Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hunters, swamp buggy enthusiasts, politicians, Gladesmen and others are fighting to keep the federal government from giving a ...

Spectacular stargazing, swamp walks, and roadside gator sightings await adventurous travelers at America's first national preserve.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. October 11, 1974: The 93 rd U.S. Congress approved the establishment of the Big Cypress National Preserve. Larger than the entire ...

Big Cypress National Preserve, a 729,000-acre swamp on the western border of Everglades National Park, is a vital component of the greater Everglades ecosystem, which provides drinking water to eight ...

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Flagler County is officially making history this Thursday. After more than a year of behind-the-scenes negotiations and planning, the county will close on a 3,800-acre land deal ...

Oil rig. By Alexey Zakirov via Getty Images for WMNF News. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday agreed with an administrative law judge and issued a final order rejecting a ...

Mike Duever's lifelong passion for wildlife, especially reptiles, began during his childhood in the Chicago area. His career has focused on habitat preservation, leading him to study the Big Cypress ...

OCHOPEE, Fla. — Swamp guide Scott Randolph has done nearly 4,000 guided hikes in Big Cypress National Preserve next to Everglades National Park. It’s all thanks to a photographer devoted to saving the ...

Hunters, swamp buggy enthusiasts, politicians, Gladesmen and others are fighting to keep the federal government from giving a wilderness designation to the Big Cypress National Preserve outside of ...