Florida Everglades
Florida, USA · 25.80°, -80.90° · Wetland loss
Canals and farms drained half of the 'river of grass'; a decades-long restoration is rebuilding its flow.
The Everglades once flowed slowly from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay across a vast shallow wetland. Drainage for farming and cities cut it roughly in half and polluted it with phosphorus from sugar fields. The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, approved in 2000, is one of the largest ecosystem restorations ever attempted.
In the game
Florida Everglades flares up as Polluted water. The fix is a gesture: drag through the floating waste to sweep it up. Done right, it becomes Water cleaned ♻️. Finish all three steps of its chain in one round for a combo, or take your time in Explore mode: a place you fully restore stays green on your map for good.
🧭 Fly there and restore it▶ Play a 60-second round