Empowering Change for a Sustainable Future
Our Mission
At Sneakers for the Swamp, we strive to protect the environment through community engagement,
recycling campaigns and fundraising for Everglades conservation.
We believe that every individual can make a difference in promoting sustainability and preserving our natural resources.
Everglades National Park Interesting Facts
#1: The Everglades are one of the largest wetlands in the world...
However, it used to be much larger. Only 200 years ago, this “river of grass” slowly flowed across nearly one third of Florida. Today, however, less than half of the historic Everglades ecosystem remains, due to decades of draining wetlands and reclaiming land for agriculture and urban development.
#2: The only place in the world where American alligators and American crocodiles coexist in the wil
Crocodiles typically live in saltwater habitats, and alligators are mainly found in freshwater marshes and lakes. These species typically inhabit different ecosystems, but in the Everglades, crocodiles and alligators can be found living together in the wild.
#3 One of the few places you can see a Florida panther
The Florida panther is the last subspecies of Puma still found in the eastern United States. It was once almost extinct, with only a dozen adults estimated in the wild, and the Everglades National Park is one of the few places you can see the now recovering population of approximately 120 to 230 adult Florida panthers.
#4: Home to unique, rare and endangered species
Thirty-nine native Florida species found in the Everglades National Park are federally listed as threatened or endangered. Nearly 300 species of fish, countless insects, 17 species of amphibians and more than 360 species of birds, 40 species of mammals and 50 distinct kinds of reptiles can be found in the Everglades National Park.
#5: The largest contiguous stand of protected mangroves in the Northern Hemisphere
. The mangroves in the Everglades National Park are a vital habitat and nursery for a wide array of important marine species, such as wading birds and fish like the red drum and spotted seatrout, as well as for endangered and threatened species. Mangroves help maintain water quality, as well, by filtering pollutants and trapping sediment.