Improving Water Quality and Protecting Wildlife Habitat in the Northern...
By Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Yesterday, I had the amazing opportunity to survey the northern Everglades, a vast watershed of incredible beauty. USDA prides...
View ArticleFlorida Ranchers Help the Everglades. Coral Reefs and Lake Okeechobee
One of the first FRESP project sites, as the water began to flow into the former grazing land. Over 100 years ago, public agencies and private landowners began to transform central and south Florida....
View ArticleVice President Biden Tours Everglades
Vice President Joe Biden visits with Carlos Suarez of NRCS during a tour of wetland projects in the Everglades. Vice President Joe Biden was in Florida this week touring the Everglades and touting the...
View ArticleSaving the Nation’s Wetlands
Florida landowners in the Northern Everglades use conservation easements as a tool to restore their wetlands. Photo courtesy of NRCS. Wetlands are one of nature’s most productive ecosystems. They clean...
View Article