TCPalm, March 13, 2024
A day after President Joe Biden stood in one swamp to deliver his annual State of the Union address, Steve Davis was thigh-deep in another, giving a State of the ‘Glades briefing to a gaggle of journalists who’d airboated out to get a look at how things are going in the River of Grass.
Very long story short: Bad, but getting better, if humans keep fixing the well-meaning mess they made a century ago. Back then, they dredged, drained and ditched in order to develop, which changed how water flowed slowly south from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay.
“The message is really one about great progress, but also the need to maintain focus on getting these essential projects built,” said Davis, chief science officer for the nonprofit Everglades Foundation, which sponsored the trip. It was intended to show those who communicate about the ‘Glades how things are going out there.
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