News Release | Environment Florida

Top 10 Scariest Facts About the Everglades

While the ghosts and ghouls of Halloween costumes disappear after October 31st, the very real and very scary problems facing the Everglades will still be there. Agricultural runoff, irresponsible development, and invasive species are all contributing to serious problems in the “River of Grass.” In honor of this scariest of holidays, Environment Florida offers 10 of the most frightening facts about the Everglades, and what we can do to make next Halloween a lot less terrifying for the Everglades and everyone who depends on them.

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PRESERVING THE EVERGLADES

In 2010, your membership and support helped us convince the Sunrise City Commission to abandon plans to construct the Everglades Corporate Park in Broward County, on the edge of protected wetlands.