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(1,299) The Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project's final construction project was straightening the Kissimmee River a meandering 90-mile (140 km)-long river that was drained to make way for grazing land and agriculture the C&SF started building the C-38 canal in 1962 and the effects were seen almost immediately Waterfowl wading birds and fish disappeared prompting conservationists and sport fishers to demand the region be restored before the canal was finished in 1971 in general C&SF projects had been criticized for being temporary fixes that ignored future consequences costing billions of dollars with no end in sight After Governor Bob Graham initiated the Save Our Everglades campaign in 1983 the first section of the canal was backfilled in 1986 Graham announced that by 2000 the Everglades would be restored as closely as possible to its pre-drainage state the Kissimmee River Restoration project was approved by Congress in 1992 It is estimated that it will cost $578 million to convert only 22 miles (35 km) of the canal the entire project was to be complete by 2011 yet as of 2017 the project is "more than halfway complete" and the new completion date is 2020. . ! See also: 1968 Miami riot, St Thomas University (private/Catholic) Structure of county government 6 Sports Climate is influenced by the temperatures of the surface waters and water currents as well as winds Because of the ocean's great capacity to store and release heat maritime climates are more moderate and have less extreme seasonal variations than inland climates Precipitation can be approximated from coastal weather data and air temperature from water temperatures! . The Florida Legislature comprises the Florida Senate which has 40 members and the Florida House of Representatives which has 120 members the current governor of Florida is Ron DeSantis the Florida Supreme Court consists of a chief justice and six justices, I-195 / SR 112 1.1 European arrival The Financial Times (2008) ranks the Executive MBA in the top 85 MBA programs in the world and in the top 35 among U.S Executive MBAs.

During his pro career in the 1970s NFL offensive lineman Ed Newman worked as an assistant coach of the Florida International University wrestling team in the off-season, Some of the driest land in the Everglades is pineland (also called pine rockland) ecosystem located in the highest part of the Everglades with little to no hydroperiod Some floors however may have flooded solution holes or puddles for a few months at a time the most significant feature of the pineland is the single species of South Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii) Pineland communities require fire to maintain them and the trees have several adaptations that simultaneously promote and resist fire the sandy floor of the pine forest is covered with dry pine needles that are highly flammable South Florida slash pines are insulated by their bark to protect them from heat Fire eliminates competing vegetation on the forest floor and opens pine cones to germinate seeds a period without significant fire can turn pineland into a hardwood hammock as larger trees overtake the slash pines the understory shrubs in pine rocklands are the fire-resistant saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) and West Indian lilac (Tetrazygia bicolor) the most diverse group of plants in the pine community are the herbs of which there are two dozen species These plants contain tubers and other mechanisms that allow them to sprout quickly after being charred, Juju Casteneda 2017 Television personality businessperson The Atlantic has contributed significantly to the development and economy of surrounding countries Besides major transatlantic transportation and communication routes the Atlantic offers abundant petroleum deposits in the sedimentary rocks of the continental shelves; Also in 1933 the Miami City Commission asked the Miami Women's Club to create a city flag design the flag was designed by Charles L Gmeinder on their behalf and adopted by City Commission in November 1933 It is unknown why the orange and green colors were selected for the flag One theory is that the colors were inspired by the orange tree although the University of Miami was already using the colors of orange and green for their sports teams since 1926, The city proper is home to less than one-thirteenth of the population of South Florida Miami is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States the Miami metropolitan area however which includes Miami-Dade Broward and Palm Beach counties had a combined population of more than 5.5 million people ranked seventh largest in the United States and is the largest metropolitan area in the southeastern United States as of 2008 the United Nations estimates that the Miami Urban Agglomeration is the 44th-largest in the world.