FIU researchers traveled to Washington D.C. for the national Everglades Summit, advocating for federal investments into Everglades Restoration.
The university has been contributing fundamental research to restoration efforts for the last 20 years.
As development expanded in Florida, the swamp needed to be drained for infrastructure, disrupting the underground water systems that support the land.
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is a multi-decade long program from the Reagan administration in an attempt to reverse the damages.
Since the bill passed, 19 universities, state and federal agencies and private organizations have contributed to restoring the Everglades.
“We talked a lot about Biscayne Bay and the water quality, ideas about South Florida’s infrastructure not keeping up with the huge human population growth and demand,” says Todd Crowl, Director of the FIU Institute of Environment. “I think the best message for us as scientists, people from the institute and FIU, is to just let them know who we are – put a face to a name.”
