It was a seminal moment. Environmentalists and farmers, in agreement on on measures that can and should be taken to restore the land.

That moment came at a groundbreaking in Glades County's Moore Haven this week for the Lake Hicpochee Project, the expansion of an important water storage and water quality control project.

The ground-breaking event in what had once been a natural marsh but turned farmland, marks the 79th major milestone ground-breaking for an Everglades restoration project in six years.

These projects aim to try to resolve past mistakes in the Everglades and restore the River of Grass while still using parts of it for agriculture. The project is now in Phrase 2. It is part of the Northern Everglades and Estuaries protection Program. It's intended to reduces harmful discha

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