Therefore, it is necessary to implement restoration projects to preserve the remaining wetlands and restore the Everglades habitat. A renovation project takes time. Cost effective solutions must be planned, structural hazards must be mended, and aesthetic qualities should be renewed in order to create a favorable environment. As with the Everglades, years of urban expansion and freshwater withdrawal have taken their toll on the habitat and its structure, therefore, it is necessary to plan to reconstruct and restore Florida's wetlands. The wetlands substrate may be viewed as a building's foundation.
Vegetation helps soil formation since it entraps flowing sediments.
The Reinforcement Water flow is the building block of the Everglades. It serves as transportation for microscopic particles, as a habitat for aquatic life, and as a component to help reduce pollution. Over a century ago, large water ways carried water from Lake Okeechobee through the Everglades. Today, however, water flow is directed rather than allowed to follow its course. This is due to levees and canals created in 1940s to control flooding.