Fort Lauderdale is home to Port Everglades, the nation's third busiest cruise port. The new lock enabled access between the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee by water. The primary feature of the Everglades is the sawgrass marsh. The city is located upon a large prairie between Biscayne Bay and the Everglades. While in Florida, he used to hunt for alligators in the Everglades. She opposed the drainage of a suburb in Dade County named East Everglades. Their headquarters is a compound hidden somewhere in the Florida Everglades. The park is larger than Yellowstone, Everglades, Glacier, and Grand Canyon national parks combined. Dry Tortugas is managed by the staff of Everglades National Park. Andrew caused significant damage to vegetation in Everglades National Park. Freshwater sloughs are perhaps the most common ecosystem associated with Everglades National Park. Spotted seatrout populations in the coasted Everglades are declining. In the southern Everglades was Everglades National Park. It featured two egrets flying through the Everglades on a moonlit night. Douglas lived to 108, working until nearly the end of her life for Everglades restoration.