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 ...

and recreational values of the Big Cypress Watershed. It also includes language allowing for limited oil exploration and development. While the National Park Service has broad authority to reject oil ...

are leveraging that experience in this new partnership for Big Cypress. The project's goal is to ensure healthy wetlands that can continue to support wildlife and cultural traditions. "Water ...

The Big Cypress Preserve allows hunting for turkeys ... Instead of using taxpayer money, the purchase would be funded by Land and Water Conservation Fund money. Elfenbein said the LWCF generates ...