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Welcome to Everglades Florida

Welcome to one of the last unexplored wilderness areas known as The Everglades and 10,000 Islands. The Everglades is a massive ecosystem with over 600 species of birds and animals and thousands of plant varieties and home to several of the world's endangered species.

We're showcasing all that The Everglades and the 10,000 Islands Florida has to offer right here. Make this web site your springboard for jumping into the Cities and Lifestyles that make up our paradise!

Take a look at Everglades Park past and present with photos spanning 50 years at 50years.com ... and, while you are there, don't miss the Everglade Magazine from Echoes of South Florida published during the Everglades National Parks year long 50th Anniversary Celebration in 1997 and now online -- Check Out Some of the Topics

Naturalist's Niche

An insider look at the complex eco-systems that make up the Everglades.

The Next 50 Years

Current efforts and future plans to restore and preserve the Everglades.

The Clyde and Niki "Butcher Paper"

Florida's photographic first couple sound off on whatever crosses their environmental minds that particular week.

The Native Way

Exploration of a Miccosukee and Seminole Culture in the Everglades as written by tribal members themselves.

A River Runs Through Them

Profiles of those brave pioneers who have made the Everglades their home.

What's New - Our Newest Everglades Web Sites

Everglades Backcountry Experience
Fishing and backcountry excursions with Capt. Rodney Raffield. Enjoy the beauty and wildlife of the Everglades on a unique fishing trip through the 10,000 Islands and Everglades with a 4th generation native guide. Capt. Rodney Raffield will take you to places unknown by most.
Our trips leave from historic Chokoloskee Island at the end of West Chokoloskee Drive.

Everglades Area Tours - guided Kayak and Canoe Eco-Tours and fishing trips. Bicycle and Hiking eco-tours. Fishing Charters. Everglades and 10,000 Islands Airplane tours and airboat tours.

Capt. Bill Koupa - ultra-light spin fishing and fly-fishing charter service within the Ten-Thousand Islands in South West Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. Fishing Backcountry of Marco Island, 10,000 Islands, to the Everglades National Park

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Calendar of Events

February 3-5, 2012 ~ Everglades Seafood Festival
Live Music & Fresh Seafood - Everglades City

February 11, 2012 ~ The Annual Everglades Paddle-In

February 11-12, 2012 - Jammin in the Hammock 5th Annual Bluegrass Festival
Featuring Music Sat. & Sun. by:
The Wilson Family, Frontline, Kristi Morris & Jeff Kellogg, Sawgrass Drifters, Tomorrows News, The WholeTones
Saturday or Sunday only entry fee $15.00/Person Both days: $25.00/Person
Children 13 and under free (with paying adult)
Collier – Seminole State Park
20200 Tamiami Trail E. ~ Naples, Florida 34114
Location: U.S. 41, 8 miles East of Hwy 951 (Collier Blvd.)
For more information: 239-394-3397

February 18-20, 2012 ~ Big Cypress Gallery Annual Presidents Day Weekend Swamp Walks.
Meet Clyde and Niki at their gallery and enjoy a swamp walk in their back yard. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy our backyard. Cost $50 per person. Special for this weekend, receive a $25 credit to use in the gallery after your walk.
Contact: 239-695-2428

February 21-24, 2012 ~ Marjory Stoneman Douglas Festival
105 W Broadway - Everglades City
Contact: 239-695-0008

The Gulf Coast Visitor Center of the Everglades National Park in Everglades City offers special programs and narrated boat trips. For information on park events call 239-695-3311

Featured

Captain's Table Hotel - Set in the tranquil sub-tropical paradise of the Florida Everglades, The Captain's Table Hotel is located on the edge of the Everglades National Park and offers many different types of accommodation to suit all budgets. The location provides visitors to the National Park with direct access to park activities as well as scenic and airboat rides.

Everglades Island Airboat Tours and Totch's Island Tours - Our Airboat Trips will take you deep into the Vast and Silent Everglades Jungles . . . Let Totch Brown's Family, Craig Daniels and native guides of 4th and 5th generations give you the Airboat Ride of your life.