Everglades National Park News

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley outlined a three-step plan Thursday to revive the Chesapeake Bay's native oyster population, which has languished for years at just 1 percent of historic numbers.

Fire crews put the torch to a swath of Everglades National Park in a program that helps keep the ecosystem healthy and reduces wildfire dangers.

If you see a plume of smoke rising from the Everglades these days, don't call the firefighters.

Immediately, one is hit by a bad conscience. "The water which you took a shower with in your hotel in Miami comes from the Everglades," says Dan B Kimball, head of the Everglades National Park office west of the town of Homestead.

A menagerie of officials hailing from Washington, Tallahassee and South Florida descended upon the Tamiami Trail last Friday for the groundbreaking of a project being called the most significant one yet in the effort to restore the Everglades.

Burmese pythons, anacondas, and boa constrictors would be banned as imports under a measure backed yesterday by US lawmakers, who said escaped or abandoned snakes are overrunning Everglades National Park in Florida.

Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control shut down a West Boca dog breeder Wednesday who tried to develop a superbreed he called the "Centurion." The county took custody of 50 of James Marinakis' dogs from his 24-acre property adjacent to Everglades National Park after investigating him since at least September.

Birds rule the skies, and skim the surface of the water, at the Everglades National Park.

Everglades restoration has gotten a long overdue shot in the arm from the federal government.

Ken Salazar, secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, visited the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Saturday morning, pledging to protect the national parks and fight global warming at the worldwide conference in Copenhagen next week.

Friends in South Florida who regularly practice catch and release sight fishing for redfish in Everglades National Park are somewhat perturbed over the numerous redfish tournaments that are held up and down the Florida Keys.

A Sarasota artist has been has won a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. Painter Kathy Wright won a $25,000 grant in support of her Everglades Project, a series of paintings based on her experience as artist in residence in the Everglades National Park during December 2008 and November 2009.

Outboard motors may be banned from use in a portion of Florida Bay as part of an effort to protect seagrass in Everglades National Park, officials said.

Former Allegany County government administrator Vance Ishler is one of 99 applicants for a city manager position in a small Florida town south of Everglades National Park.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Tamiami Trail Bridge Project will take place on Friday, Dec.

A ranger-guided tour pauses behind the Royal Palm Visitor Center. Can you spot the ranger? Can you spot three alligators? NPS photo by Rodney Cammauf.

Susan Cocking's story in the Miami Herald reminds me of the almost startling recovery of Goliath grouper in south Florida.

Miami/Naples: Looking for a different way to commemorate Halloween this year? Head on out to Shark Valley in Everglades National Park for a slough slog! This is always one of the most memorable experiences park visitors take home from the park.

Is Florida running out of water? That's the question National Park Service hydrologist Bob Sobczak asks in his blog post on water use in Florida, which includes this illustration of Florida's thirstiest counties.

Clyde Butcher and Jeff Ripple spend many a day contemplating the lush beauty of the Florida Everglades through a camera lens.