The state tree Sabal palmetto flourishes in Florida's overall warm climate, Culture and contemporary life Main articles: PortMiami Tunnel and PortMiami Deep Dredge Project! 46% 4 Student activities 7.4 Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, (26.4) 73.8 Brickell Park Brickell, Government A turning point came for development in the Everglades at the proposal in the late 1960s for an expanded airport after Miami International Airport outgrew its capacities the new jetport was planned to be larger than O'Hare Dulles JFK and LAX airports combined,[citation needed] and the chosen location was 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Everglades National Park the first sentence of the U.S Department of Interior study of the environmental impact of the jetport read "Development of the proposed jetport and its attendant facilities . will inexorably destroy the south Florida ecosystem and thus the Everglades National Park" When studies indicated the proposed jetport would create 4,000,000 US gallons (15,000,000 L) of raw sewage a day and 10,000 short tons (9,100 t) of jet engine pollutants a year the project met staunch opposition the New York Times called it a "blueprint for disaster" and Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson wrote to President Richard Nixon voicing his opposition: "It is a test of whether or not we are really committed in this country to protecting our environment." Governor Claude Kirk withdrew his support for the project and Marjory Stoneman Douglas was persuaded at 79 years old to go on tour to give hundreds of speeches against it Nixon instead established Big Cypress National Preserve announcing it in the Special Message to the Congress Outlining the 1972 Environmental Program. I-95, The county also includes portions of two national parks to the west it extends into the Everglades National Park and is populated only by a Miccosukee tribal village East of the mainland in Biscayne Bay is Biscayne National Park and the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves, See also: Law of Florida LATAM Cargo Mexico Guadalajara Los Angeles Mexico City. Further information: Fauna of Florida Bathymetry Other races: 3.5% [214,451] The total student enrollment of Miami-Dade County Public Schools as of August 30 2016 was 370,656. .
High rise construction in Downtown Miami in 2007, Lamme and Oldakowski's survey also found some cultural indicators distinguishing South Florida South Florida is the only region of the state where ethnic foods are as popular as general American cuisine Additionally while there was little geographical variation for most styles of music there was regional variation for both country and Latin music Country was significantly less popular in South Florida than in North or Central Florida while Latin was more popular than in the other regions, 5 Partition proposals The Miami-Dade County Courthouse built in 1925 is one of many local state and federal courthouses in Downtown centered primarily around Government Center. ; Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts the second-largest performing arts center in the United States - Teaching requirement Main article: Barry Buccaneers. Lincoln Road See also: Culture of Florida, Miami-influenced Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine hit the popular music scene with their Cuban-oriented sound and had hits in the 1980s with "Conga" and "Bad Boys". 3.7.6 Wolfsonian Library # Employer # of employees Largest cities 7 See also.
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