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FIELDREPORT Sun Coast Region | Winter 2017 - 2018 FIELDREPORT Sun Coast Region | Winter 2017 - 2018 National Parks PROJECT UPDATE Recovering from Clean Water for Everglades National Park Hurricane Damage By Cara Capp By Sarah Gaines Barmeyer ood news for Everglades National Park! State and federal agencies are his year’s record-breaking Gembarking on a restoration project hurricanes—Harvey, Irma and to create a new source of clean freshwater TMaria—devastated the communi- to rehydrate the Southern Everglades and ties and national parks in their paths. Florida Bay. More than 50 park sites in nine states America’s Everglades is a globally unique and territories have been impacted by and valuable ecosystem. Home to diverse the hurricanes, damaging infrastructure wildlife like the American alligator, West and habitat and causing park closures. Indian manatee, Florida panther, wading birds, tropical fish and more, Everglades Storms damaged and destroyed historic National Park preserves over 700 square structures, staff housing, visitor centers, miles of wilderness that is owned by all ferry boats, levees, docks and more. Americans. But the park and the greater Critically, they also seriously harmed natural habitat, threatening water quality, ecosystem have suffered from decades of crisis is to send clean water south to the wildlife habitat, and the ability of these development that has forever changed Everglades, restoring some of the historic areas to protect communities and Florida’s landscape. Half of the historic freshwater flow that once dominated this ecosystems from future storm surges. Everglades has been lost, and over 70 percent unique ecosystem. of the “River of Grass” water flow is gone. Hurricane Irma hit the Sun Coast Projects authorized by the 2000 Compre- Region, impacting the following parks: The suffering of Everglades National Park hensive Everglades Restoration Plan is one symptom of Florida’s overall water (CERP) have led to incremental progress n At Virgin Islands National Park, a crisis. While the Southern Everglades and toward this goal. However, many efforts direct hit from the storm smashed Florida Bay are starved for freshwater, the have not moved quickly enough to bring historic structures, visitor centers, northern Caloosahatchee River and St. Lucie much-needed benefits to the ecosystem. docks, trails and staff housing. River are inundated with polluted discharge The park is likely to remain closed from Lake Okeechobee. The solution to this continued on page 4 for an entire year. Top: An alligator rests in Everglades National Park. ©Noeabusleme | Dreamstime Above: Florida Governor Rick Scott signs legislation to advance a water storage reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee continued on page 7 to benefit Everglades National Park. ©Cara Capp | NPCA 1 REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S LETTER BY JOHN ADORNATO III any of you reading this letter rebuilding is resiliency. Whether we debate FIELD experienced the unprecedented the causes or not, we are dealing with the Mhurricane season that unfolded this impacts of a changing climate. We will past fall. The number of severe hurricanes— continue to face higher seas, stronger and REPORT category 3, 4 or 5—was the largest number more frequent storms, and other challenges— like the severe wildfires causing damage to Winter 2017-2018 ever to hit the United States. They present- ed a challenge to many of us, forcing us to homes and natural areas in the West. NPCA consider the possibility of evacuating, is sending the message that as we repair, Florida, Louisiana, Coastal protecting our cherished things and other- we must rebuild stronger and smarter to Mississippi and Alabama, the wise staying safe. Then came the recovery. combat these anticipated changes. Repairing water-damaged staff housing in Flamingo Commonwealth of Puerto Rico National parks in the Sun Coast Region took at Everglades National Park doesn’t make and the U.S. Virgin Islands the heaviest hit, suffering damages every- much sense if it continues to flood. Instead, where from Virgin Islands National Park to the whole structure should be raised to Sun Coast Regional Office San Juan National Historic Site to all of the Monroe County standards, so it doesn’t 450 North Park Road • Suite 301 parks in Florida, including Biscayne and flood again. Hollywood, Florida 33021 Fort Matanzas. Ironically spared were the 954.961.1280 parks in New Orleans and even Gulf Islands At the frontlines of combatting climate [email protected] National Seashore. I spoke with the leader- change is the Climate Solutions Caucus, ship of the National Park Service and with started by U.S. Representatives Carlos • Curbelo (R-FL26) and Ted Deutch (D-FL22). John Adornato, III many of the staff who work at the affected parks or who came from other parks to help With over 60 members from across the SENIOR REGIONAL DIRECTOR with recovery efforts. All were heroes in country, they’ve been talking the talk about [email protected] bipartisan efforts to find solutions, and even their own right, seeking to protect and repair America’s cherished places. voted as a block to defeat a bad environ- Cara Capp mental rider last fall. They came out with a EVERGLADES RESTORATION We are pleased that Congress funded some letter supporting resiliency recovery efforts PROGRAM MANAGER of the needs of the Park Service; however, we from the storm. NPCA is proud to work [email protected] know that it still won’t be enough. Indeed, I with the caucus to build bipartisan support learned that after Hurricane Andrew in 1992, for preserving our heritage. Ultimately, the Jacqueline Crucet only one of two housing facilities in Biscayne question of how to provide more resiliency SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER National Park was funded to be repaired; to our natural and cultural resources will [email protected] the other sits dormant still. Now, we’ll be become even more pressing, and we hope to lucky if the first one is repaired. We know, have set the stage for positive and constructive Caroline McLaughlin though, that the most critical part of solutions. BISCAYNE PROGRAM MANAGER [email protected] Sarah Reed REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT [email protected] Cheryl Swaby REGIONAL OFFICE COORDINATOR [email protected] NPCA Membership Services Team 800.628.7275 • [email protected] • Newsletter Design by kelleyalbertdesign.com npca.org Above: Adornato and family making memories in Acadia National Park ©John Adornato III | NPCA 2 3 Inspiring Environmental Stewardship “In every walk with nature one receives far more Here are a few of their comments: than he seeks.” “Scary, and then I started to like it.” — John Muir, American environmentalist and leading advocate —PATRICK for the establishment of the national park concept, 1838-1914 “It was exciting, and I got to learn new things.” —JOSHUA “Home. I love being here. Appreciative.” —STEPHANYE “I have never been here, and I lived here all my life.” —NANDZY “Smoothing.” —ZONA “I never expected something like this. I am eager to come back.” —ARIYANNA “A brand new experience and a different mindset.” —DONALD By NPCA Partner Linda Pulley Freeman engage the kids with the national parks, using the parks as a hands-on, environmental y core vision in developing the stewardship lab. GEN2050 Youth Enrichment MProgram was to inspire young Our first GEN2050 national park adventure adults—who will be our community leaders with NPCA happened in late October at in the year 2050—to embrace entrepreneur- Biscayne National Park. The entrance to the ship, leadership, STEM, social responsibility park is located in Homestead, Florida, about and environmental stewardship. In June an hour away. As we stood on the visitor 2017, our first GEN2050 summer camp center deck, it seemed as if we were worlds students were not enthusiastic about away from the pace and congestion of urban My first impression was “What a treasure!” working in a garden or being outside for any Miami-Dade County. I’m looking forward to our next GEN2050 extended period. Fifty percent of them were outdoor learning experience with NPCA. not interested in whether pollinators, like Jackie and a seasoned team from Biscayne We are planning a spring camping trip to honeybees, were on the decline in the United National Park Institute took us on a boat Elliot Key. Thank you, National Parks States. They had very little understanding of tour to Boca Chita Key, sharing the area’s Conservation Association! how their lives and the natural environment unique history and their knowledge of were interdependent. Then, in late June, I Biscayne Bay’s ecosystems. The kids were Linda Pulley Freeman combines her met Jackie Crucet through a Leadership enthralled. Many had never visited a national specialized training in environmental Florida classmate. Jackie is the Sun Coast park or traveled in a boat. We saw sea grasses, and chemical engineering with her deep senior program manager with NPCA. She mangroves, pelicans and other sea birds, ministerial commitment as she serves shared with me NPCA’s focus on inspiring nurse sharks and fish, and even had the mission fields at home and abroad. young people to become environmental opportunity to climb the stairs of a lighthouse. When we returned to the dock near the advocates. Left: NPCA Jackie Crucet with GEN2050 visitor center, the kids were asking how soon stewards Biscayne National Park—Dante Fascell In July, she spent a morning with GEN2050 we could come back! They were so enthusiastic Visitor Center. ©Michele Lozano Above: GEN2050 in the Trinity Urban Garden. Her visit was that Jackie asked them to share their first stewards first visit to Biscayne National Park serendipitous. We agreed right then to impressions of the park. ©Linda Freeman 3 PROJECT UPDATE Restoring Biscayne National Park’s Clean Water Coastal Wetlands for Everglades National Park By Caroline McLaughlin iscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park are important parts of the greater Everglades ecosystem.
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