[summer]

I think Henry Lamb is giving a very lop-sided view of what is actually happening in SW FL, and in fact, is giving a lot of inaccurate info. Here is an article from the Washington Post which of course gives a different view, and I think somewhere in between these two extreme views (Lamb and the WP), one may be able to ascertain the truth:

Growing Pains in SW FL (Re: too much private development; not enough conservation)

[summer]

See my the article linked in my post #11.

[summer]

See the article linked in my post #11.

[Carry_Okie]

Florida was the first state in the nation to sign on to Sustainable Development, statewide. The programme is called Sustainable Florida, and yes, it is a naked land grab. You need to understand how these real estate squeeze control systems work to maintain political control before you so flippantly discount them.

As you can see from the quotes above, there is no guarantee that it will work for the Everglades, indeed there is increasing doubt. They would do better maintaining what they have. St. Augustine grass and melaleuca will destroy the everglades no matter how much land they have unless the Corpse and the State get their act together. In short, none of this effort will matter ecologically.