Big Cypress Research Paper

Maria Adeyefa
Professor Juan Bueno South Florida Landscapes 12 March 2015
Big Cypress National Preserve and the Human Impact on the Environment
While learning about land and preservation in South Florida, the Big Cypress National Preserve sparked an interest. The preserve is the most biologically assorted area of the terrestrial Everglades. The Big Cypress to the south borders the freshwater prairies of Everglades National Park, the sheltered cypress country to the west, and water from the Big Cypress moving toward the west and south to the coastal Ten Thousand Islands region of Everglades National Park. Originally the Big Cypress was to be included with the Everglades National Park, which was founded in 1947, but due to the fact that the land …show more content…
The significance of this watershed to the Everglades National Park was the foremost concern for its institution. Originally, the Big Cypress was to be comprised within the limitations of the Everglades National Park The name Big Cypress refers to the vast size of the area. For the past 150 years the Big Cypress Swamp has operated as sanctuary to American Indian peoples including the Miccosukee Tribe, and the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the early European settlers.
The education of the general population increases the understanding of human impact on the resources available and the techniques to reduce those impacts. The Big Cypress region is named such because of its area and not because of the size of its trees and people can drive for miles through numerous areas of abundant wildlife. Since the wildlife is ample with kingfishers, great blue herons, anhingas, kingfishers, and alligators line along the edge of the canals allow the guests to experience a thrilling scene that allows for a great …show more content…
Fire is a vital chunk of the ecology of south Florida, and much of the plant communities are extremely predisposed to fire but in actuality they depend on intermittent burning for their subsistence. A fire management plan has been particularized to focus on fire subdual activities and the usage of prearranged fire to lower harmful fuel levels in higher arson areas, specifically alongside main roads. The proposed burning is also used to preserve fields on lands rented for grazing and existing territory for Cape Sable seaside sparrow and the red-cockaded woodpecker. Yet, with the present efforts, many of the preserve's interiors requires a wider use of prescribed fire for improved organization of natural communities. The lack of intermittent fire has triggered higher plant progression, the collection of harmful fuel levels in specific areas of the preserve and a move in the wildlife

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