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College of Business Administration Public organizations with their main offices in Downtown include the central offices of the Beacon Council the Downtown Development Authority Miami-Dade County government Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami Police Department and Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation as well as numerous City of Miami departments despite city hall's location in Coconut Grove! Colleges and universities Demographics See also: List of counties in Florida List of places in Florida List of municipalities in Florida List of islands of Florida and List of Florida state parks. On March 3 1845 only one day before the end of President John Tyler's term in office Florida became the 27th state to join the United States of America the state was admitted as a slave state and ceased to be a sanctuary for runaway slaves Initially its population grew slowly! South Beach Miami Florida Business directory. Temperature-salinity characteristics for Atlantic water masses, Tri-Rail fare zone boundary, Some of the driest land in the Everglades is pineland (also called pine rockland) ecosystem located in the highest part of the Everglades with little to no hydroperiod Some floors however may have flooded solution holes or puddles for a few months at a time the most significant feature of the pineland is the single species of South Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii) Pineland communities require fire to maintain them and the trees have several adaptations that simultaneously promote and resist fire the sandy floor of the pine forest is covered with dry pine needles that are highly flammable South Florida slash pines are insulated by their bark to protect them from heat Fire eliminates competing vegetation on the forest floor and opens pine cones to germinate seeds a period without significant fire can turn pineland into a hardwood hammock as larger trees overtake the slash pines the understory shrubs in pine rocklands are the fire-resistant saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) and West Indian lilac (Tetrazygia bicolor) the most diverse group of plants in the pine community are the herbs of which there are two dozen species These plants contain tubers and other mechanisms that allow them to sprout quickly after being charred. . . I-95 which spans 382 miles in Florida enters the state near Jacksonville and continues along the Atlantic Coast through Daytona Beach the Melbourne/Titusville Palm Bay Vero Beach Fort Pierce Port Saint Lucie Stuart West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale before terminating in Downtown Miami it has interchanges with I-10 in Jacksonville and I-4 in Daytona Beach and there are four auxiliary routes associated with the interstate It is the longest north-south interstate with a total length of 1924 miles and terminates at the Canadian border northeast of Houlton Maine.

. Miami Florida Business directory 6.5.2 Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project, The Law Library opened in 2002 and has three floors with all three holding the library's general collection the third floor has a two-story quiet reading room as well as numerous study lounges Although the Law Library is restricted to Law students other students may use the library for research purposes! Occupation Income and Industries Marlins Park home of the Miami Marlins Lincoln Road Grade 11: 27,341. 12.3 Libraries 17 External links Initial attempts at developing agriculture near Lake Okeechobee were successful but the nutrients in the peat were rapidly removed In a process called soil subsidence oxidation of peat causes loss of volume Bacteria decompose dead sawgrass slowly underwater without oxygen When the water was drained in the 1920s and bacteria interacted with oxygen an aerobic reaction occurred Microorganisms degraded the peat into carbon dioxide and water Some of the peat was burned by settlers to clear the land Some homes built in the areas of early farms had to have their foundations moved to stilts as the peat deteriorated; other areas lost approximately 8 feet (2.4 m) of soil depth. Geology Old and New Florida State Capitol Tallahassee East view The Miami Herald is a daily newspaper owned by the McClatchy Company and headquartered in Doral Florida a city in western Miami-Dade County and the Miami metropolitan area several miles west of downtown Miami Founded in 1903 it is the second largest newspaper[citation needed] in South Florida serving Miami-Dade Broward and Monroe Counties it also circulates throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Branch campus, 6.2 Northern Atlantic 1940s: World War II, 2.3 Rock In Florida each county is also a school district Each district is headed by an elected school board a professional superintendent manages the day-to-day operations of each district who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the School Board. Miami Florida Business directory, From 2007 to 2016 FIU ranked 1st in the State University System of Florida in energy conservation and sustainability.