Big Cypress National Preserve

Abstract

Big Cypress National Preserve, located in southwest Florida, is part of the U.S. Park Service. Big Cypress has a mixture of pines, hardwoods, prairies, mangrove forests, cypress stands and domes. White-tailed deer, bear and Florida panther can be found here along with the more tropical Liguus tree snail, royal palm and cigar orchid. This meeting place of temperate and tropical species is a hotbed of biological diversity. Hydrologically, the Preserve serves as a supply of fresh, clean water for the vital estuaries of the ten thousand islands area near Everglades City.

Visitors will find a recreational paradise with camping, canoeing, kayaking, hiking and birdwatching opportunities. Those passing through may be enticed to linger in this remnant of wild Florida to search for evidence of the elusive Florida panther or to watch an endangered woodstork feeding along a roadside canal.

This photo-album was produced by the Preserve's staff in collaboration with the Southwest Florida Library Network (SWFLN) in a project funded by the State of Florida's Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants program. Additional assistance was provided by the Digital Library Center at the University of Florida and the Florida Center for Library Automation.

Note

Big Cypress National Preserve Collection is a digital photo-album documenting the natural heritage of the Big Cypress National Preserve.

Type

Collection

Rights

The slides in this collection belong to the National Park Service which grants permission for these images to appear in PALMM collections. The digital images may be used for research, instruction and private study as described under Fair Use as allowed below.

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PURL

https://purl.flvc.org/flvc/fd/big-cypress