Restoration, Coordination, Verification (RECOVER) is an interdisciplinary collaboration of agencies, tribes, and institutions that conducts scientific and technical evaluations and assessments to improve the ability of Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) to restore, preserve, and protect the South Florida ecosystem while providing for the region’s other water-related needs. ​

​RECOVER applies a system-wide perspective to the planning and implementation of the CERP and communicates and coordinates the results of these evaluations and assessments to managers, decision makers and the public.

  Implementing Agencies

Our Partners

RECOVER plays a critical role in organizing and coordinating the many components of the CERP. This mission is accomplished through three types of activities:

RECOVER regional modules provide a system for organizing similar landscapes for identification of threats and restoration options:​
 

• Northern Estuaries:  St. Lucie Estuary, Southern Indian River Lagoon, and Caloosahatchee Estuary​
• Lake Okeechobee ​
• Greater Everglades: Water Conservation Areas and Everglades National Park​
• Southern Coastal Systems: Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and southwest Florida coast ​
• Southwest Florida: Big Cypress Basin and southwest Florida coast