diff --git a/Materials/regions/florida.xml b/Materials/regions/florida.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8f9810d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Materials/regions/florida.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- REGIONAL DEFINITION FLORIDA-->
+<PropertyList>
+  <name>Florida</name>
+
+  <area>
+    <lon1>-85.0</lon1>
+    <lon2>-75.0</lon2>
+    <lat1>24.0</lat1>
+    <lat2>30.0</lat2>
+  </area>
+
+  <material>
+    <name>Grassland</name>
+	<texture-set>
+     <texture>Terrain/rainforest-hawaii.png</texture>
+	 <texture n="11">Terrain/grass_marsh_hires.png</texture>
+	 <texture n="12">Terrain/shrub-hawaii.png</texture>
+	</texture-set>
+    <parameters>
+     	<hires_overlay_bias>-0.1</hires_overlay_bias>
+    </parameters>
+    <xsize>2000</xsize>
+    <ysize>2000</ysize>
+    <light-coverage>2000000.0</light-coverage>
+    <diffuse>
+      <r>0.93</r>
+      <g>0.95</g>
+      <b>0.93</b>
+      <a>1.0</a>
+    </diffuse>
+    <specular>
+      <r>0.1</r>
+      <g>0.12</g>
+      <b>0.1</b>
+      <a>1.0</a>
+    </specular>
+    <shininess>1.2</shininess>
+    <solid>1</solid>
+    <friction-factor>0.7</friction-factor>
+    <rolling-friction>0.1</rolling-friction>
+    <bumpiness>0.3</bumpiness>
+    <load-resistance>1e30</load-resistance>
+    <wood-coverage>150000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/tropical.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
+    <tree-range-m alias="/params/forest/tree-range-m"/>
+    <tree-height-m>20.0</tree-height-m>
+    <tree-width-m>12.0</tree-width-m>
+  </material>
+
+  <material>
+    <name>MixedCropPastureCover</name>
+    <name>MixedCrop</name>
+    <name>ComplexCrop</name>
+    <name>DryCropPastureCover</name>
+    <name>DryCrop</name>
+    <texture-set>
+    	 <texture>Terrain/rainforest-hawaii.png</texture>
+	 <texture n="11">Terrain/grass_marsh_hires.png</texture>
+	 <texture n="12">Terrain/grass-caribbean.png</texture>
+    </texture-set>
+    <parameters>
+     	<hires_overlay_bias>-0.1</hires_overlay_bias>
+    </parameters>
+    <object-mask>Terrain/mixedcrop1.mask.png</object-mask>
+    <object-mask>Terrain/mixedcrop4.mask.png</object-mask>
+    <object-mask>Terrain/mixedcrop3.mask.png</object-mask>
+    <xsize>2000</xsize>
+    <ysize>2000</ysize>
+    <light-coverage>2000000.0</light-coverage>
+    <solid>1</solid>
+    <friction-factor>0.9</friction-factor>
+    <rolling-friction>0.1</rolling-friction>
+    <bumpiness>0.7</bumpiness>
+    <load-resistance>1e30</load-resistance>
+    <object-group include="Materials/base/farm-buildings.xml"/>
+    <wood-coverage>10000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/tropical.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
+    <tree-range-m alias="/params/forest/tree-range-m"/>
+    <tree-height-m>20.0</tree-height-m>
+    <tree-width-m>12.0</tree-width-m>
+  </material>
+
+  <material>
+    <name>EvergreenBroadCover</name>
+    <name>EvergreenForest</name>
+    <effect>Effects/forest</effect>
+        <texture-set>
+    	 <texture>Terrain/rainforest-hawaii.png</texture>
+	 <texture n="11">Terrain/grass_marsh_hires.png</texture>
+	 <texture n="12">Terrain/marsh4a.png</texture>
+    </texture-set>
+    <xsize>2000</xsize>
+    <ysize>2000</ysize>
+    <light-coverage>10000000.0</light-coverage>
+    <wood-coverage>4000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <tree-texture>Trees/tropical.png</tree-texture>
+    <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
+    <tree-range-m alias="/params/forest/tree-range-m"/>
+    <tree-height-m>25.0</tree-height-m>
+    <tree-width-m>18.0</tree-width-m>
+    <rolling-friction>1</rolling-friction>
+    <bumpiness>1</bumpiness>
+  </material>
+
+<material>
+    <name>DryLake</name>
+    <name>IntermittentReservoir</name>
+    <name>IntermittentLake</name>
+    <texture-set>
+      <texture>Terrain/marsh2a.png</texture>
+      <texture n="11">Terrain/grass_marsh_hires.png</texture>
+      <texture n="12">Terrain/marsh4a.png</texture>
+    </texture-set>
+   <parameters>
+        <intrinsic_wetness>0.4</intrinsic_wetness>
+     	<hires_overlay_bias>0.2</hires_overlay_bias>
+   </parameters>
+    <xsize>2000</xsize>
+    <ysize>2000</ysize>
+    <solid>1</solid>
+    <friction-factor>0.9</friction-factor>
+    <rolling-friction>0.04</rolling-friction>
+    <bumpiness>0.1</bumpiness>
+  </material>
+
+</PropertyList>
diff --git a/Materials/regions/materials.xml b/Materials/regions/materials.xml
index 430c80ce6..027d8b0ee 100644
--- a/Materials/regions/materials.xml
+++ b/Materials/regions/materials.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 <!-- North America -->
 <region include="Materials/regions/alaska.xml"/>
+<region include="Materials/regions/florida.xml"/>
 <region include="Materials/regions/us_southwest.xml"/>
 <region include="Materials/regions/california.xml"/>
 <region include="Materials/regions/sierras.xml"/>
diff --git a/Textures/Terrain/grass_marsh_hires.png b/Textures/Terrain/grass_marsh_hires.png
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index 000000000..f0bc6100b
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