Both crocodiles and gators live in the Everglades. Crocs are mostly found in small numbers in coastal areas of the ‘glades, while alligators are prefer to stay inland, near freshwater. Nevertheless, the Everglades ecosystem provides a natural habitat for both, and it’s the only place in the world where these reptiles co-exist in the wild.

Though widely considered one of the world's most spectacular canyons, the Grand Canyon is neither the world's longest or deepest gorge.

Its average depth is about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers), though the canyon ranges from 2,400 feet (731 meters) deep below Yavapai Point on the South Rim to 7,800 feet (2,377 m) deep at the North Rim. The canyon wends 277 miles (446 km) along its sinuous path.

In 1994, the Guinness Book of World Records crowned the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in the Himalayas as the world's longest and deepest canyon. Its depth reaches 17,567 feet (5,382 m) and its length 308 miles (496.3 km).

On Tuesday, May 31, the Fire Management crew will continue to patrol the fire perimeter and mop up the edges. A recon flight of the park will take place as a majority of the park received heavy lightning Monday afternoon. On Thursday, June 2, Everglades National Park Fire Management team opened Long Pine Key road and day use area.Current closures: Long Pine Key Campground (closed for the summer season, reopens November 15); trails within the l1 fire area and south of the campground.

The cornerstone was laid on October 13, 1792, and over the next eight years a construction team comprised of both enslaved and freed African Americans and European immigrants built the Aquia Creek sandstone structure. It was coated with lime-based whitewash in 1798, producing a color that gave rise to its famous nickname. Built at a cost of $232,372, the two-story house was not quite completed when John Adams and Abigail Adams became the first residents on November 1, 1800.