Although scientists made headway in decreasing mercury and phosphorus levels in water the natural environment of South Florida continued to decline in the 1990s and life in nearby cities reflected this downturn to address the deterioration of the Miami metropolitan area Governor Lawton Chiles commissioned a report on the sustainability of the area in 1995 Chiles published the commission's findings in a report that related the degradation of the Everglades ecosystems to the lower quality of life in urban areas the report noted past environmental abuses that brought the state to a position to make a decision Not acting to improve the South Florida ecosystem the report predicted would inevitably cause further and intolerable deterioration that would harm local tourism by 12,000 jobs and $200 million annually and commercial fishing by 3,300 jobs and $52 million annually Urban areas had grown beyond their capacities to sustain themselves Crowded cities were facing problems such as high crime rates traffic jams severely overcrowded schools and overtaxed public services; the report noted that water shortages were ironic given the 53 inches (130 cm) of rain the region received annually, Main article: Spanish treasure fleet, FIU has three museums the Frost Art Museum the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum and the Jewish Museum of Florida the Frost Art Museum is located on Modesto A Maidique campus and was opened in 1977 as the Art Museum at Florida International University the Frost Art Museum's Permanent Collection consists of a broad array of art objects from ancient cultural artifacts to contemporary works of art the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum is located in Miami Beach and promotes the collection preservation and understanding of decorative art and design from the period from 1885 to 1945 FIU also has a large sculpture collection named the Sculpture Park at FIU with sculptures from such prominent artists as Anthony Caro Jacques Lipchitz Daniel Joseph Martinez and Tony Rosenthal Many different art structures statues paintings and mosaics can be seen throughout campus in gardens buildings walkways and on walls. . . Florida Panhandle Landon Student Union, Haverhill Lauderdale-by-the-Sea 4.2 Taxis, Migrants to the region who wanted to develop plantations first proposed draining the Everglades in 1848 but no work of this type was attempted until 1882 Canals were constructed throughout the first half of the 20th century and spurred the South Florida economy prompting land development in 1947 Congress formed the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project which built 1,400 miles (2,300 km) of canals levees and water control devices the Miami metropolitan area grew substantially at this time and Everglades water was diverted to cities Portions of the Everglades were transformed into farmland where the primary crop was sugarcane Approximately 50 percent of the original Everglades has been developed as agricultural or urban areas. Segregation of Miami-Dade beaches finally ended in the early 1960s with another protest led by the late Rev Theodore Gibson Garth C Reeves the late Oscar Range[clarification needed] and others Crandon Park and Virginia Key Beach would no longer be used exclusively by one race or another but open for all to enjoy When beaches closer to historically Black residential neighborhoods desegregated Virginia Key Beach gradually declined both in use and upkeep By the 1980s picnicking families mingled with gay couples and nudists using Virginia Key Beach too in 1982 the County transferred the former colored-only park to the City of Miami with a deed restriction that it only be used as a park and that the City continued the level of services and maintenance the City closed the Park shortly thereafter citing high maintenance costs. Recent history Non-denominational private schools in Miami are Ransom Everglades Gulliver Preparatory School and Miami Country Day School Other schools in the area include Samuel Scheck Hillel Community Day School Dade Christian School Palmer Trinity School Westminster Christian School and Riviera Schools. . 6 See also Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.62 U.S Historic district Downtown has three U.S historic districts the Downtown Miami Commercial Historic District the Downtown Miami Historic District and the Lummus Park Historic District.
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