Massive project works to restore Florida's Everglades

What's been called the largest restoration project in human history is underway in Florida's Everglades. Billions of dollars are being spent to restore millions of acres. Jeff Glor reports on the massive effort, which just years ago seemed like a pipe dream.
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[@x-men69-96]

Why do the US taxpayers have to pay for the pollution of the sugar industry? Make them pay for everything

[@Lucho0335]

That's what they want you to kno😊

[@davedemyan3302]

That would only work in a fantasy land where politicians were honest.

[@yaya-305]

Based on what’s been said it’s being paid by Hard Rock due to Ron DeSantis allowing sports betting.

[@ruebencover5795]

The US taxpayers are the one's that eat all the sugar so it's only right that they pay for it

[@Jacob727]

Us 41 and other roads built that don't allow the grass river to flow is the main cause of our issues.

[@surfstarcc1]

As a Floridian I approve of this. 👍

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Brain 🧠🤯🧠

[@GardenofEdens]

as an EU person i approve too-

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Florida Everglades

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

As someone in arizona I approve it too

[@VIEW8472]

Approve what.? someone just sold you a snake oil. Humans caused the damage and anything human solved will fail.

[@godbluffvdgg]

Glad they're spending big dollars like that...As a tradesman/contractor; I'm glad to see my brothers in arms earning and doing important work...

[@cameronwhitaker3864]

I love it 😇. A great example of humanity coming together to take responsibility for their caused catastrophic environmental damage.

[@WhoFramedMSG]

Oh yeah just like the man made dune that washed away in like 2 days. Best 500k ever spent...

[@cameronwhitaker3864]

@@WhoFramedMSG I'm afraid you need more optimism.

[@WhoFramedMSG]

@@cameronwhitaker3864 why should I be optimistic about a project that is pointless and a waste of money?

[@shaynewheeler9249]

😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@cameronwhitaker3864]

@@WhoFramedMSG On the contrary, it is not pointless at all. You would understand better if you would open your mind to the positive aspects of the enormous project.

[@ADVENTURESOFBZ]

Let's gooooo!!! Love it!! I just spent 5 days in the glades. It's 2 hours from my home. Absolutely incredible place that MUST be saved and protected!!!

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Florida Everglades

[@melissamiller2696]

Folks in Iowa are missing their own carbon sequestration miracle: the prairies. There is only 1% of native prairies left. They can sequester carbon the same as the Everglades and the Amazon. They should get funding to restore them as well.

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Florida Everglades

[@danger3_255]

what are you going to eat?, friendo

[@traumachef1]

Get it done

[@katherineabad6672]

I spent my whole life in Miami-Dade Public Schools, and they did not fail to educate us as young children on the importance of the Everglades! Everyone should notice these efforts and apply public pressure for prioritization :)

[@ightoaks]

I live legit right next to it, this is music to my ears :)!

[@michaelcarroll8570]

The biggest issue is that the Kissisimee River had its original meandering water to being straight through Army Corp projects. This has caused lake to recieve a constricting of water source. The Everglades is the natural overflow of the lake. The primary need isn’t a reservoir. The primary need is to allow the lake to be restored to normal levels. What exacerbates the issue further is that South Florida isn’t supposed to support over 6 million residents and 60 million annual visitors annually.

[@JeremeyHowlett]

I’d love to see a detailed accounting for that 25 billion.

[@mikef8639]

Exactly my thought. This seems already over budget.

[@colehowe]

Nah fr tho. Let alone the pentagon getting 773 billion in 2023 and now has failed it’s annual audit for 6 consecutive years lol

[@robs257]

thats what america should stand for. I love it

[@ufcrampage]

actually something worthwhile of taxpayers money unlike wasting money on foreign wars

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Abc 🔤

[@colehowe]

Fr tho I bet if the people got a direct vote on things like that offer: Everglades or foreign proxy wars, it’d not only be a landslide but people might even not get mad about paying taxes lol

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Florida Everglades

[@CausticLemons7]

Good work! Keep doing good things!

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Florida Everglades

[@stavroslask1292]

The greatest state by far!!! Long Live Florida!!

[@nwsportstilidie]

It's the bad guys that never want to talk.

[@laurasplicer712]

about time 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@wannabefarmerr]

Should have never been cut off in the first place Why do we always have to work backwards

[@jenson1569]

Cause it obviously wasn’t understood 100 years ago

[@gerald3389]

@@jenson1569it it was understood but who cares Bout the future that you might not be Alive for when you can make a lot of money now.

[@mordsythe]

@@jenson1569they were warned and ignored it because money…

[@lyneverreault5187]

Wow I am amazed that something good is being done in the U.S. YAY

[@datraass]

“You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after all other possibilities are exhausted” . SMDH! 😊😊

[@SebasL10]

I approve this! We need this badly!

[@cointenderrarities933]

Every person in Florida will need to evacuate for 100 years to restore that puppy!😂

[@HippyBobRoss]

What do you mean that makes no sense

[@cointenderrarities933]

@@HippyBobRoss says the Hippy!🤪

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

What????????

[@mordsythe]

@@HippyBobRossa large amount of Florida is built on “reclaimed land” That’s what he means.

[@katjones2781]

I grew up here in Florida and I'm quite old now and this isn't the first time that they promised to fix the Everglades

[@BhadVhibes]

I will gladly volunteer to help however I can

[@JSx145]

You know it is always cheaper to not destroy this stuff in the first place… just putting that out there.

[@user-vy5jw1zm1o]

Like that episode of always sunny in Philadelphia said. Everything you do is a reaction to something else you already did u doing this is the solution for you doing that but why did u do that in the first place U think it's working cuz you see progress but it's like digging a hole look it's getting bigger 😅 keep going keep going... Hold up👀🤧

[@godbluffvdgg]

Can't fix history, but you CAN make the future better.

[@MrGriff305]

I kept expecting the scientist to get pulled under by a gator. Hope he's careful 😬

[@josephshreeves8192]

Im willing to bet the Great Green Wall in Africa's Sahel region is a far larger project based on land area than the everglade project. Now, most expensive reclamation project, maybe

[@jaredh8584]

John Anderson is proud

[@bobcox7041]

What of the wildlife that has been affected by the loss of fresh water?

[@paddyoak1]

I imagine the animals will come back

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Florida Everglades

[@Benglator1]

I have been living down here since 1988 and they have been saying they are restoring the Everglades every year since then. Each new project is the biggest and largest ever. They even took one mans land on the very edge of the Everglades down in Naples. He had 164 acres and the government said they needed it as it would become underwater. Today that land still sits empty and dry and that was 10 years ago. It will never be fixed unless they let everything go back to nature.

[@mysticwanderer4787]

What was not discussed was the importance of the Everglades to American seafood and gamefish production. The mangrove stands along the coast are a fish nursery for many saltwater species. This project was long overdue. Florida sugar should be boycotted. They have actively fought against any and all serious measures to restore the Everglades and for decades owned the most powerful politicians in Tallahassee and still have enough power to stop any attempts to force them to pay for even part of the restoration.

[@captainsalty9022]

The native guy’s voice sounds like Mathew 😊 voice

[@michealjones3297]

This will make John Anderson happy

[@bizzyizzy9526]

I'm hoping that soon.This attitude and behavior of restoration will extend to the rainforests 😮

[@raclark2730]

It is but needs more support and scaling.

[@asha8443]

The hubris of man..when will we learn that we don’t know better always?

[@WorldWarIVXX]

Never.

[@HigherQualityUploads]

There are two other large issues that need addressing in this nation: overuse of the Colorado river and the elimination of the prairies in the Midwest.

[@chriskrebill1842]

As a (queer) Iowan, I care this is happening because saving and restoring ecosystems like the Everglades will help heal our planet. Which will hopefully mean more consistent weather conditions for my family's and neighbor's small farms here in Iowa.

[@Dennis-zu9su]

Regardless of you believe in climate change or not, we have to acknowledge that this earth is the only one we got. Let’s do all in our power to protect places like the Everglades.

[@fredrickriffel5845]

I'm staying on the north side of Okeechobee and the lake is in bad shape. No vegetation in the lake. Which means wildlife is suffering. Fishing from my point of view sucks. Sad to see.

[@godbluffvdgg]

Get back to us in 2040 and let us know if it's better...

[@Memessssss]

Yessir 👍

[@x-raycat323]

Funny how they neglected to mention the python problem

[@oso9809]

That what I thought too. Maybe a bunch of water will concentrate them into an area to be captured????? I know it won’t get them all but just maybe this will help a little.

[@danieljay952]

They have been working on the everglades forever

[@WorldWarIVXX]

You mean, screwing it up.

[@marlinweekley51]

Q: why? The St Lucie waterway and Caloosahatcee handle all of Lake O out flow now . They aren’t very wide. At Lucie behind my house isn’t more than 50’ wide. To send that water south to the glades it seems a decent canal passing through the sugar would be all that’s needed. It would require minimal land and cost far less I would think than building another lake O. Land owners not willing to give up a tiny strip for a canal? Whatever happened to “eminent domain”. They force out hundreds of people from their homes to build highways. What happens when the multi billion dollar addition to Lake O fills? Why do we keep protecting crops that are bad for human health like sugar, tobacco and mono crop culture vs fruit and veggies? Crazy stuff.

[@georgeghviniashvili3567]

25 BILLION DOLLARS YAY! AS LONG AS THE WORD BILLION IS IN THERE IT SHOULD FIX EVERYTHING! DOLLARS ARE THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD YAAAAAAAAY!!!

[@oldsteamguy]

Hopefully, all these efforts won't be undermined by rising sea levels.

[@fishnature2019]

All I can say is if the world is even around for that long.

[@The2xWhiskey]

4:36 I wonder if the incentive would be to increase demand for corn syrup, thereby raising corn prices the reduction of sugar cane farming in south Florida. I'm all for restoring the Everglades, but at I am curious to know. And I am tired of corn syrup.

[@joshsantiago3942]

.. and why exactly does it need restoring? Can we do anything about those reasons..

[@joshsantiago3942]

You missed the mark in the comment "those reasons" ...of course I've seen them

[@UnaBellissima]

💖💖💖

[@Lucho0335]

Is this to hide the fact the factory on marina mile near fortlauderdale airport has pumped pullution in the air for 50yrs i wonder❤

[@2023gainer]

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[@nedkent5239]

Isn’t it all going to be underwater in 5-10yrs?

[@BodiesByJason]

Tear down the berm south of the lake

[@Andrico77]

What about all those pythons eating all the local species.

[@moceri55]

It obviously isn’t panacea that fixes all problems but it’s a start.

[@aj-ou9xy]

there's a lot of groups for a while that go python hunting

[@claudiorabsten7179]

lionfish too

[@glennmorrell4907]

Pythons have wiped out all the mammal and bird populations in the ‘glades. All that’s left is gators now. Maybe fish stocks will improve but the ‘glades I knew in the 70’s and 80’s are gone for good…

[@Andrico77]

@@glennmorrell4907 sad

[@birdflipper]

...and the loss of sand.

[@HebrewJerusalemBoy]

Trust me as a native of the state of Florida. Their not doing this in anyway to help the Everglades. Their doing it for something major that’s got a lot of investments in it

[@urbanurchin5930]

.....THEY'RE not doing this......THEY'RE doing it for something.......learn English.....@HebrewJerusalemBoy......

[@davidbanks159]

Trust me, saying your a native Floridian does not make this illogical statement seem real. Sincerely, A native Floridian.

[@judah65]

Lol at the comments 😂 smh foolish.... Bro your comment is legit

[@HebrewJerusalemBoy]

@@davidbanks159 I could careless what a dog thinks

[@FunkyFunky7345]

Ok “native” “hebrew” floridian, doesn’t matter if what they’re doing is helping the environment then who cares

[@derekpatton6527]

We should just want to take care of the environment we have to live in.

[@andrewcecce]

As the sea levels rise folks will have to start moving inland so it makes sense why

[@jayjae21jj]

During slavery when they were growing these crops, they weren’t using these conventional fertilizers, and I’m sure they were still producing tons of sugarcane

[@raclark2730]

You can grow cane with new modern methods and contain the run off. The Australian cane industry overhauled the entire industry with this goal in mind. Seems Florida's situation is more about resistance to change and greedy guts attitudes.

[@LiterallyOverTheHillAdventures]

I agree with all that is being done, but why do people keep pushing the myth that the Mikasuki are the natives of the region. They came from the lands around the Ga/Florida border on both sides and did not move down that way until well into the 2nd Seminole War and after Florida was a US Territory.

[@erinmorris9667]

Someone dropped the ball by not making sure the power worked correctly.

[@robertlee6949]

Yes... The pythons are running out of room...

[@Bedtimestoryes]

I thought the National parks were protected? How is drilling allowed there? Doesn’t that defeat the purpose of a national park?

[@TheArieldp73]

I would like to help. If you need a dump truck working in the project let me know. The Black Corsair Transport LLC will be ready.

[@mordsythe]

They yell “biggest restoration ever” Wouldn’t need doing if they had listened at the beginning… they were warned… and they ignored it for the almighty dollar.

[@vsznry]

Doesn't it keep getting destroyed by Hurricanes and will be underwater when the ocean rises 4m anyways?

[@quacker998]

Why? It’s all going to be flooded as the sea levels rise anyway.

[@mikef8639]

Still waiting for the sea level to rise. When does that start?

[@quacker998]

@@mikef8639 already happening in Louisiana and the Everglades why do you think all the insurance companies are pulling out of Florida? By the year 2100, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates there will be between 43 and 84 centimeters (1.4-2.8 feet) of sea level rise, but that an increase of 2 meters (6.6 feet) "cannot be ruled out." So it’ll be serious in 50-60 years time for our kids - climate migration will be the topic of conversation

[@mikef8639]

@@quacker998 IPCC is a discredited fraudulent organization. I live on the water in Florida and water is not rising.

[@cw965]

Restoration would actually help the coastline as sea level rises

[@mikef8639]

@@quacker998 lol. Fear mongering at its finest

[@guidocasero1178]

Why are the sugar companies still around.... We need to stop subsidizing the sugar in the industry, open up the US market to sugar imports and let the free market do it's job.... American sugar cannot compete with import so was subsidizing something that's doing harm to the environment

[@gustavodiaz4689]

“I’ve been talking to a few fishermen, and they’ve been telling me that thanks to the wetland reservoir they’ve been using for the past three years, it has been helping to fight the red tide, and fish stocks are making a comeback.”

[@outdoorsbeyondnature1980]

Fight for the farmers in the United States 🇺🇸

[@REAPER3303]

Irreparable damage has been done to the Everglades there is no way to restore it to what it was.

[@frankcoelho7984]

Core of Engineers = short term fix to creating lifelong problems. They have done this far and wide and for over 100 years.

[@charlesachinelli3857]

Is this the same project that Ron DeSantis stopped. Great to see this in motion I hope it doesn't get the plug pulled

[@MrLuumpy]

Why? I thought its all going to be under seawater in 50 years. Why bother?

[@ancientkid1635]

FLORIDA HAVE THE HIGH3ST CONCENTRATION OF FRESH WATER IN THE WORLD

[@hey610]

🤣 umm did you forget about the Antarctic sheet or the Amazon’s in Brazil

[@tomjoseph1444]

Please tell me that the Corps of Engineers is not involved in this. They were and are the problem.

[@CCasyno]

Not decades of damage, this was done on purpose years ago to rid the Everglades of its water to drive out the Indian tribes.

[@blkmtl96]

Kinda pointless though when the whole area is going to be under water in the next few decades though!

[@cyanidechrist]

Already too late.

[@2niceunicorns562]

good luck. We’ve absolutely ruined this environment beyond repair.

[@realestatephotovideoshawns1177]

Where are you gonna put the 12 million Cubans that live where the Everglades used to be.

[@davebruneau6068]

Billions of Taxpayer dollars....a few bucks for the project and most into someones bank acct.

[@noyoutubeidontwanttotakeyo4946]

Restoring the Everglades is impossible, lets be honest.

[@FeetusMcCarland]

Let's all take a moment and thanks Ron DeSantis

[@sizzlechest3870]

Figure out a way to get the pythons out of there also

[@robertsessoms]

Some one has though of a brilliant way to suck money from the government

[@StirFryChicken]

What about China?

[@stavroslask1292]

California & New York’s homeless crisis with billions and billions of dollars has no results actually the results are more negative every year it gets worse whereas in Florida this investment has already seen super positive results. That’s what happens when you’re in a red state like Florida.

[@Ryan-bn3qk]

Another DeSantis W.

[@ralphgomez4329]

Get rid of the sugar industry !!!!! It is so obvious

[@kylecrawford5103]

Just get ready to pay for it in the sugar isles of your local supermarket.

[@juniormedrano3662]

I’m glad we are putting tax payers money to good use, we need this momentum to keep going.

[@geezyeskabante]

It’s all going underwater anyways

[@nogonperson7357]

Restore nature!

[@rustinpeace9303]

Any money in this project to get rid of rock pythons, by chance?

[@danieljay952]

Making the taxpayers pay for everything like normal rich people pay nothing

[@JACKTOTTER]

I wonder how many more billions it will run up from their original estimate? I wonder how many billions will make it to the politician's family's coffers ?

[@Scholar09]

Of course they don’t talk about how Republican Gov. DeSantis pledged billions of dollars to fund these great projects and is doing more for the Florida environment when a Florida governor in history.

[@SKS8080]

FJB

[@yaya-305]

I wonder what happens if the Seminole tribe doesn’t win the case against West Flagler with sports betting. what happens to the project?

[@Fellowtellurian]

"When people eventually come together" he we are blaming both sides again when we all know one side has been supporting these efforts for years. Give create to the hard working men and women that have gotten us here and take credit away from the politicians that have stopped progress cough cough, republicans and "moderate" democrats.