Director Sasha Wortzel explores the Everglades in her film "River of Grass." This film will be shown at the upcoming ...

A Florida governor in the early 1900s saw potential for the Everglades land but only if it was drained of its water.

"River of Grass" is about the current and future challenges faced by not only the ecosystem, but the people who live in the ...

Everglades National Park is the third-largest ... what would become known as the "River of Grass" was seen in the early 1900s as "wasteland," according to the Florida State Archives.

Smitten with the landscape, she wields her pen in support of local preservation efforts, eventually authoring a now-classic work that helps propel the area toward protected status. Alongside ...

That made restoring historic water flows into the River of Grass and getting that ... in Stormwater Treatment Area 1 West as part of an Everglades vegetation management program.

The Everglades is a subtropical wetland in southern Florida, covering about 1.5 million acres. According to the National Park ...

Throughout the ride, knowledgeable guides share facts about the area's history ... best times to depart. River of Grass Adventures also offers sunset tours of the Everglades.