Everglades

The Everglades are located in Everglades National Park in Florida. The Park is in Southern Florida, starting just below Lake Okeechobee and extending all the way down to the Southern most coast.

The purpose of a visit to Everglades National Park would probably be either recreational or educational. The visit would be fun because there are many types of plants and animals in the Park to look at. Some animals, like the endangered crocodiles and alligators there, are very dangerous and people should be careful in their territory. The educational purpose of the visit would be to learn more about the plants and animals that inhabit the Park. More than a dozen endangered species live in the Everglades, and I'm sure any student would enjoy viewing them. Scientists and biologists would have a field day at the Everglades. There are many different types of plants that grow abscurely due to the mass amounts of water. In some areas of the park the plants have so much access to water that their roots rise above the surface of the water and are completely exposed. Biologists and scientists could study the animals and plants for weeks because of the size of the Park.

The Everglades are a vast wilderness. In fact they are the largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi River. They stretch for miles and miles, appearing to go on forever. The weather in the Park is very hot and humid, which makes everything there look very green. The Everglades are described as the "River of Grass." It is named that because water stretches wide and far throughout the whole Park, with green grass and swamps everywhere among the water. Some plants and animals that inhabit the Everglades are the endangered crocodiles and alligators. They grow very large and make their homes in the abundant swamps. The water is very shallow and murky, with grass disguising much of it. This is a perfect area for crocodiles and alligators to hunt and live. Other animals like the Florida panther and the West Indian Manatee live safely in the Park also. Some plants that are in the Park are sawgrass marshes and mangrove forests.

The Everglades reveal that Earth's water can be in abscure places and in large quantities. The water there protects and gives habitats to more than a dozen endangered species. The Park is an example that large areas of water can still be protected, and can safe endangered species from extinction.

Humans do not drink from the water in the park. The people who visit the park do not usually even enter the water because of the danger of crocodiles and alligators.