WMFE and WLRN
The Everglades. One of the world’s most diverse ecosystems, where seagrass meets sawgrass and alligators live with apple snails.
Settlers came to the Everglades lured by promises of bountiful land for agriculture and development. They found “land by the gallon” -- a swamp covered with a slow-moving water sheet. But over time, the new Floridians drained the water and developed the land into railroads, farms and cities. They tamed “the monstropolous beast” known as Lake Okeechobee.
They intertwined Florida’s well-being with the Everglades’ well-being.
Over the past century, it’s become clear we’re sending the Everglades towards destruction. Listen here.
