250 to 250: 21. Everglades, Narrated by Jack E. Davis

Heather Cox Richardson and 250 to 250: Everglades, Narrated by Jack E. Davis

Pulitzer Prize-winner Jack E. Davis is a historian, author, longtime Florida resident, and Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Florida. Davis honors the Everglades, the Florida wetland known for its astounding beauty, and highlights the conservationism that ensured its protection

The Everglades is a large wetland in Florida.

• The Everglades helps protect people from hurricanes.
• It cleans water and supports many plants and animals.
• Native Americans lived, hunted, and traveled in the Everglades for many years.

In the 1880s, developers dug canals to drain the wetlands.

• They wanted to turn the land into farms.
• Draining the wetlands harmed the natural environment.
• Marjory Stoneman Douglas worked to protect the Everglades.
• She taught people about its beauty and importance.

In 1947, Harry S. Truman created Everglades National Park.

• The national park protects more than 1.5 million acres of land.
• Douglas called the Everglades a unique and special place.
• Today, the Everglades remains an important natural treasure of the United States.

POP Interview and Civics Quiz:

• N-400 Part 9:05b. Have you ever supported or been part of any group anywhere in the world that supports the unlawful damage, injury, or destruction of property?
• USCIS 100:90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
• USCIS 128:117. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

Family Fun:

• Captains for Clean Water: The Everglades Explained: What’s Really Happening to Florida’s Water
• Everglades: Voices of the Earth
• Everglades Literacy: Media
• NPS: Everglades Junior Ranger  bingo