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Tracking Sharks, Advancing Everglades Science: Meet ForEverglades Fellow Julia Saltzman
August, 20, 2026 University of Miami Ph.D. student and Patrick P. Lee Foundation ForEverglades Fellow Julia Saltzman. Photo by The Everglades Foundation What can sharks teach us about the health of South Florida's coastal ecosystems? That's one of the questions University of Miami Ph.D. student and 2026 Patrick P. Lee Foundation ForEverglades Fellow Julia Saltzman is working to answer. Julia is part of The Everglades Foundation's ForEverglades Research Enhancement Grant Progr
A Decade of Progress: 10 Years Since the Water Crisis in St. Lucie Estuary
The event commemorated a decade since the 2016 water crisis and celebrated Everglades restoration progress.
Across South Florida, One Message: A Thriving Everglades Means a Thriving Economy
The Foundation convened a series of economic roundtables that brought together more than 100 business owners, chamber leaders, elected officials, and stakeholders to put a value on what a healthy Everglades delivers.
Annual Teacher Symposium Shows How “Stewardship Starts With Love”
This year’s 9th Annual Teacher Symposium, themed “Stewardship Starts With Love,” drew 202 attendees from across Florida to explore how curiosity, creativity, science, and care for the natural world can come together in hands-on, standards-connected learning.
Blue Shanty Flow Way Project Agreement Signed
July 21, 2026 Today, the State of Florida and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrated a major milestone to advance Everglades restoration with the signing of a unique Project Partnership Agreement for state construction of the final EAA Reservoir component (a seepage management pump station) and the Blue Shanty Flow Way Project. With federal funds, the State of Florida will be able to advance construction of these features to line up with the completion of the constru
Governor DeSantis Signs FY26-27 Budget with $665 Million for Everglades Restoration
This funding also includes what is needed to complete the state portion of the EAA Reservoir, the central and critical piece of the Everglades restoration puzzle that is set to be realized five years ahead of schedule.
Statement in Support of Mayor Levine Cava Effort to Transfer Land into Big Cypress National Preserve
The Foundation has supported the transfer of these sensitive lands to the National Park Service since 2021.
The Role of Environmental Knowledge in Everglades Restoration
A new peer-reviewed study led by The Everglades Foundation finds that environmental knowledge plays a key role in how people perceive threats to the Everglades.
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