Everglades Protection Area

E510807

environmental management unit protected area

The Everglades Protection Area is a designated region in South Florida established to safeguard the ecological integrity and water quality of the Everglades ecosystem.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Everglades Protection Area canonical	1
Southwest Everglades	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environmental management unit ⓘ protected area ⓘ
containsFeature	mangrove estuaries ⓘ marshes ⓘ sloughs ⓘ wet prairies ⓘ
containsSpeciesHabitat	American alligator NERFINISHED ⓘ Cape Sable seaside sparrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida panther NERFINISHED ⓘ West Indian manatee NERFINISHED ⓘ wood stork ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designatedFor	protection of Everglades ecosystem ⓘ protection of water quality ⓘ protection of wetlands ⓘ protection of wildlife habitat ⓘ
ecosystemType	freshwater slough ⓘ mangrove forest ⓘ sawgrass marsh ⓘ subtropical wetland ⓘ tree island ⓘ
governedBy	Florida Department of Environmental Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ South Florida Water Management District NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Everglades National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ Water Conservation Area 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Water Conservation Area 2A NERFINISHED ⓘ Water Conservation Area 2B NERFINISHED ⓘ Water Conservation Area 3A NERFINISHED ⓘ Water Conservation Area 3B NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalFramework	Everglades Forever Act NERFINISHED ⓘ federal Clean Water Act requirements ⓘ
locatedIn	Florida ⓘ South Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInEcoregion	Everglades NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedFor	flood control compatibility ⓘ long-term ecological integrity ⓘ water supply protection ⓘ
overseenBy	United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Greater Everglades ecosystem NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryObjective	maintain and improve water quality ⓘ preserve biodiversity ⓘ restore natural hydrologic patterns ⓘ
relatedProgram	Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ
threatenedBy	agricultural runoff ⓘ invasive species ⓘ nutrient pollution ⓘ urban development ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Water Conservation Areas → hydrologicallyConnectedTo → Everglades Protection Area ⓘ

Whitewater Bay → region → Everglades Protection Area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southwest Everglades