Big Cypress Basin and Everglades National Park (mainland Portion)

Subregion 6 comprises the Big Cypress watershed north to the Caloosahatchee River watershed and includes the BCNP, Panther NWR, and Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve. Subregion 7 consists of the nonmarine southern Everglades and is coincident with the freshwater and terrestrial portions of ENP and the adjacent authorized East Everglades acquisition lands (Figure 1). Discussion of these two subregions is combined in a single chapter because of their evident ecological connections and similar scientific information needs and restoration objectives. In fact, many of the information needs and objectives apply as well to all hydrologically connected areas in South Florida. Thus, many of the pressing science needs described for Subregions 6 and 7 apply also to Subregion 5 (WCAs).