Endgame by Michael Grunwald taught me a lot about the Florida Everglades, and how it is still being preserved. I had no idea it was the first national park preserved in its specific biodiversity. It is amazing to be able to experience and have access to something like that! I was unaware how much politics had to do with conserving the environment. It was interesting to read about the Homestead airport because I have many friends who live in Homestead. I was surprised to read that four days before Clinton left office they rejected the Homestead airport. This is the first time I have read or heard anything about politics and the environment.
A quote that really stuck out to me was, “Action taken to restore the Everglades in the next year will set the course for the next several decades” (p.78). I was unaware that conservationists were working so hard to conserve the everglades. They helped stop plume hunts, preserve millions of acres of wetlands, and secured the largest nutrient cleanup in history. Even after all the work they did that everglades was still dying. The ecosystem was out of the ordinary; cattails were spreading, tree islands were vanishing, muck soils were sinking, and estuaries were collapsing. I believe there are many people committed to preserving the everglades; however, that does not mean it will happen. Although, I believe there is a chance that is could happen, but only if people are educated about the need to conserve the everglades.
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