Everglades Agricultural Area
This map shows the Everglades Agricultural Area, as designated by the Central and Southern Florida Project
The Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) is an area extending south from Lake Okeechobee to the northern levee of Water Conservation Area 3A, from its eastern boundary at the L-8 canal to the western boundary along the L-1, L-2, and L-3 levees. The EAA incorporates almost 3,000 square kilometers (1,158 square miles) of highly productive agricultural land.[1]
History
The Everglades Agricultural Area was designated by the Central and Southern Florida Project (C&SF Project) in 1948.[2]
Sugar farming
Approximately 500,000 acres of the 700,000 acres of the EAA is controlled by sugar companies.[3]
See also
- Draining and development of the Everglades § Everglades Agricultural Area
- Everglades § Everglades Agricultural Area
- Everglades National Park
References
- ↑ "Glossary of Terms". Everglades Forever. Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
- ↑ Duke University. Duke University Wetland Center https://nicholas.duke.edu/wetland/csf.htm. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Mitchell, Kimberly. "Everglades protection must prevail against sugar industry". NaplesNews.com. Naples News.
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