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Students arrive at the Everglades International Hostel.
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Local coconut decorations at Robert Is Here fruit stand in Florida City.
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Shark Valley at Everglades National Park.
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Third-year students Claire Penney (left) and Maggie Poyant remove invasive species in the Florida Everglades.
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Students on the boat heading to Elliot Key in Biscayne National Park.
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Third-year student and co-leader Lindsay Weigel removes trash in Elliott Key in Biscayne National Park.
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Students carry the trash off the island to be brought back to Biscayne National Park headquarters.
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Alligators are everywhere in Shark Valley.
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Taking in the wildlife at Royal Palm in Everglades National Park.
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A group shot at the tower in Shark Valley.
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Alternative Spring Break: Everglades
Through Northeastern’s Alternative Spring Break program, 11 Northeastern students volunteered in Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park in Florida, removing invasive species and restoring beach habitat for sea turtle nesting.
Photos by Casey Bayer.