... follows.1 The National Academies consists of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The National Research Council is the operating arm of ... protection of the submarginal lands of the southern Everglades and the Gulf Coast. Their efforts, coupledwith those of women's clubs and the Audubon Society, eventually led to the establishment of ... alteration on the eastern boundary of the park, through the construction of the Everglades National Park-South Dade Conveyance System, further threatened the southeastern areas of the park,including...