Saving Cities Built on the Sea

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Because of the outcry, Stiltsville's Congresswoman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, has persuaded the park to extend the leases to December. She hopes to have a solution by then, perhaps redrawing the park's boundaries or winning landmark protection for Stiltsville.

Still, the environmentalists may have their way in the end. Stiltsville once had more than 25 homes, but most have been destroyed by storms, and lightning often turns Everglades stilt houses into charcoal. Humans may want to co-exist, but nature isn't always so eager.