florida known as the River of Grass, John Kominoski plops into hip-deep waters. Blobs of brown periphyton – a mishmash of algae, bacteria and other organisms – carpet the surface. The air is thick and sticky as Kominoski, a Florida International University professor, pushes a rod to secure a tube that collects timed and continuous water samples that will help his team investigate the impacts of climate change and freshwater flows …

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The Everglades ecosystem was degraded and transformed when a highway connecting Tampa and Miami was built in 1928.“This is the biggest, most complicated and most expensive ecosystem restoration project in the world," said Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades. "It's really important that we get it right.”

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The Florida Cabinet has approved conservation easements protecting over 10,000 acres in Florida’s Northern Everglades and Kissimmee Valley, marking a major victory for land conservation efforts in the state. In collaboration with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), the Florida Conservation Group…  10,000 Acres In Florida’s Northern Everglades Permanently Protected Through Conservation Easements

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Florida Conservation Group applauds Cabinet for OK'ing easements in Northern Everglades, Kissimmee Valley

Florida Conservation Group applauds Cabinet for OK'ing easements in Northern Everglades, Kissimmee Valley

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