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Biennial Review
We are grateful for the opportunity to provide our perspectives on Everglades Restoration. We are honored that our perspectives provided sufficient value to be included in this most important Biennial Review of Everglades restoration.
Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades:
The Tenth Biennial Review – 2024
The Secret Islands of the Everglades
PBS Terra
S446 prohibiting Big Cypress National Preserve being designated as Wilderness has passed the Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Big Cypress protection from Wilderness designation has made a significant step forward with the passage of S446 by the Energy and Natural Resource Committee
In the ‘Nick’ of time
‘Elf’ partnership with tribes brings deer back to the Everglades BY KELLY J FARRELLkelly.farrell@floridaweekly.com Link to story here Seminole Tribe, Miccouskee Tribe, Cypress Izaak Walton League of America, private landowners and others partner to reintroduce deer...
As water vanishes Everglades airboat business forced to pull back
Marshall Jones, Cypress IWLA President spoke to Reuters about how drought is effecting Macks Fish Camp airboat business
See the story “As water vanishes Everglades airboat business forced to pull back”
Another WIN! National Park Service recommends against Wilderness designation in Final Backcountry Access Plan
After decades of hard work and dedication, we celebrate the @nationalparkservice announcement of the Final Backcountry Access Plan, which adopts Preferred Alternative 4 — matching Alternative 3 but without any wilderness designations. This landmark decision lifts the...
In the News: Osceola’s Quest for a Restored Everglades Ecosystem
Carlton Ward Jr. reported in April 11, 2024 in Flamingomag.com about Cypress Chapter's own Betty Osceola's campaign for restoration of the Everglades. "The day of this photo, Osceola was hosting my family on an airboat tour of Miccosukee lands and waters just north of...
Agencies with Impact
Department of the Interior
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
Office of Everglades Restoration Initiatives
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
US Environmental Protection Agency
US. Geological Survey
Bureau of Indian Affairs
US Army Corps of Engineers
South Florida Water Management District
FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Big Cypress National Preserve
National Panther Refuge
US Fish and Wildlife Service: Everglades Headwaters
US Fish and Wildlife Service: Everglades Gulf Conservation Area
National Park Service: Everglades