Big Cypress is the nation’s first national preserve (established in 1974) and offers more than 700,000 acres of wetlands to explore by foot, kayak or swamp buggy. The vast landscape, north of and ...

Then there are the alligators, manatees, Everglades mink ... "It’s like a big valley filled with sponge," Owen says. Bald cypress trees proliferated in the nutrient-laden slough, some growing ...

Latin name: Taxodium distichum ‘Peve Minaret' Plant size: 6-10′ high by 3′ wide in 10 years USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-11 (marginally in Zone 4) Cultural needs: Moist, acidic soil; sun T.d ...

By Audubon Florida, Audubon Western Everglades, Big Waters Land Trust, Calusa Waterkeeper, Center for Biological Diversity, Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Earthjustice, Florida Wildlife Federation, ...

Part of the Everglades National ... through Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a classic. For something less visited, try the one-mile boardwalk through Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, a wetland ...