The Everglades National Park is located at 40001 State Route 9336, in Homestead, Florida.
How Can I get there?
Directions
What makes the Everglades unique to America’s landscape? 1. The Everglades is divided into 8 different climates for people to see and explore. 2. With different climates, you can see wildlife that you would see nowhere else in the entire United States. Some of the climates include………….
Hardwood Hammock An area with dense trees that only grow a few inches in elevation.
Pineland Slash pine trees that canopy rugged terrain
You can ride a bike through the Pinelands on trails like above.
You can find fewer than a 100 panthers still roaming on dry land such as hammocks and pinelands in the Everglades.
Freshwater Slough A low-lying area of land that channels water.
Great Blue Heron (above)
Freshwater Marl Prairie Relatively short marshes that are covered by low-growing vegetation.
The Airboat Tour is one of the ways to look and view animals that are in the Marl Prairies.
Mangrove
Salt-tolerant trees that thrive amidst the worst of growing conditions along the coast.
Cypress Coniferous trees having dark green, scale like and overlapping leaves.
What a magnificent sight to see both day and night!
Costal Lowlands a narrow strip of relatively low ground between the sea and cliffs leading to a Plateau
2 Different views of the Costal Lowlands of the Everglades.
Marine & Estuarine Crustaceans, fish and mollusks are found in this area of the Everglades. Florida Bay is the largest body of water in the Everglades, home to all of this wildlife.
Different Wildlife………..
Anole
Tree Frog Purple Gallinule
…….of the Everglades
Alligator in the Everglades
Park Ranger Gary Landry holds the tail of a Burmese Python in the Everglades National Park.
Works Cited Entrance to the Everglades http://www.shannontech.com/ParkVision/Everglades/Everglades.html U.S. National Park Service- (Gary Landry with Python) http://www.toledoblade.com/Nation/2012/01/29/Romance-betrayal-suit-python-program-well.html Everglades National Park on U.S. Maphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png (Map only) point added through Paint) Florida Everglades Map http://www.southernliving.com/travel/south-east/florida-everglades-00400000058283/page12.html
Works Cited Continued Purple Gallinule http://lilacgrovephotography.com/galleries/wildlife.html Tree frog http://annemckinnell.com/2012/01/26/the-little-things/ Anole http://www.wildlifesouth.com/Photography/Optimizing_Opportunities.html Alligator http://www.shannontech.com/ParkVision/Everglades/Everglades.html Costal Lowlands Vegetation http://www.nps.gov/ever/naturescience/images/biopiccoastalprairie.jpg Marine Water View http://www.nps.gov/ever/naturescience/images/biopicmarine3.jpg Crustacean Shrimp http://t3.gstatic.com/images? q=tbn:ANd9GcTw4iHVw3wc_hyLjiACYgmSky6lp5vUPAdgusgk9HLku2KbkqfK
Works Cited Continued Hardwood Hammock http://www.nps.gov/ever/naturescience/images/biopichammock2.jpg Cypress Tree http://www.nps.gov/ever/naturescience/images/biopiccypress.jpg Mangrove Forest http://www.nps.gov/ever/naturescience/images/biopicmangrove.jpg Freshwater Slough Aerial View http://www.nps.gov/ever/naturescience/images/biopicslough.jpg Freshwater Marl Prairie Vegetation http://www.nps.gov/ever/naturescience/images/biopicperiphyton.jpg Pineland Trees http://www.nps.gov/ever/naturescience/images/biopicpineland.jpg Hardwood Hammock Pond http://t0.gstatic.com/images? q=tbn:ANd9GcQsCUwDT2zJhzUmF4Dm0_40V98L_18Nb3-DaLXcywk2AfifmZO0SA Pinewood Biking Trail http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhjaYOCnOhwQlPVDKynv1cvh1YmPyQI4zs4kHoO0WEqxkTmO-TQ
Works Cited Continued Great Blue Heron http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Everglades__Blue_Heron.jpg/220px-Everglades_-_Blue_Heron.jpg Airboat in the Everglades http://t3.gstatic.com/images? q=tbn:ANd9GcSz7hVvpGpbAkZ0jlotd88PrJJ0YXdwo6Kun5pZ7wA5y0xOGV N5 Costal Prairie of the Everglades http://t1.gstatic.com/images? q=tbn:ANd9GcSwhmr5RPCMqlrcR3RBAoLUJuZQSL4r9dr-RSQQFsBQKHZ7w7GrA
