Florida Everglades Wildfire Containment As Fire Explodes to 22,000 Acres
The wildfire burning in the Florida Everglades rapidly expanded to 22,000 acres on Thursday, from 3,600 acres on Wednesday.
A headache for humans, stubborn fire is actually good for Everglades wetlands
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Rescue the River of Grass: A plan to restore the everglades and protect Florida's waters
Friends of the Everglades is working to acquire 100,000 acres of land south of Lake Okeechobee to restore the flow of clean ...
South Miami-Dade brush fires 65% contained, Florida officials say
Emergency crews ramped up their response Friday as a massive brush fire in South Miami-Dade County continued to spread, ...
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Brush fire near Homestead now 80% contained
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A brush fire east of Homestead was 80% contained on Saturday, up from 60% the day before. The fire ...
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Florida legislators want to rewrite rules on wetlands banking, weakening restoration efforts
The bills would allow developers to buy credits for wetlands mitigation far from areas impacted and long before restoration ...
Fire scorches 24K acres, blanketing region in smoke and disrupting traffic to Florida Keys
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Firefighters gained some ground Thursday in the blaze that has scorched thousands of acres between ...
Coastal wetlands, champions of carbon capture, are believed to remove more greenhouse gases than they produce
Across the street from the Flamingo Visitor Center at the foot of Florida's Everglades National Park, there was once a ...
Brush fire grows to 24,000 acres in Miami-Dade, prompting road closures and smoke warnings
A brush fire in southern Miami-Dade grew to an estimated 24,000 acres by Thursday afternoon, prompting officials to close ...
DOGE fired Fort Pierce Forest Service employee despite praise for protecting Florida Trail
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A headache for humans, stubborn fire is actually good for Everglades wetlands
Florida Forest Service Emerging research has found that historically, high and dry parts of the Everglades — like pine rocklands — are in fact designed to burn around every four years.