Everglades National Park is a 1.5-million-acre wetlands preserve on the southern tip of the U.S. state of Florida. Often compared to a grassy slow-moving river the Everglades is made up of coastal mangroves sawgrass marshes and pine flatwoods that are home to hundreds of animal species. Among the Everglades abundant wildlife are the endangered leatherback turtle Florida panther and West Indian manatee. In 2010 the United States Mint began issuing 56 quarter-dollar coins featuring designs depicting national parks and other national sites as part of the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program.