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Burnett Oil Co. Dismisses Corps of Engineers' Charges As Orchestrated Falderal

In a biting response to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' charges that his company's oil exploration in Big Cypress National Preserve was damaging the landscape, Burnett Oil Co. President Charles Nagel said the Corps' compliance chief in Florida was terribly misinformed and seemed to be being fed misinformation by opponents.

Conservation Groups Want Army Corps To Oversee Big Cypress Oil Exploration

Four conservation groups want the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explain why it rescinded a finding that an oil company's exploration work had damaged Big Cypress National Preserve, and that it require the company obtain a permit for any future exploration.
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Army Corps Says No "Clear Evidence" Of Adverse Impacts From Oil Exploration At Big Cypress

While the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday that it hasn't found any "clear evidence" of adverse impacts from an oil company's exploratory work in Big Cypress National Preserve, an outside consultant who visited the preserve in March to examine the work has found a number of significant impacts to the landscape that could remain for years if not properly addressed.

National Parks Traveler Episode 61: 21st Century National Park Campgrounds

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What will the 21st century national park campground look like? What amenities are you interested in finding when you pull into a campground? Derrick Crandall, counseler for the National Park Hospitality Association, joins us to discuss two studies that examine the campgrounds, the issues they face, and the demands today’s campers want.
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Army Corps Reverses Position On Oil Company's Impacts On Big Cypress National Preserve

In somewhat of a surprising reversal, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has told an oil exploration company that it can resume seismic operations in Big Cypress National Preserve without the Corps' oversight.
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Traveler Special Report: Oil And Water In Big Cypress National Preserve

A stark beauty is sweeping across Big Cypress National Preserve. It’s early March, and red spikes that signal the erupting bracts of the cardinal airplant are poking out from countless numbers of these epiphytes that have latched onto the trunks of dwarf cypress trees, a remnant of Florida’s vast old growth forest.
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Groups Want Florida To Purchase Big Cypress National Preserve Mineral Rights

Three decades after initial talks were held into the federal government acquiring the mineral rights beneath the surface of Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, the topic is being raised again, this time with the state of Florida being asked to purchase the rights.
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