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It’s National Invasive Species Awareness Week and today we're highlighting one invasive species in the Everglades that some people might not be too familiar with.
Photo by Kevin Sunderland
Photo by Kevin Sunderland
The Asian swamp eel (Monopterus spp.) is a drought-resistant fish which was first found in Florida in 1997 and a population found in a canal in Homestead Florida in 1999.
By 2007, the species had spread from the canal system into the southern Taylor Slough area of the park.
Photo by USFWS/John Galvez
Photo by USFWS/John Galvez
Attention! We want your input. But act soon, the public comment period closes in a few days.
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NPS Photo by M. Collier
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We wanted to remind everyone that the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Gulf Coast site of Everglades National Park is available for review and comment through Feb. 26 at parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?p…
Learn more and submit comments directly on the project website. Select “Open For Comment” from the left column.
By 1880, many Republicans believed the federal government had done all it could or should for African Americans by ending slavery and passing the so-called "Reconstruction amendments" to the Constitution. While some Republicans began to look toward industrialists and
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financiers as new allies, James A. Garfield-the party's presidential candidate-continued to speak up about civil rights issues & to insist that the Republican party remain true to its roots as a party working toward equality for all.
On Aug. 6, 1880-142 years ago today-
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On Aug. 6, 1880-142 years ago today-
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candidate Garfield was in New York City. He spoke to a huge crowd of thousands from the balcony of Republican headquarters that evening & beautifully summarized what he believed the government should still do for black Americans-& why:
"Soon after the great struggle began,
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"Soon after the great struggle began,
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Today is World Migratory Bird Day!
Did you know, that one of the park's largest migratory bird visitors is the American White Pelican?
Photo by Mac Stone (@MacStonePhoto )
Did you know, that one of the park's largest migratory bird visitors is the American White Pelican?
Photo by Mac Stone (@MacStonePhoto )
White Pelicans have one of the largest wingspans of any bird in North America, measuring approximately 9-9.5 feet. Those long wings are needed to support their body which can weigh between 10-13 pounds.
White Pelicans can often be found in the Everglades from late fall through the spring. They spend their time here mainly on coastal waters, bays, and estuaries where they can forage in the shallow water and rest on exposed areas such as sandbars.
It's that time of the year again... We're referring to National Hurricane Preparedness Week.
How does this monument in Islamorada relate to the Everglades?
NPS Photo by Rachel DiPietro
How does this monument in Islamorada relate to the Everglades?
NPS Photo by Rachel DiPietro
Both locations were devastated by the great Labor Day hurricane of 1935.
Before hurricanes and tropical storms started receiving names to aid in tracking, and before the age of radar, only rudimentary tools like barometers and hand-written observations or calculations were available to prepare for impact.
Like all natural areas on our planet, the Everglades and @HaleakalaNPS were born from Earth’s changing climate over vast periods of time. Earth's climate is always fluctuating between glacial cycles that both alter the terrain and influence sea level over thousands of years.
Over the last 150 years however, scientists have observed an increase in global temperature and consequentially, a rise in global sea level.
The accelerated rates at which the temperature and seas are rising threaten to outpace the ability of plants, animals, and natural processes to adapt.
We wanted to remind everyone that the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Shark Valley Site Plan is available for review and comment through March 11 at parkplanning.nps.gov/sharkvalley.
Learn more and submit comments directly on the project website.
Learn more and submit comments directly on the project website.
The Park proposes to enhance visitor experience, safety and park operations at Shark Valley by providing on-site overflow parking, installing shade structures along the Shark Valley Tram Road, and reducing flooding at the Entrance Road, Tram Road and the Administration Complex.
The Environmental Assessment evaluates two action alternatives, describes the environment that would be affected by the alternatives, and assesses the environmental consequences of implementing the alternatives.
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In 1928, when the Tamiami Trail was completed, people could finally travel easily by car from Tampa to Miami, hence the name "Tamiami." Also known as U.S. Highway 41, the road was considered a feat of engineering at the time.
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It took over 11 years, $7 million and more than 3 million sticks of dynamite to complete the 264-mile roadway and adjacent canal.
The road was great for the economy of Southwest Florida and enabled this part of Florida to become a center for real estate, business, and tourism.
The road was great for the economy of Southwest Florida and enabled this part of Florida to become a center for real estate, business, and tourism.
But it was disastrous for the Everglades ecosystem, cutting off the natural flow of water into what is today Everglades National Park.
"...we did more than merely break the chains of the slaves. The abolition of slavery added 4 million citizens to the Republic...I know of nothing more dangerous to a republic than to put into its midst 4 million people stripped of the rights of citizenship, robbed of the
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right of representation, but bound to pay taxes to the government. If they can endure it, we cannot...I say that the inequality of rights before the law, which is now a part of our system, is more dangerous to us that to the black man whom it disfranchises. It is like
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a foreign substance in the body, a thorn in the flesh; it will wound and disease the body politic." ~Congressman James A. Garfield, "Speech on the Restoration of the Southern States," U.S. House of Representatives, Feb. 1, 1866.
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"Let the war be conducted 'for the Union' till the whole nation shall be enthused, inspired, transfigured with the glory of that high purpose [abolition]. Let all the deeds of valor add their glory to that purpose, all the blood of noble men that die in the fight hallow it, 1/3
all the love of the people for the fallen ones sanctify and exalt it, till the integrity, indivisibility, and glory of that Union shall gather round itself all the hero-worship, pride and power of the nation, and then, perhaps not till then, they will love the Union more 2/3
than slavery & slay the python because its slimy folds roll toward the cradle of our infant Hercules (for the Union spirit is yet an infant compared with what it is to be.)” ~Brig. Gen. James A. Garfield, Feb. 12, 1862. #FindYourPark #BlackHistoryMonth #jamesagarfieldnhs 3/3
