While most Americans have seen headlines about “Alligator Alcatraz”— a migrant detention center built by the State of Florida in the Everglades — many are unaware that it is surrounded by a national park. Though it sits six miles north of Everglades National Park, Alligator Alcatraz is entirely surrounded by the Big Cypress National Preserve. […]
Will De Man
Will is a social studies teacher from Michigan who moonlights as an American conservation historian. He graduated from Calvin University with degrees in history, education, and classics, degrees he employs to teach ancient history to 7th graders and research the history of the national parks. He published his first book, A Short History of the National Parks: the Southeast, in 2023. You can find out more about him at nationalparkshistory.com and on Instagram @nationalparkhistory.
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