age to coastal fishing grounds.
Environmental advocates say that Everglades restoration remains the long-term solution to South Florida's flood control and water supply problems.
The state and federal government in 2000 launched a multibillion-dollar effort to build reservoirs and water-treatment areas that could get more water moving south to Everglades National Park, while also boosting South Florida drinking water supplies.
But funding delays, construction problems and political fights have bogged down Everglades restoration, leaving dozens of projects unfinished.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for including another $190 million in the 2017 federal budget for Everglades projects, though that would still need congressional approval.
"The big-picture solution has to be completing the [Everglades] restoration projects," said Julie Hill-Gabriel, Audubon Florida Director of Everglades Policy. "The need for that has never been more clear."
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