“Florida Bay is naturally an estuary and maintaining low salinity is critical to ensuring its health. Our estimates are that the bay gets a quarter of what it has gotten historically, so we need a lot more freshwater for the bay to get better.” --Dr. Jennifer Rehage, Coastal Fisheries Research Lab, Florida International University Over the past 100 years, the flow of fresh water to the Everglades and into Florida Bay has been cut off, leading to an environmental crisis and near collapse of the one most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. Today, the Florida Bay ecosystem receives only a quarter of the fresh water it needs to sustain itself and is on the brink of collapse. Take the journey, follow the water, and learn why restoring the Everglades watershed is the largest environmental restoration project in history and one of the defining conservation efforts of our time. Click the link in our bio for more information on Follow the Water. @captainsforcleanwater @evergladesfoundation @captbennyblanco @praechproductions #everglades #evergladesrestoration #senditsouth #savetheglades #cleanwater #florida