Everglades National Park /tags/everglades-national-park Everglades National Park en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT Nature and poetry: Students get inspired by the 'light and delight' of Everglades National Park /education/2026-04-01/omiami-sunroom-poetry-everglades A local organization fostering reading comprehension and creative writing in Miami-Dade County schools recently took a group of elementary students into the heart of South Florida's wildlife to get them inspired by the wetlands' flora and fauna. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT /education/2026-04-01/omiami-sunroom-poetry-everglades Natalie La Roche Pietri This Miami-Dade environmental department is one of the oldest in the state. Will it survive? /environment/2026-03-10/derm-miami-dade-environmental-department-permits The county's Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) has survived budget cuts, changing politics and the scorn of developers. But now environmental advocates worry its storied tenure might finally be coming to an end under plans to reorganize a department already handicapped by staff shortages and strip it of environmental permitting authority. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-03-10/derm-miami-dade-environmental-department-permits Jenny Staletovich Environmentalists brace for 'session of sprawl on steroids' in Tallahassee /environment/2026-01-13/environmentalists-brace-for-session-of-sprawl-on-steroids-in-tallahassee Lawmakers are back in Tallahassee this week for their annual session. Environmentalists are concerned about bills that would reduce local government control over pollution and new developments. Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:30:00 GMT /environment/2026-01-13/environmentalists-brace-for-session-of-sprawl-on-steroids-in-tallahassee Steve Newborn After year of layoffs and shutdowns, Everglades National Park gets a new visitor center /environment/2025-12-15/everglades-national-park-new-visitor-center Visitors greeted by a trailer after Hurricane Irma destroyed a temporary center in 2017 now will be welcomed by a storm-resilient modern visitor center with sweeping views. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:28:53 GMT /environment/2025-12-15/everglades-national-park-new-visitor-center Jenny Staletovich Unpack your binoculars. Audubon's Christmas Bird Count is almost here /environment/2025-12-01/audubons-christmas-bird-count The century-old count is one of the longest, continuous data sets on record, providing details about shifting migrations and floundering populations. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-12-01/audubons-christmas-bird-count Jenny Staletovich Government shutdown hits short-staffed national parks and refuges in South Florida /environment/2025-10-01/government-shutdown-closures-florida-parks National parks, refuges and the Big Cypress Preserve furloughed staff and began cutting services after the U.S. government shutdown at midnight Wednesday. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:36:37 GMT /environment/2025-10-01/government-shutdown-closures-florida-parks Jenny Staletovich As National Park System visitor numbers hit record highs, here’s how visitors can adapt for a better experience /environment/2025-09-01/as-national-park-system-visitor-numbers-hit-record-highs-heres-how-visitors-can-adapt-for-a-better-experience Reductions in federal funding and staffing at national parks means visitors may see longer lines to enter parks or popular locations within them. But if you plan carefully, you can create a great experience. Mon, 01 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-09-01/as-national-park-system-visitor-numbers-hit-record-highs-heres-how-visitors-can-adapt-for-a-better-experience The Conversation 'Censoring history divides us’: Florida national parks flagged under executive order /environment/2025-08-20/national-parks-censorship-history-trump-executive-order In Florida’s national parks, exhibits that detail slavery, U.S. invasions and the environmental toll of industrialization have been flagged by National Park Service staff for review under a presidential directive called “Restore Truth and Sanity to American History.†Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-08-20/national-parks-censorship-history-trump-executive-order Carla Mendez 'It's easier than I thought': Would-be hunters get some lessons on catching elusive Burmese python /environment/2025-07-11/fwc-teaches-community-how-to-catch-invasive-snakes For the first three days of the Florida Python Hunt, people can learn how to catch the invasive Burmese python. Officials say, since the snake is so elusive, this could be the only chance for many to actually hold the snake. Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:11:07 GMT /environment/2025-07-11/fwc-teaches-community-how-to-catch-invasive-snakes Sofia Zarran Foreign visitors will be charged more than U.S. citizens to visit Everglades National Park /business/2025-07-07/national-park-fees-foreign-everglades-trump A presidential executive order will increase entry fees for national parks, including Everglades National Park, but only for visitors who are not U.S. citizens. President Donald Trump said "national parks will be about America First." Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:00:15 GMT /business/2025-07-07/national-park-fees-foreign-everglades-trump Tom Hudson