Why Are the Everglades Called a 'River of Grass'?

💡 The Answer

• Marjory Stoneman Douglas popularized the term in her 1947 book.
• The Everglades is actually a shallow, slow-moving river 60 miles wide.
• Endless sawgrass prairies ripple like grass in the wind but are truly aquatic.
• This unique system filters water and supports a vast food web.
• The phrase changed public perception from 'swamp' to a valuable ecosystem.