Picayune Strand Restoration Project is a major ecological and policy effort to repair decades of environmental damage caused by failed subdivision development. Once drained and scarred by canals and roads from an ill-fated real estate scheme, tens of thousands of acres of wetlands were consolidated into what became Picayune Strand State Forest and targeted for large-scale ecosystem restoration.
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The Long Undoing: From Land Scam to Restoring Picayune Strand
Watch the trailer of the upcoming documentary by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. "The Long Undoing: From Land Scam to Restoring Picayune Strand" dives into the story of how a greed-driven environmental disaster became a restoration project.
STORY MAP
Picayune: Hearsay & History
Explore our interactive story map highlighting the checkered history of the Picayune Strand, from a failed mid-century land scheme that drained thousands of acres of wetlands to one of the most complex restoration efforts in Everglades history. Through historic photographs, advertisements, maps, and documents, it traces how policy, deception, and persistence shaped the land’s path toward restoration.
STORY MAP
Picayune: Hearsay & History
Explore our interactive story map highlighting the checkered history of the Picayune Strand, from a failed mid-century land scheme that drained thousands of acres of wetlands to one of the most complex restoration efforts in Everglades history. Through historic photographs, advertisements, maps, and documents, it traces how policy, deception, and persistence shaped the land’s path toward restoration.
