The Service proposed to protect 179,680 acres for the Everglades bully ... “So taking this step to safeguard the pine rockland where these incredibly rare plants live is really important.” Big Pine ...

The Everglades is a complex mix of salt and freshwater wetlands, hardwood hammocks, and pine rocklands that support a wide variety ... This ecosystem is home to hundreds of species of birds, including ...

Criterion (ix): The Everglades contains vast subtropical wetlands and coastal/marine ecosystems including freshwater marshes, tropical hardwood hammocks, pine rocklands ... through progressively ...

pine rocklands, and coastal lowlands. Each of these habitats supports different species of flora and fauna, making the Everglades one of the most biodiverse regions in North America. One of the ...