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Big Cypress National Preserve
Annual Seasonal Off-Road Vehicle Closure

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Date: May 18, 2007
Contact: Bob DeGross, 239-695-1107

Acting Superintendent Pedro Ramos announced today that Big Cypress National Preserve will close to all recreational off-road vehicle (ORV) use for a sixty-day period beginning Monday, June 4 through Thursday, August 2, with trails re-opening on Friday, August 3.

This closure applies to all types of ORVs including swamp buggies, airboats, ATVs and street legal 4x4s.

The Recreational Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan calls for a sixty-day seasonal closure to allow a period free from resource pressures related to ORV use. The off-road vehicle closure within Big Cypress National Preserve was first instituted in 2002. This closure does not apply to landowners that hold special use permits to access their private properties within the Preserve.

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Did You Know?
Many do not expect to see bears in Florida. Actually, we have a healthy population within the state. Big Cypress is one of their ideal habitats in southwest Florida. If camping in the area, be sure to keep your camp "bear proof."
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Last Updated: May 18, 2007 at 12:18 MST