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September 2008

“The Endangered Everglades – Part I”

The Ernest Coe Visitors Center Gallery
Everglades National Park
40001 State Road 9336, Homestead, Florida,

September 2 - 30, 2008
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

Admission to exhibit is free

Donna Marxer, a veteran painter for 54 years, will exhibit her environmental works at the Ernest Coe Visitor’s Center gallery at Everglades National Park during the month of September, 2008.

Marxer, a former Floridian who is now a New York City-based artist, is a lifelong devotee of the Florida Everglades. In 2001, in response to the passage of the Water Restoration Bill planned to resurrect the Glades, she founded “Artists In Residence In Everglades (AIRIE)”.

With the cooperation of loyal Park employees, Everglades became the 28^th National Park to offer artist residencies in the wilderness.

“It is impossible for any landscape artist working today to ignore the effect of environmental change on our wilderness areas. Because of its biological wealth, there is no greater example of this than the Florida Everglades. These works address that change.”    

- Donna Marxer

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Welcome to the
Rainy and Hurricane Season!
May - November

Everglades National Park Staff would like you, the visitor, to have a safe and enjoyable visit so please be aware of rapidly changing weather conditions that can occur this time of year.

During the summer months, Everglades National Park can receive around 80% of its annual rainfall. This means that rainstorms with thunder and lightning can occur very quickly, especially in the afternoon after the atmosphere has heated up.

Summer is a time of renewal. Hurricanes that come through the park take down old, diseased, or weak trees, clearing out areas so that younger trees or vegetation can receive the sun and grow.

Rains also bring new life to the Everglades and surrounding area. Lightning from thunderstorms can spark fires that will burn and release nutrients back into the ground.

Please check the weather while you are visiting to make sure there are no severe thunderstorms or Hurricane threats in the area.

If a Hurricane is threatning please check with your hotel staff where you are staying as to what you should be aware of.

Please have a safe and fun visit to Everglades National Park!