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Tamiami Trail removal and increased water flow to the Everglades

An alligator, apparently hit by a car, lies along the shoulder of the Tamiami Trail with a stick propping it's mouth open. The Tampa-to-Miami Tamiami Trail built more than 80 years ago, by Miami entrepreneur Frank Jaudon has acted as a dam, causing hundreds of thousands of acres of land south of the road to dry out and sink as well as causing a hinderance to animal corridors between Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park. But now that construction has begun on a series of elevated roadways called the Everglades Skyway, hopes are that traditional wildlife thouroughfares will be restored along with better water flow for the river of grass. .Photo by James Branaman

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Tamiami Trail and Everglades Restoration
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Branaman Photography Branaman Photography
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5184x3456 / 12.6MB
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NATIONAL PARKS & FORESTS, CONSERVATION
An alligator, apparently hit by a car, lies along the shoulder of the Tamiami Trail with a stick propping it's mouth open. The Tampa-to-Miami Tamiami Trail built more than 80 years ago, by Miami entrepreneur Frank Jaudon has acted as a dam, causing hundreds of thousands of acres of land south of the road to dry out and sink as well as causing a hinderance to animal corridors between Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park. But now that construction has begun on a series of elevated roadways called the Everglades Skyway, hopes are that traditional wildlife thouroughfares will be restored along with better water flow for the river of grass. .Photo by James Branaman
California photojournalists James and Julie Branaman specialize in storytelling for editorial, commercial and destination marketing clients. Providing video & photography ranging from aerial to underwater, specializing in travel and conservation projects. FAA Part 107 certified commercial drone pilot, based in Ojai.