Everglades - Glades Glimpse

National Park Service

Educational videos from employees at Everglades National Park. Park Rangers, researchers and volunteers share their insights, passion and experiences throughout the "River of Grass". These open-captioned episodes reveal much about survival, renewal and struggles in the Everglades. Visit our official website for the same videos with closed-captions in different formats and file sizes. You can also get tips for visiting the park by subscribing to our "Plan Your Visit" series of podcasts.

  • 13 minutes
    River of Fire
    Watch how the park uses helicopters and airboats to skillfully conduct a prescribed burn in the fire-dependent sawgrass prairie.
    1 July 2012, 5:00 pm
  • 4 minutes 46 seconds
    Python Road Survey
    Found out why counting Pythons is not as easy as it sounds.
    1 October 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 29 seconds
    Watery Perspectives
    The Everglades is experienced in the wet and dry season as a scientist checks remote water monitoring stations.
    1 August 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 13 minutes 7 seconds
    Hola Everglades
    Compartan con las guardaparques Maria y Jenny este video de orientacion al parque nacional Everglades.
    1 June 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 55 seconds
    Cape Sable Dam Project
    Learn about an important Everglades restoration project in Cape Sable involving the plugging of two canals dug in the 1920's.
    1 May 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 3 minutes 38 seconds
    Student Becomes Ranger
    A 5th grade class trip to the Everglades influenced a future educator and park ranger.
    30 March 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 45 seconds
    "Hole in the Donut" Habitat Restoration
    Brazilian Pepper is an invasive shrub that colonized disturbed soil from historic farming within the park. Understand the long-term process to restore a native wetland plant community.
    1 February 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 4 minutes 26 seconds
    South Florida Invaders
    Invasive species don't care about park boundaries. Interagency and individual efforts are needed to stop the invaders.
    1 December 2010, 5:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 55 seconds
    Everglades Invasives
    Join researchers as they try to manage invaders like the Burmese python, African jewelfish, and Old World Climbing Fern.
    1 October 2010, 5:00 pm
  • 10 minutes 35 seconds
    Pine Rocklands and Fire
    Explore a partnership between Everglades Fire Management and this globally imperiled ecosystem.
    5 March 2010, 5:00 pm
  • 7 minutes 28 seconds
    Cypress Cathedral
    Experience a cypress dome from the unique perspective of botanical artists.
    1 October 2009, 5:00 pm
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