Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Sprawling Conservation Area in Everglades Watershed

Inside Climate News · By Amy Green · last updated October 22, 2023 – 1:40 AM

Explosive growth continues to pressure Florida’s natural resources, and climate change will drive more development inland. The hope is to push back against the impact.

By Amy Green

ORLANDO, Fla.—A new federal proposal calls for creating a conservation area that would span 12 counties in Florida, from the Everglades’ headwaters in the center of the state to sawgrass prairies further south, preserving a region that is home to imperiled species like the Florida panther, the official state animal.

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