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The Student Government Association presides over and funds the over 300 student clubs and organizations and honor societies at the university and has an operating budget of over $14 million the Student Government Association is split into three branches with the Executive a Legislative Student Senate and Judicial Supreme Court Due to the unique nature of a multi-campus university the president of Modesto Maidique Campus (University Park) serves as the student representative on the university's board of trustees while the president for the Biscayne Bay Campus serves as a member of the Foundation Board, The Florida panther is close to extinction a record 23 were killed in 2009 mainly by automobile collisions leaving about 100 individuals in the wild the Center for Biological Diversity and others have therefore called for a special protected area for the panther to be established Manatees are also dying at a rate higher than their reproduction American flamingos are rare to see in Florida due to being hunted in the 1900s where it was to a point considered completely extirpated Now the flamingos are reproducing toward making a comeback to South Florida since it is adamantly considered native to the state and also are now being protected, West Miami 2 Campuses Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project; ? Key West Historic District, Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science Miami, Main article: Restoration of the Everglades Temple Israel of Greater Miami; . 2.3.2 Civil Rights Movement 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, Main article: Opening of the North Atlantic Ocean F Dade County Courthouse built in 1928 is the tallest building built in the 1920s. . Israel Israel (Consulate-General of Israel to Florida & Puerto Rico). ! Choice of entry mode in international business, University Park history, The invasive species that causes the most damage to bird populations is the cat (Felis catus) both domestic and feral Cats that are let outside live close to suburban populations and have been estimated to number 640 per square mile in such close numbers in historic migratory areas they have devastating effects on migratory bird populations!

The story of Florida International University's founding began in 1943 when state Senator Ernest 'Cap' Graham (father of future Florida governor and U.S senator Bob Graham) presented the state legislature with the initial proposal for the establishment of a public university in South Florida While his bill did not pass Graham persisted in presenting his proposal to colleagues advising them of Miami's need for a state university He felt the establishment of a public university was necessary to serve the city's growing population, Key West Historic District. . Florida's primary and secondary school systems are administered by the Florida Department of Education School districts are organized within county boundaries Each school district has an elected Board of Education that sets policy budget goals and approves expenditures Management is the responsibility of a Superintendent of schools. North Central Florida The Phi Gamma Delta "Fiji" Fraternity House. . In 1830 Richard Fitzpatrick bought land on the Miami River from Bahamian James Egan He built a plantation with slave labor where he cultivated sugarcane bananas maize and tropical fruit in January 1836 shortly after the beginning of the Second Seminole War Fitzpatrick removed his slaves and closed his plantation, 5 Statistics In conjunction with the Office of Alumni Relations the Division of External Affairs publishes a quarterly news and alumni magazine "FIU Magazine" FIU Magazine is distributed free of charge to all FIU alumni faculty and donors. 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.