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The proposal comes amid continued interest in expanding oil production within the Big Cypress National Preserve, an Everglades wilderness the tribe considers sacred.
America's first nationally designated preserve is in Southwest Florida's backyard, and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Their proposal comes amid continued interest in expanding oil production within the Big Cypress National Preserve, an Everglades wilderness they consider sacred.
Fifty years ago, when the federal government bought the Big Cypress Swamp and created the 729,000-acre Big Cypress National Preserve, it left a loophole that makes the word “preserve” somewhat misleading.
“Why risk all of our environmental progress in Everglades restoration for what is, in effect, a few drops of oil?”