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 Everglades National Park. It was a personal trip, motivated by wanting my children to experience the Everglades and meet a hero of mine. Osceola took us to visit several teardrop-shaped tree islands-—patches of hardwoods that layer like steppingstones across the River of Grass. These islands once provided homes for the Miccosukee people and refuges for wildlife, from deer to panthers. While other parts of the Everglades have been drained, much of the land surrounding the tree islands has flooded.”