A century ago, NPCA spearheaded the effort to protect this primeval world of giant trees, expansive grasslands and idyllic blue waters as Everglades National Park ... to get turned around when all you ...

Mangrove soil core sample collected from Taylor Slough in the Florida Coastal Everglades. This sample shows a high amount of and organic contents and roots. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Standing at the wheel of his 17-foot skiff, Carl Hiaasen points to a large, graceful bird gliding in the blue ... the mangrove islands of FloridaBay and the waters separating the Everglades ...

It contains the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere, the largest continuous stand of sawgrass prairie and the most significant breeding ground for wading birds in North America.

Lagomasino was in the Everglades conducting fieldwork ... will be used to identify historic rates of blue carbon development ...

Everglades National Park protects a primeval world of giant trees, expansive grasslands and idyllic blue waters. Marjory Stoneman Douglas ... sawgrass prairies, mangrove forests, sloughs and bays. The ...

Enjoy an up-close view of animals and nature, and get some exercise in too, on this kayak tour of the Everglades' mangroves. As you paddle your way through the mangrove tunnels, you may spot ...

(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) A little blue heron hunts for food in Florida Bay ... (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) A brown pelican flies past mangrove islands in Florida Bay, part of the Everglades ...