Everglades Trust

Founded in 1994, the Everglades Trust’s mission is to advocate for the restoration and protection of America’s Everglades using sound science and research.

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

Thank you to President @Sen_Albritton, Speaker @Daniel_PerezFL & our appropriations chairs in the Senate & House for a budget that will continue to create a healthy & restored #Everglades. Read Everglades Trust CEO @AnnaHoltUpton's full statement below. https://t.co/YaeslGa76b

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

Floridians can be proud of the budget the Florida Legislature passed that has $638M for #Everglades restoration, including the funding needed to complete the district’s portion of the EAA Reservoir, the ‘Crown Jewel’ of Everglades restoration.

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

Florida and our nation are better because of their contributions to #EvergladesRestoration. Read the full statement from Everglades Trust CEO @AnnaHoltUpton by clicking below. https://t.co/T0HVsgJQgN

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

Today, @GovRonDeSantis awarded #Everglades advocates George Barley (posthumously), Mary Barley, Paul Tudor Jones II, and Nathaniel Reed (posthumously) with the Governor’s Medal of Freedom, the highest honor in the state.

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

These recipients have played an important role in getting us to where we are today – the closest we’ve ever been to restoring the #Everglades – and it is fitting that we recognize their significant contributions during the year we celebrate @America250.

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

Protecting America’s #Everglades matters, for Florida’s environment and economy, as well as to Floridians and those who visit our state. It’s important that we continue the historic progress we’ve already made on the largest ecosystem restoration project in the world. #EarthDay

[South Florida Water Management District @SFWMD]

🏗️ On track to finish this transformative project five years ahead of the original schedule.

🌿 This will be a major victory for America’s Everglades and is a testament to the progress of our joint federal and state teams.

💧 The EAA Reservoir Project will help restore the natural flow of water south, improve water quality and protect the health of the Everglades and Florida Bay.

[Ron DeSantis @GovRonDeSantis]

In July 2025, the State of Florida and the federal government entered an agreement to expedite Everglades restoration and complete the EAA Reservoir by 2029. As of today, all federally managed contracts have been executed, ensuring that the funding and resources for this project will be there through completion.

We are now on track to finish this transformative project five years ahead of the original schedule. This is a major victory for America’s Everglades and a testament to the progress our joint federal and state teams have made in just nine months.

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

Thank you to @POTUS & the Trump administration for securing the federal funds needed to complete the EAA Reservoir in record time. Read the full statement by Everglades Trust CEO @AnnaHoltUpton by clicking here: https://t.co/AYEh2nO3rh

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

What a great day for America’s Everglades. All the federal money needed to complete the federal portions of the EAA Reservoir – the ‘Crown Jewel’ of #EvergladesRestoration – has been secured!

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

This wouldn’t be possible without @GovRonDeSantis working w/@POTUS to cut red tape & deliver results. From Day 1, Gov. DeSantis committed to advancing the largest ecosystem restoration effort so Floridians & those who travel here could enjoy a healthy, restored #Everglades.

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

On #EvergladesDay, we celebrate the historic progress made so far to restore America’s beloved #Everglades. Because of our state leaders��� continued investments in restoration & unrelenting pursuit of its completion, the state has been able to celebrate over 80 major milestones.

[South Florida Water Management District @SFWMD]

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@USACEHQ

[South Florida Water Management District @SFWMD]

👏 Today, we are celebrating the 2-year anniversary of the groundbreaking of the EAA Reservoir Project.

🖋️ In July 2025, @GovRonDeSantis announced that the State of Florida and the @USArmy reached a landmark agreement to accelerate Everglades restoration, including the EAA Reservoir Project and accelerated the timeline of the project from 2034 to 2029.

✂️ Since the agreement was signed, the project has already reached major milestones including the State of Florida’s groundbreaking of the new inflow pump station at the EAA Reservoir Project in November 2025 and the @USACEHQ and @JaxStrong ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of the inflow/outflow canal and the seepage canal in September 2025.

💧 The EAA Reservoir Project, located south of Lake Okeechobee, will store over 78 billion gallons of water—larger than Manhattan—and deliver up to 470 billion gallons of clean water annually to the Everglades and Florida Bay. It also supports the Biscayne Aquifer, the primary source of drinking water for South Florida.

🌱 This project is designed to send more clean water south, restore ecosystems, and significantly reduce harmful discharges to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries.

✨ Thank you to all of the hard-working staff who made these milestones possible!

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

Thank you to Senator @Gayle_Harrell for filing an amendment to SB 290 to protect #EvergladesRestoration lands - & to Commissioner @WiltonSimpson for a collaborative effort on this amendment that addresses our shared goal of protecting #AmericasEverglades.

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

Happy #WorldWetlandsDay! Today, we celebrate America’s #Everglades – one of the world’s largest wetlands – and highlight the significant progress being made to restore this national treasure that supports Florida's water-based economy.

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

Florida's unprecedented & accelerated progress on #EvergladesRestoration has become synonymous with @GovRonDeSantis & his tenure as Governor. Read the full statement by Everglades Trust CEO @AnnaHoltUpton on Governor DeSantis’ State of the State address - https://t.co/dUkle0D0TH

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

With over 80 milestones celebrated and major projects, like the #EAAReservior, expected to be completed ahead of schedule, join us in celebrating this historic milestone year with renewed momentum as we look forward to continuing to restore America’s #Everglades.

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

Today marks 25 years since CERP – the largest ecosystem restoration effort in the world – became law. A quarter-century later, the goal of CERP – to restore the natural flow of water south through the #Everglades to #FloridaBay – is within reach and closer than ever before.

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

This funding will ensure Floridians continue to see real results for America’s largest ecosystem restoration effort & recognizes that Florida’s tourism-based economy runs on clean water. Read the full statement from Everglades Trust CEO @AnnaHoltUpton: https://t.co/vJj3LtID9I

[Everglades Trust @evtrust]

Thank you to @GovRonDeSantis for recommending over $810M for projects & initiatives dedicated to restoring #AmericasEverglades in the FY26-27 budget.