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Fire Activity
Currently there is fire activity within the Preserve. More »
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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 »
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Interstate 75 Mile Marker 63 Closure
Beginning summer of 2013 the rest area and backcountry access at mile marker 63 will be closed due to construction. More »
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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 »
Preserve Seeking Input on Future of Commercial Services
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Contact: Christine Clark, 239-695-1153
Big Cypress National Preserve, a unit of the National Park Service, is seeking public input on the future of commercial services within the Preserve. The NPS is in the process of developing a Commercial Services Plan (CSP) which will outline future opportunities for establishing types and levels of commercial activities necessary and appropriate within the boundary of the original Preserve. Commercial Services in the Preserve Addition will not be addressed until the General Management Plan for that area is completed, in mid 2009. Preserve planners have developed preliminary alternatives using NPS policy and public input received during the last public comment period, in June, 2006. A newsletter describing these preliminary alternatives can be found at - http://www.nps.gov/bicy/parkmgmt/commercial-services-plan.htm A comment form and downloadable newsletter are also available at parkplanning.nps.gov by clicking on Plans/Documents Open for Comment, and choosing Big Cypress National Preserve. You may submit your comments directly on-line at this location. Mailed copies of the newsletter are available by calling 239-695-1103. Comments will also be accepted by email at bicy_superintendent@nps.gov or by postal mail at Big Cypress National Preserve, 33100 Tamiami Trail, East, Ochopee, FL 34141. All comments must be received by November 30, 2007. The National Park Service will be hosting two open houses, and the public is welcome to attend throughout the evening to discuss the preliminary alternatives and to speak one-on-one with NPS staff. The open houses will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the following locations: - Ochopee — November 7, 2007, Big Cypress National Preserve Headquarters Pavilion, 33100 Tamiami Trail, East - Naples — November 8, 2007, Edison College, 7007 Lely Cultural Parkway, Holland Salley Auditorium Comments received during this time will be used to further develop the draft alternatives, resulting in the Draft Commercial Services Plan and Environmental Assessment, which will be finalized released in early Spring 2008. For additional information contact Christine Clark, Management Assistant at 239-695-1153. |
Did You Know?
The anhinga is a commonly seen bird in many areas of Big Cypress National Preserve, and other park areas in Florida. However, within the United States of America, the bird is never really seen beyond Florida. Anhingas cousins are more commonly seen in South America and Africa.