The country’s first national preserve, Big Cypress protects 729,000 acres of wetlands that flow clean water across the Greater Everglades ecosystem, into Everglades National Park, and into the vital ...

Big Cypress is a protected area encompassing 729,000 ... to ensure that water quality and wilderness are protected while water flow to the region is being restored." For years, FIU and the tribe ...

A private energy development company wants to conduct seismic testing on 70,000 acres within Big Cypress National Preserve for ... interfering with visitor use of the preserve and jeopardizing the ...