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Grade 3: 28,679 Another factor is residents who were formerly snowbirds from the Northeast and to a lesser extent countries such as Canada. ; . FIU is the largest university in South Florida the second-largest in Florida and the fourth-largest in the United States by enrollment Total enrollment in Fall 2016 was 55,112 students including 8,770 graduate students According to U.S News college rankings and reviews 92% of FIU students live off-campus while only 8% of students live in "college-owned college-operated or college-affiliated" housing! Treasure hunters from the Bahamas and the Keys came to South Florida to hunt for treasure from the ships that ran aground on the treacherous Great Florida reef some of whom accepted Spanish land offers along the Miami River at about the same time the Seminole Indians arrived along with a group of runaway slaves in 1825 the Cape Florida Lighthouse was built on nearby Key Biscayne to warn passing ships of the dangerous reefs.

Native to southern Asia the Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) is a relatively new invasive species in the Everglades This species can grow up to 20 feet (6.1 m) long and they compete with alligators for the top of the food chain Florida wildlife officials speculate that escaped pythons have begun reproducing in an environment for which they are well-suited in Everglades National Park alone agents removed more than 2,000 Burmese pythons from the park as of 2017 Federal authorities banned four species of exotic snakes including the Burmese python in 2012 the pythons are believed to be responsible for drastic decreases in the populations of some mammals within the park, A national push for expansion and progress in the United States occurred in the later part of the 19th century which stimulated interest in draining the Everglades for agricultural use According to historians "From the middle of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century the United States went through a period in which wetland removal was not questioned Indeed it was considered the proper thing to do." Draining the Everglades was suggested as early as 1837 and a resolution in Congress was passed in 1842 that prompted Secretary of Treasury Robert J Walker to request those with experience in the Everglades to give their opinion on the possibility of drainage Many officers who had served in the Seminole Wars favored the idea in 1850 Congress passed a law that gave several states wetlands within their state boundaries the Swamp and Overflowed Lands Act ensured that the state would be responsible for funding the attempts at developing wetlands into farmlands Florida quickly formed a committee to consolidate grants to pay for any attempts though the Civil War and Reconstruction halted progress until after 1877, 2010 Census Miami Miami-Dade County Florida Airboating has become a popular ecotourism attraction in the Everglades. The Glenn Hubert Library previously named the 'Biscayne Bay Library' is the library for the Biscayne Bay Campus Although a smaller structure three stories the Hubert Library is nonetheless important to the research and information needs of the BBC Campus students and faculty All services at the Green Library are available in the Hubert Library. Goulds Publication of a Spanish-language supplemental insert named El Herald began in 1976 it was renamed El Nuevo Herald in 1987 and in 1998 became an independent publication. The total student enrollment of Miami-Dade County Public Schools as of August 30 2016 was 370,656.