The National Park itself is 1. With the addition of adjacent National Preserves like Big Cypress and other smaller State Parks, the entire Florida Everglades comprises nearly 5 million acres. Fun Everglades facts for kids: Alligators move around on land in three unique ways. From the original Archaic period settlements to the modern tribal communities of the Miccosukee and Seminole Indians, the region has a rich history of human culture.
Running south to southwest from Lake Okeechobee, the largest freshwater lake in Florida, the River of Grass flows through south Florida and finally drains into Florida Bay between southwest Florida and the Florida Keys. Unknown to most visitors to the Everglades is a preserved relic of the Cold War when the US and Russia had missiles aimed at each other.
The US believed this was a place that the enemy would never look for a missile defense system, and they were probably right. You can visit the site from December through March and take a guided tour. For more information, check out the Ernest F.
Coe Visitor Center. Ready for one of the most interesting Florida Everglades facts about animals? Everglades National Park is the only place in the world where American alligators and American crocodiles coexist in the wild. Crocodiles typically live in saltwater habitats, and alligators are mainly found in freshwater marshes and lakes but in the Everglades, crocodiles and alligators can be found living together in the wild.
They do closely resemble each other so how can you tell the difference? Alligators have a broader U-shaped snout and are generally darker in appearance, while crocodiles have a more pointed, slender V-shaped snout and are typically a lighter, grayish brown.
The average depth of the Everglades is 4 to 5 feet. Not that you should go for a swim — your best bet is to stay within the safe confines of an airboat or safely on your hiking path. The Everglades provides important habitat for numerous animal species like the manatee, American crocodile and the elusive Florida panther. Did you know any of these interesting Everglades facts and unique history? The slow moving River of Grass from above. The impressive and endangered Florida panther.
The Everglades Today Today, at only half of its original 4, square miles, the list of endangered animal species and some native plant species in the Everglades continues to grow. But the news on the Everglades habitat is not all grim. Habitats of the Florida Everglades Because of the small changes in land elevation throughout the Everglades ecosystem, there are many unique types of habitats to explore in the Everglades including sawgrass marshes, open-water sloughs, cypress swamps, hardwood hammocks, mangrove swamps, and pinelands.
Paddling through a primordial Everglades forest. How to Explore the Florida Everglades Despite the important designations and protection afforded the Everglades in recent years, this vast wilderness is still one of the least visited of the US national parks.
Hike Corkscrew Swamp Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is the largest stand of old-growth cypress trees on earth some are huge and one of our favorite day hikes to take around Naples.
Step Through the Fakahatchee Strand Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park offers a casual hike along an elevated boardwalk trail meandering over small lakes and waterways. Visit the Shark Valley Visitor Center There are no sharks to see at Shark Valley Visitor Center, and certainly no valleys, but this is still a great place to stop especially with kids. Book Online. Both alligators and crocodiles live here The Florida Everglades is the only place in the world where gators and crocs live together.
The Florida Everglades covers a lot of land Exactly how much? The water is shallow With an average depth of only feet and a maximum depth of about 9 feet. There are really only two seasons here A wet season and a dry season. Mosquitoes are everywhere And there are 68 different varieties of mosquitoes living in the Everglades.
Learn what you can do to help the park control the populations of pythons in the Everglades. Everglades National Park contains the largest contiguous stand of protected mangroves in the western hemisphere. The word mangrove is used to describe a cluster of several trees -- all with impenetrable root systems and the ability to flourish in salty environments.
Both mysterious and beautiful, mangroves help clean water clean while also providing shelter to marine organisms. During the dry months, wading birds congregate here to feed and nest, and in the summer, the mangroves provide the first line of erosion defense against the winds and waves of tropical storms and hurricanes. This site remains in virtually the same condition as it did during the Cold War. Park visitors can take guided tours of the base and occasionally meet soldiers who were stationed there during the conflict with the Soviet Union.
Learn more about Nike Missile tours. The park and the pristine blue water that encompasses its southern boundary will one day enjoy a virtually endless supply of clean, fresh water as a result of Everglades restoration. There is a lot more to discover at Everglades National Park! Check out these interesting facts about this vast and unique national park: 1. Photo by Glenn Nagel www. An aerial view of the Everglades backcountry. Photo by National Park Service. One of the many animals that live in the Everglades, Alligators move three different ways on land.
They high walk, belly walk and belly run.
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