Big Cypress National Preserve

Oil Drilling At Big Cypress National Preserve Might Not Require EIS

Plans to drill for oil in Big Cypress National Preserve might not require an extensive environmental impact statement to be compiled by the National Park Service, which currently plans to review the proposal via a less intense environmental assessment.

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February 9th, 2021

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Groups Ask Florida To Pause Processing Of Drilling Permits In Big Cypress

Florida officials are being asked to pause the processing of oil drilling permits for Big Cypress National Preserve until all key stakeholders can assess the impacts of Burnett Oil Co.'s search for oil in the preserve and research potential impacts drilling would bring.

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February 3rd, 2021

Burnett Oil Inching Towards Drilling At Big Cypress National Preserve

An oil company that in 2017 and 2018 did seismic testing in a search for oil at Big Cypress National Preserve has applied for Florida permits to construct pads and access roads in the preserve, a precursor to additional permitting that would allow the company to drill there.

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February 2nd, 2021

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2nd Annual Threatened And Endangered Parks: Energy And Mineral Extraction

From the air, the seismic lines worm their way across the landscape of Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, while under foot some are hard-packed routes that thwart vegetation and alter the flow of the "river of grass." The impairment to the country's first national preserve, a wild remnant of what once covered southern Florida, is both palpable and tangible.

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January 3rd, 2021

2nd Annual Threatened And Endangered Parks: Overcrowding And Visitor Management

There are, across the National Park Service, a number of parks that draw large crowds of visitors, crowds that in some places are stretching the shoulder seasons and challenging park managers to get creative when it comes to protecting natural resources and dealing with the heavy visitation.

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January 1st, 2021

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Biden Urged To Declare A National Emergency Over Species' Extinctions

With the sixth mass extinction under way, President-elect Biden is being urged to declare the loss of species a national emergency, one that should require the nation's response to slow the extinction.

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December 22nd, 2020

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A Worthy Collection Of National Parks Perfect For Snowbirds

For those allergic to snow, ice, and sub-freezing temperatures, there is an escape to national parks in the lower half of the United States, parks that offer sweeping panoramas, interesting wildlife, warm and even hot temperatures, and lots to do.

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December 16th, 2020

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National Park Service Continuing Efforts To Allow More ORV Travel In Big Cypress

Two decades after an off-road vehicle management plan was adopted for Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, the National Park Service continues to try to alter it to greatly expand ORV access in the preserve that provides vital habitat for more than two dozen species that carry either "endangered" or "threatened" status under the Endangered Species Act.

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October 27th, 2020

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Interior Department Outlines Strategic Plan To Combat Invasive Species

Interior Department officials have released a draft plan for battling invasive species such as Burmese pythons and Asian carp that threaten to upset native species in national parks and other public lands.

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August 17th, 2020

Oil Company Drops Exploration Plan Near Big Cypress National Preserve

A Mississippi-based oil company has dropped plans to drill for oil just outside Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, a move heralded by the South Florida Wildlands Association that had challenged the drilling permit.

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August 6th, 2020

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