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Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)
 
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The CERP was authorized by Congress in 2000 as a plan to "restore, preserve, and protect the South Florida ecosystem while providing for other water-related needs of the region, including water supply and flood protection." At a cost of over $10.5 billion and with a 35+ year time-line, this is the largest hydrologic restoration project ever undertaken in the United States.

A unique federal - state partnership guides the interagency plan. The SFNRC has a critical role to play in this partnership - ensuring that the mission of the National Park Service, to protect park resources unimpaired for future generations, remains at the forefront of CERP decision-making. Center involvement in CERP supports Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades and Biscayne National Parks.

 
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Fire in Pinelands  

Did You Know?
Lightning-ignited fires are a natural part of the Everglades ecosystems. They aid in the recycling of nutrients through the ecosystem.

Last Updated: July 30, 2007 at 10:24 EST