Abstract
In the early hours of August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew swept across the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, making landfall in rural Homestead, Florida. The Category 5 hurricane had sustained winds of 165 mph, with gusts reaching more than 200 mph. Considered at the time to be the costliest hurricane in U.S. history, the winds of the storm altered the face of South Florida overnight, scouring the landscape and leaving homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods destroyed in its wake (Landsea et al. 2004).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
Clewell, A. F., J. Rieger, and J. Munro. 2000. Guidelines for Developing and Managing Ecological Restoration Projects. 1st ed. Washington, DC: Society for Ecological Restoration International.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks. 1994. “Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Unit Management Plan, Addendum 9.” Unpublished report. Tallahassee, FL.
Gann, G. 1995. Cape Florida Project: Volunteer Restoration Manual. Report to the American Littoral Society. Miami, FL: The Institute for Regional Conservation.
Garcia, D., K. Westervelt, and B. Reposa. 1996. Nature’s Hope. High school curriculum. Key Biscayne, FL: MAST Academy.
Landsea, C., J. L. Franklin, C. J. McAdie, J. L. Beven II, J.M. Gross, B. R. Jarvinen, R. J. Pasch, E. N. Rappaport, J. P. Dunion, and P. P. Dodge. 2004. “A Reanalysis of Hurricane Andrew’s Intensity.” Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 85: 1699–1712.
McAllister, B. 1938. “A Study of the Flora of Key Biscayne, Dade County, Florida.” Master’s thesis, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Miley, J., and K. Westervelt. 1994. Plant-A-Seed Teaching Guide. Elementary school curriculum. Sandy Hook, NJ: American Littoral Society.
Westervelt, K. 2003. “Cape Florida Project Final Report.” Unpublished report. Sandy Hook, NJ: American Littoral Society.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2011 Island Press
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Westervelt, K. (2011). From Adversity to Diversity: The Cape Florida Project. In: Egan, D., Hjerpe, E.E., Abrams, J. (eds) Human Dimensions of Ecological Restoration. Society for Ecological Restoration. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-039-2_3
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-039-2_3
Publisher Name: Island Press, Washington, DC
Online ISBN: 978-1-61091-039-2
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)
