tcpalm.com: “THE UNSEEN EVERGLADES: Inside a Legendary Wilderness,” examines the many aspects of this complex family of ecosystems – its role in the state’s history and the challenges it faces today.
The documentary will air on National Earth Day April 22 at 7 p.m. on WXEL.
“We want to give viewers a better understanding of the size, scale and importance of the Everglades for our entire planet,” says author, adventurer and documentary host Charles J. Kropke. “When people think of the Everglades, some visualize airboats racing over shallow waters, while others imagine a mysterious sub-tropical realm with orchids, ferns and majestic cypress trees. Still others think of a vast maze of mangrove islands and twisting rivers. In fact, the greater Everglades has eight different ecosystems that interact with each other in surprising ways to create diverse natural habitats for alligators, manatees, deer, crocodiles, wading birds, black bears and the elusive Florida panther.”
The documentary also focuses on the spirited fight to restore the Everglades to preserve and protect its unique habitats. This includes, among many other efforts, the re-channelization of the Kissimmee River, back-filling of ditches on Central Florida ranchlands, clean water storage, agricultural runoff management, lifting parts of the Tamiami Trail and canal plugs at Cape Sable. All of these issues will be addressed in this fast-moving documentary on the mighty ‘River of Grass’.”
Read the story online:
http://www.tcpalm.com/franchise/indian-river-lagoon/an-unseen-side-of-the-everglades-revealed-in-new-pbs-documentary