Big Cypress National Preserve
Image credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph C. Claghorn, 1935, CC0
Protected since
1974
Size · acres
729,000
State
Florida
Nearest town
Ochopee, FL
The wildlife this land supports
Not Just Made for You and Me
Florida Panther
Woodpecker
Black Bear
Alligator
Drawn here for generations
Art Inspired by this Land
Florida
Ochopee, FL
Big Cypress is a swamp wilderness where cypress knees rise from still water and panthers move silently through subtropical forest.
Plan your visit
Conditions on the ground
under threat
Why this land is at risk
Wildlife Management Risk; Budget Cuts
Reduced management capacity could impact ecosystem protection.
Why it’s under pressure
Climate change, development pressure, and ecosystem fragmentation impact habitat connectivity.
More info: https://www.nps.gov/bicy/learn/management/index.htm
Take action
Public lands belong to all of us — and they stay protected only when people pay attention. Plan a visit, share this place, and add your voice to the people working to keep it wild.