Everglades

( 'Invisible Wings' song ) ( frogs calling ) ( thunder ) Ranger: My name is Larry Perez and I am a ranger with Everglades National Park. And, I do a lot of outreach and education work...

( metal door slams shut ) ( 'Lines Build Walls' song ) Laura: Sooo, this is Everglades National Park. ( 'Paper Lights ' song ) Everything looks so green, and beautiful,...

( metal door slams shut ) ( 'Lines Build Walls' song ) ( great egret croak ) Ranger Christeal: Hi! Laura: Helloooo! Welcome to your first wetland. You just dropped 1-3 feet in...

( metal door slams shut ) ( 'Lines Build Walls' song ) ( pig frog calls ) Laura: Hello. Ranger Greg: Hi. How are you? I am good. I am good. Look at this place. Do you know what this...

( metal door slams shut ) ( 'Lines Build Walls' song ) ( baby alligator grunts ) Ranger Yvette: Hey! Laura: Hi! Welcome to the cypress dome. You came from a prairie wetland, right!?...

( metal door slams shut ) ( 'Lines Build Walls' song ) ( mosquito drone ) Ranger Ally: Hi. Laura: Hi. Welcome to the mangroves, your first salty habitat. These mangroves look really...

Hey Everybody! Welcome to Everglades & Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area. This is one of the most unique places in the world. Today, I'm meeting a couple of local biologists,...

( metal door slams shut ) ( 'Lines Build Walls' song ) ( dolphin surfacing for air ) Ranger Daniel: Hey. Laura: Hi. Welcome to Florida Bay. This is actually the lowest, the saltiest...

( 'Invisible Wings' song ) ( frogs calling ) ( thunder ) ( 'Invisible Wings' song fades out ) ( 'Four Prophets' song ) ( seabirds calling ) (...

Most of your listeners will be familiar with the Florida everglades. It's just a critically important eco-system, not only to Florida and to the United States but the world and for a long time...