A Florida Panther and her cubs on
the Picayune Strand.
Conservancy of Southwest Florida photo>By William E. Gibson
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (MCT)
PICAYUNE STRAND, Fla. — When construction workers filled a canal, tore out roads and prepared the land in this corner of the Everglades for a major restoration project, something unexpected happened:
Nature rebounded, even before the real restoration begins.
Today, native plants sprout in what was once a canal. Black bears prowl the pathways. Wood storks and other wading birds swoop into fresh ponds.
Best of all, some highly endangered Florida panthers have turned up on the work site, among them four breeding females, one with kittens.
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Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier (born July 14, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American actor, Christian minister, and former professional football player. He was a noteworthy college football player for Pennsylvania State University who earned a retrospective place in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 100th anniversary list of 100 most influential student athletes. As a professional player, Grier was a member of the original Fearsome Foursome of the 1957 New York Giants and played in the Pro Bowl twice.
Read Roosevelt Grier's account of the assassination of Bobby Kennedy, free from Brown Eyed Handsome Man.
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