U.S. DOI Office of Everglades Restoration Initiatives

Task Force

The South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (Task Force) was established by section 528(f) of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1996. The Task Force consists of 14 members from four sovereign entities. There are seven federal, two tribal, and five state and local government representatives.

Working Group

The Working Group was established by the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force ( Task Force) in accordance with section 528(f)(2)(d) of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1996.

USACE/SFWMD Central Everglades Planning Project

Science Coordination Group

The Science Coordination Group (SCG) supports the Task Force in its efforts to coordinate the scientific aspects of restoration of the South Florida ecosystem. The SCG is primarily tasked with continually documenting and supporting the programmatic-level science and other research through updates and implementation of the Task Force's Plan for Coordinating Science.

Who We Are

The Everglades is recognized both nationally and internationally as one of the world’s most unique natural and cultural resources. Encompassing nearly 4 million acres of the southern tip of the Florida peninsula the Everglades and the greater Everglades ecosystem (spanning from the Kissimmee River basin north of Lake Okeechobee all the way south to Florida Bay) are also the focus of the world’s largest intergovernmental watershed restoration effort.