Now environmental advocates are worried the multi-billion-dollar, multi-decade Everglades restoration may be in jeopardy.

Hunters, swamp buggy enthusiasts, politicians ... "Motorized would be off-limits, like the sawgrass in Everglades National Park," said Matthew Schwartz, with the South Florida Wild Lands ...

Lunch at Island Gypsy Café to follow. 9:30 a.m. // Everglades Grassland Airboat Tour, Swamp Buggy Ride and Alligator Show Explore by airboat and swamp buggy, watch a gator show, and hold an alligator ...

The Everglades restoration is a 50-50 cost-share project between the state of Florida and the Army Corps. More: What will 'wilderness' designation mean for the Big Cypress, swamp buggy riders?