It may seem like just a swamp, but Everglades National Park is anything but that. They call it the “River of Grass,” and it’s a rare subtropical wilderness unlike anywhere else on Earth. Its nickname ...

Those who associate wide-open wilderness areas with the Western United States likely haven’t been to Everglades National Park. The Florida park stretches across 1.5 million acres and protects the ...

A map that distinguishes natural from human-made features shows how both threaten Florida’s immense and unique freshwater marsh. ByMatthew W. Chwastyk This story appears in the September 2018 issue of ...