Appleseeds articles from February 2007

Appleseeds archives from February 2007

A day in the Everglades.(AppleCorps Adventure)(Everglades National Park)
February 1, 2007... "Keep your eyes open," my dad said. "For what?" I asked. "Birds and alligators and...," he pointed, "panthers." As we drove through the Everglades, I looked out the car window. I realized we were surrounded by the "River of...

It's all about the water.
February 1, 2007... There are wetlands all over the world but none like the Everglades. It is truly a unique ecosystem. You might be surprised to learn that the Everglades is actually a river system. Before humans changed things, water in the Everglades flowed...

The Everglades--River of Grass.(Where in the World?)
February 1, 2007... Spreading across the southern end of Florida is one of the world's unique areas: the Everglades. This vast area of swamps and marshes stretches from Lake Okeechobee in the north to Florida Bay in the south. Swamps are areas that get flooded...

The founder and the guardian of Everglades National Park.
February 1, 2007... Florida's Biggest Park Many people think of Disney World when they think of parks in Florida. But another park covers almost the entire southern tip of the state, even stretching into the Gulf of Mexico. Everglades National Park is one of...

Everglades or neverglades? The story of Marjory's echo.(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... "We are Marjory Stoneman Douglas's legacy," says Connie Washburn, cofounder of Young Friends of the Everglades. This student organization was formed in 1994. Its mission is to build children's awareness of the need to protect and preserve the...

A Seminole creation story.(Reading Corner)(Short story)
February 1, 2007... Long ago, the children of the Seminole Nation would lie around the campfires at night, safely wrapped in their mosquito nets, and listen to the elders tell the stories of their people. From these stories, they learned about the plants and...

Footprints in the Everglades.
February 1, 2007... Florida's original "people of the glades" were the Tequesta and Calusa tribes. Although there were others before them, we know little about those earlier people. The Calusa were the dominant "people of the glades." They lived in villages...

King of the glades.
February 1, 2007... The "King of the Everglades" is the largest reptile in North America: the American alligator. These fierce-looking predators rule the swamps and marshes in the Florida Everglades. During the dry season (mid-November to mid May), alligators...

Aliens attack!
February 1, 2007... It was like something from a monster movie: A 13-foot-long python in the Everglades swallowed a 6-foot alligator--then the gator clawed its way through the python's belly, killing them both! To biologists, the bizarre sight was just one...

Picture postcards.
February 1, 2007... I saw a West Indian manatee today! Manatees are mammals with wrinkled, whiskery faces. They weigh about 1,000 pounds--that's a lot considering they eat nothing but sea grass and other water plants. There are about 2,000 of these "sea cows" in...

Finding your way through the Everglades.(Fun Stuff)
February 1, 2007... Read and answer each question. Then follow the directions and move to the number shown. If your answer is wrong, you'll be led to the correct answer; if your answer is correct, you'll move forward. Have fun finding your way through the...

Top 10 reasons to save the Everglades.(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Fourth graders at Florida's Archimedean Academy made this list. THE EVERGLADES... 1 is such a beautiful place that should be admired, not fired. 2 is our main source of water. 3 has trees and plants that could provide...