Everglades
The Everglades are a vast area of land and water in southern Florida, the Everglades cover about 4,000 square miles .This marshy region water moves slowly from the mouth of Lake Okeechobee to mangrove swamps bordering the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay. On the east the marsh reaches near the Greater Miami metropolitan area.
Much of the Everglades is covered with saw grass,
which grows 10 to 15 feet . There are many hammocks, or small, fertile,
raised areas on which palms, pines, live oaks, and other trees and shrubs
grow. The mild, subtropical to tropical climate and usually large water
supply provide a good environment for such wading birds as herons, egrets,
and ibis as well as for many species of turtles, and alligators. The hammocks
are shelter for deer, wildcats, panthers, bears, smaller mammals, and numerous
reptiles. In late 1990 United States President George Bush approved a bill
to expand the Everglades National Park and improve the natural flow of water
to the area.
resources
Everglades 10000 islands and birds