Everglades 101: Everything you need to know about the Everglades National Park

Read More: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/loca... Covering 1.5 million acres in South Florida, the Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. The Everglades ecosystem supplies the drinking water for millions of South Floridians. But what was the origin of the Everglades? When and why did they get the National Park designation? What are some of the challenges the park is facing? And why do the Everglades matter to South Florida? The third episode of “The Everglades info series,” a Miami Herald video series produced by visual journalist D.A. Varela, answers these and more questions about the Everglades. More from The Miami Herald: Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2HJ3WDt Twitter:   / miamiherald   Facebook:   / miamiherald   Website: https://www.miamiherald.com/ Digital news subscription: http://bit.ly/2Ug7uD6