Tessa Taylor stood on the metal deck of an airboat, her binoculars pressed to her eyes. As a junior conservationist, she had traveled to South Florida to document the "River of Grass"—a nickname coined by author Marjory Stoneman Douglas to describe the slow-moving sheet of water that creates the Everglades. 1. The River of Grass
Tessa left the Everglades with "Extra Quality" memories and a notebook full of data, knowing that protecting this wilderness is a race against time and rising sea levels. Tessa Taylor Everglades Adventure Extra Quality
headquarters. She learned that humans had spent decades draining the wetlands for agriculture and housing, nearly destroying the ecosystem. Today, billions of dollars are being spent to "get the water right"—restoring the natural flow to ensure that Florida has clean drinking water and that the unique biodiversity of the Everglades survives for the next generation. Tessa Taylor stood on the metal deck of
Tessa's adventure took a serious turn when her guide pointed out an invasive Burmese Python The River of Grass Tessa left the Everglades