• The Florida panther's watchful gaze- Courtesy- Ralph Arwood

    Big Cypress

    National Preserve Florida

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  • Fire Activity

    Currently there is fire activity within the Preserve. More »

  • Campfire Ban in Effect.

    Due to severe fire conditions campfires restrictions are currently in place. More »

  • 2013 Zone 4 Closure

    Beginning at 12:01 am Monday, April 8, 2013, the Zone 4 airboat access within Big Cypress National Preserve will be closed due to low water conditions. More »

  • Campground Closures

    Beginning Monday, May 13 through Friday, August 16 camping will be available at the Midway Campground and the “loop” in the Bear Island Campground within Big Cypress National Preserve. All other established campgrounds will be closed. More »

Meeting Reference Materials - 2012

REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR 2/2012 MEETING

ORVAC protocols (38.0 KB, .doc file)

Trail mileage as of 1/25/12 (118.0 KB, PDF file)

Stairsteps trail map (jpg) (264.1 KB, Image file)

Stairsteps trail map (kml) (210.2 KB, .kml file)

Block House camp background information (23.0 KB, .doc file)

Block House map (1.3 MB, PDF file)

REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR 5/2012 MEETING

Document Content: Draft minutes of 12/6/11 meeting (54.0 KB, .doc file)

Draft minutes of 2/16/12 meeting (50.5 KB, .doc file)

Request for recommendation on ORV management in Zone 3 (48.5 KB, .doc file)

REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR 8/2012 MEETING

Document Content: Draft minutes of 5/15/12 meeting (70.0 KB, .doc file)

REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR 11/2012 MEETING

20120913 email to ORVAC regarding review of materials for 11/2012 meeting (26 KB, .pdf)

DRAFT suggestion on Stairsteps Unit from subcommittee to full committee (218.0 KB, .kml file)

Judge Steele's 07/10/12 Opinion & Order (314.0 KB, .pdf file)

08/30/12 DRAFT ORVAC Meeting Minutes & 7/21/12 Corndance/Stairsteps Subcommittee Report
(306 KB, .pdf file)

ORVAC Recomendations and NPS Responses

11/02/12 Email from John Adornato to full committee (68 KB, .PDF file)
- Attachment 1 (17 KB, .PDF file)
- Attachment 2 (73 KB, .PDF file)

Powerpoint presentation trail details in Turner River and Corn Dance Units (426 KB, .PDF file)

 

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Did You Know?

Hunters entering the Preserve on a swamp buggy. Photo courtesy of Jack Moller.

Big Cypress National Preserve was one of the first national preserves within the National Park System. As a preserve, Big Cypress manages for a broader range of recreational activities, including hunting and off-road vehicle access.