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Everglades National Park Report
Rosie Ruvalcaba, Daniel Bockle
Mrs. Campbell
Earth Science period 2
May 30, 2017 Everglades National Park Report
The Everglades national park was established on December 6, 1947. The Everglades National Park has 1.5 million acres of wet land. It’s important because it holds an abundance of wildlife and ecosystems that are dependant on each other. Everglades has many special features some of them consist of trails and boat tours of Florida Bay and other than that there are many other interesting things that can be done at this National Park. The Everglades National Park is located in Florida, California. There is many geologic history behind this amazing National park. During the Paleozoic Era,

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