/tags/big-cypress-national-preserve Big Cypress National Preserve en-US WLRN Mon, 20 May 2024 13:51:54 GMT /environment/2024-05-20/legal-victory-speeds-protection-decision-for-rare-ghost-orchid The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to decide by June 1, 2025, whether to protect the imperiled ghost orchid. Mon, 20 May 2024 13:51:54 GMT /environment/2024-05-20/legal-victory-speeds-protection-decision-for-rare-ghost-orchid Special to WGCU /environment/2024-04-29/oil-drilling-has-endured-in-the-everglades-for-decades-now-miccosukee-tribe-has-a-plan-to-stop-it Their proposal comes amid continued interest in expanding oil production within the Big Cypress National Preserve, an Everglades wilderness they consider sacred. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-04-29/oil-drilling-has-endured-in-the-everglades-for-decades-now-miccosukee-tribe-has-a-plan-to-stop-it Amy Green /environment/2023-05-15/sandy-wildfire-containment-grows-evacuation-plan-rolled-back As of Sunday night, the Sandy Fire was reported at 19,814 acres and 45 percent contained. Ground and aviation resources will continue operations Monday, continuing to hold and improve control lines around the fire. Mon, 15 May 2023 10:37:46 GMT /environment/2023-05-15/sandy-wildfire-containment-grows-evacuation-plan-rolled-back Michael Braun /environment/2023-05-08/smokey-conditions-in-big-cypress-create-driving-hazard-on-u-s-41 A wildfire in the Big Cypress National Preserve north of U.S. 41 has been burning for a week and grown to nearly 10,000 acres. Mon, 08 May 2023 17:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-05-08/smokey-conditions-in-big-cypress-create-driving-hazard-on-u-s-41 Tom Bayles and Michael Braun /environment/2022-11-07/theres-a-new-plan-to-end-decades-of-drilling-in-big-cypress A plan to buy the preserve's mineral rights from the Collier family is gaining traction with bipartisan support and backing from the Miccosukee Tribe. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:54:41 GMT /environment/2022-11-07/theres-a-new-plan-to-end-decades-of-drilling-in-big-cypress Jenny Staletovich /news/2022-02-03/wildland-firefighters-use-small-fires-to-avoid-big-ones-and-help-the-environment If you see a huge plume of smoke rising into the sky this time of year in Florida, there is a good chance it’s an under-control wildland burn that has little chance of spreading as opposed to a raging wildfire. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:20:00 GMT /news/2022-02-03/wildland-firefighters-use-small-fires-to-avoid-big-ones-and-help-the-environment Tom Bayles /news/2021-11-08/florida-denies-oil-drilling-permit-near-big-cypress-company-will-appeal-and-try-again The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has rejected a permit application from a North Fort Myers company to drill an exploratory oil well north of Immokalee in Collier County, citing the potential for negative impacts on wildlife like the protected gopher tortoise and on water resources. Mon, 08 Nov 2021 21:02:30 GMT /news/2021-11-08/florida-denies-oil-drilling-permit-near-big-cypress-company-will-appeal-and-try-again Adriana Brasileiro /news/2021-10-06/everglades-oil-drilling-plan-may-face-tougher-time-with-biden-administration A Texas company’s plans to drill for oil in the Everglades may have a tougher time winning approval, now that an administration that’s skeptical of fossil fuels has taken over in Washington. Burnett Oil Co. has proposed drilling at two sites in Big Cypress National Preserve, important Florida panther habitat that sprawls across both sides of Alligator Alley. Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:59:22 GMT /news/2021-10-06/everglades-oil-drilling-plan-may-face-tougher-time-with-biden-administration David Fleshler /news/2021-02-05/texas-company-searching-for-oil-in-big-cypress-wants-to-start-drilling-next-year Burnett Oil has asked state environmental regulators to construct two roads and concrete pads on wetlands in the national preserve and hopes to begin drilling by 2022. Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:07:15 GMT /news/2021-02-05/texas-company-searching-for-oil-in-big-cypress-wants-to-start-drilling-next-year Jenny Staletovich /environment/2020-04-13/army-corps-reverses-decision-finding-oil-exploration-damaged-big-cypress A month after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said a Texas company searching for oil damaged wetlands in the Big Cypress National Preserve, the agency… Mon, 13 Apr 2020 22:18:30 GMT /environment/2020-04-13/army-corps-reverses-decision-finding-oil-exploration-damaged-big-cypress Jenny Staletovich