In 1906, America planted Australian trees to dry Florida wetlands; they once covered 500,000 acres, altering its cycles
An early 1900s plan to dry Florida's Everglades with Australian trees backfired: they once covered nearly 500,000 acres, reshaping its fire and water cycles.
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