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Two Decades of Dedication Pay Off as Florida's Picayune Strand Returns to Thriving Wetland
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After 20 years of intensive restoration work, a massive section of the Everglades that was drained for development has been successfully rewilded back into a functioning ecosystem. The Picayune Strand project demonstrates how patient, large-scale environmental engineering can reverse past damage and bring wildlife habitats back to life.
After 20 years of intensive restoration work, a massive section of the Everglades that was drained for development has been successfully rewilded back into a functioning ecosystem. The Picayune Strand project demonstrates how patient, large-scale environmental engineering can reverse past damage and bring wildlife habitats back to life.