State Leaders Call Everglades Restoration a Top Priority as They Celebrate Milestone

Display of depravity in the Everglades

Unable to resist the political clickbait, President Donald Trump muscled Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier out of the limelight June 30, to celebrate the opening of a Florida first.

Florida officials celebrate opening of reservoir for Everglades restoration

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials celebrated the opening on Tuesday of the Caloosahatchee Reservoir, a vital cog in the restoration of the Everglades.

Ron DeSantis Opens Everglades C-43 Reservoir, a Major Restoration Milestone

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently marked the official opening of the Caloosahatchee (C-43) Reservoir, a 10,000-acre water storage facility recognized as one of the most significant Everglades restoration projects in Florida’s history. Accompanied by state and local officials, environmental advocates, and water management leaders, DeSantis celebrated the completion of the reservoir, which is anticipated to […] The post Ron DeSantis Opens Eve…

State leaders call Everglades restoration a top priority as they celebrate milestone

Gov. Ron DeSantis was on hand for the opening of the Caloosahatchee River (C-43) reservoir, a move that officials called an important step for Everglades restoration. The reservoir can store up to 55 billion gallons of water and will capture excess runoff from Lake Okeechobee in Southwest Florida during the rainy season. Opening the reservoir, which covers 18 square miles, is “one of the most “significant projects that’s ever been done in the st…

Major Reservoir Project Touted

Pumps were turned on Tuesday to send water into a reservoir, known as the C-43 reservoir, that is part of Everglades restoration efforts.

Caloosahatchee River reservoir, key component in Everglades restoration, completed

Unveiling comes as the DeSantis administration is getting sued over its detention center in the Everglades.