Everybody's National Parks

Everybody's National Parks


ENP 11.4 Everglades/Biscayne: Tips for Visitors from Everglades Park Ranger

February 28, 2019

Description:


In episode 11.4 Bryan talks with Park Ranger Allyson Gantt about how people have affected the Everglades, conservation efforts and recommendations for how visitors may enjoy the park.



Discussion includes the following:


· What did the Everglades look like before settlement? (2:02)


· Conservation efforts and relationship with agriculture (3:31)


· Role of advocate Marjorie Stoneman Douglas’s The Everglades: River Of Grass(6:10)


· Recreational activities (10:19)


· Nike Missile site (10:33)


· Backcountry excursions and beach or chickee camping (12:39)


· Kayaking/canoeing day trips (17:15)


· Airboats (18:14)


· Bird watching (20:19)


· Biking (22:22)


· Hiking (24:39)


· Dead Bryde’s Whale found in Florida Bay (26:09)


· Allyson’s favorite activity, Wet walk (28:46)



Resources:


National Park Service: Everglades


National Geographic Travel: “Discover the Largest Subtropical Wilderness in the U.S.” A Guide to Everglades National Park


Friends of the Everglades


Marjory Stoneman Douglas’s The Everglades: River of Grass


Everglades: Wilderness Trip Planner


Everglades: Backcountry Camping


Everglades: Permitted Tour Guides


Long Pine Key Trail Bike trail


Everglades: Canoe and Kayak Trails


9 mile pond


Beached whale dies off coast of Everglades National Park


 


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