Whether it’s studying wildlife bioacoustics in Picayune Strand 🔊, monitoring food webs in Everglades National Park 🐊, or restoring Florida’s coral reefs 🪸 – our graduating ForEverglades Fellows show just how unique and vital the Everglades ecosystem is. For almost two decades, our ForEverglades Research Enhancement Grant has supported graduate students whose innovative research will help shape the future of America’s Everglades. The 2024-25 class featured students from Florida Gulf Coast Univ

Happy World Habitat Day from Florida Bay 📍🌊🌎 Yes, that’s right! Did you know that approximately 80% of Florida Bay by the Florida Keys is part of Everglades National Park? 🐊 There are nine different habitat types within the Everglades ecosystem – including marine and estuarine habitats. While we tend to associate the Everglades with its iconic wetlands and mangrove forests, its waters are also home to marine wildlife like dolphins 🐬 and sea turtles 🐢, and critical plant species like seagra