Big Cypress National Preserve

Temporary closure orders remain in effect as the Turner River Wildfire continues to burn through the area around Big Cypress National Preserve adjacent to Everglades National Park in southwest Florida.

It’s rare to see an unfiltered night sky in many parts of Florida. Artificial lights in highly populated areas, like Fort Myers or Miami, cover up views…

A federal court judge in Fort Myers ruled against a consortium of Environmental advocacy groups Monday in a lawsuit against the National Park Service and…

This year the dry season has been abnormally dry, which has earned Southwest Florida the classification of being in a “severe” drought by the National…

The "River of Grass Greenway," a proposed 75-mile bike trail along US-41 that would link Naples to Miami, faces a critical vote in Collier County today.…

Big Cypress National Preserve is now internationally known as a “Dark Sky Park.” That means it’s lessening light pollution to preserve the night sky in…

Multiple environmental advocacy groups are suing the National Park Service in federal court to stop oil and gas exploration in the Big Cypress National…

Record-high rainfall could be responsible for a number of recently reported wood stork deaths. Environmental experts say a lack of favorable foraging…

A Texas-based oil company wants to look for oil and gas within the Big Cypress National Preserve in Collier County. Opponents of the proposal worry how…

The National Park Service is asking for public comment over a Texas based oil-company’s proposal to look for gas and oil in the Big Cypress National…