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Interested in the water project and want   to make a difference? Join us in using media as a tool to promote change. Contact Susan Roumelis, Associate Director of the Center for the Advancement of Medern Media, for more information.

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Articles

A Dialogue on the Indian River Lagoon with D. Scott Taylor
"I remember the water in the lagoon being a lot different than it is now. I have this sort of saying "you don't have to be very old to sound like an old timer if you live in Florida" because things have changed so much. And that particularly goes to the lagoon."



A Day in the Everglades
"While most college students would be asleep at 5 a.m. on a Sunday morning, an adventurous group of students from the University of Miami waited to board a bus that would take them into the heart of the Everglades."

The Miami River Dredging Project
"Dredging is the removal of sediments, from years of industrial waste, surface runoff, sewage from rogue connections, and shipping waste from the river bottom."

Phosphorus in the Everglades
"At one time, the Everglades was a vast sea of grass stretching through South Florida from Lake Okeechobee to the Florida Bay."

The SEPTember Analysis of Legislation Concerning Water Preservation in the Everglades and the Sequential Consequences Arising from the CERP

Everglades at a Glance
"A timeline of Progression of Ecological Concern Awareness and Activism in the Everglades"

History of the Sugar Industry
"The arrival of sugar cane was so vital to the area that Cape Canaveral got its name from the Spanish word canaveral which means "cane field."

The Sugar Industry
"Sugar cane is one of Florida’s most important agricultural products, producing a gross sale of more than $2 billion in the state"

Conversation with Dr. Wanless
"Dr. Harold Wanless is the Department Chairman Professor for Geological Sciences at the University of Miami."

Diluted Verdict
"Since the 1950’s, an intricate network of pumps has been utilized to suppress flooding in residential areas of South Florida. . ."


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