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TC Palm, August 7, 2026 Photo by The Everglades Foundation TCPalm featured The Everglades Foundation and its partners at an event marking 10 years since the 2016 water crisis, when toxic blue-green algae blooms covered parts of the St. Lucie River. The blooms were fueled by billions of gallons of harmful Lake Okeechobee discharges, which sent polluted freshwater into the St. Lucie River estuary and Indian River Lagoon. During a news conference at the Stuart Riverwalk Stage, T

Miami's Community News, July 28, 2026 The Everglades Foundation’s Everglades Literacy Program brought together over 200 educators from across Florida for its 9th Annual Teacher Symposium, inspiring the next generation of Everglades stewards. Themed “Stewardship Starts with Love,” this year’s symposium took place on July 22 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. The free event included sessions of inspiring experts who explored how curiosity, creativity, science, and care fo

NBC 6 News, July 21, 2026 NBC 6 News featured The Everglades Foundation in a report on a new agreement between the State of Florida and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to accelerate critical Everglades restoration projects. The agreement was announced one year after state and federal leaders first committed to expediting one of the nation’s largest environmental restoration efforts. The agreement allows federal funding to support state-led construction of the final component

CBS Miami, July 2, 2026 CBS Miami featured The Everglades Foundation in a report examining how drought-level water shortages are contributing to severe wildfire conditions across the Everglades. According to the report, rainfall in the Everglades was approximately 33 percent below normal during the dry season. The Everglades Foundation scientist Erik Stabenau explained that the ecosystem needs consistent rainfall to fully saturate the soil and recover from two years of drough