NWF has long worked to restore America’s Everglades. After years of project delays and funding struggles, we are now celebrating major milestones for Everglades restoration. We have secured record investments for restoration and projects decades in the making are coming online. Construction has begun on the critical Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir and Blue Shanty Flow-way, with water flowing through the project’s stormwater treatment area for the first time. In July the state and federal government entered into an agreement committing to complete the reservoir and all its components by 2029, a major acceleration from the original schedule. Completing these projects more quickly will require significant resources, and NWF will continue to work to achieve this goal so enough clean freshwater will flow south – as nature intended – once again.
Photo Credit: Glenn Watkins