Erika Hoopes, spokesperson for the Big Cypress National Preserve, said a fire that ignited on Feb. 22 grew to just more than 35,000 acres on Monday, March 2 with a 53% containment as of March 3. The ...

Big Cypress National Preserve cuts a swath of 729,000 acres across south Florida. It is one of the largest preserves in the ...

Simply called "the Big Cypress" by Gladesmen and older folks in south Florida, the national preserve was established in 1974.

Only residents who haven't been evacuated for the Big Cypress National Preserve fire can access SR29 today as efforts by ...

Five days after a fire broke out on federal land, officials say both its growth and containment remain static.

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BIG BEAR, Calif. (KABC) -- Sandy Steers, the executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley and a familiar face to many who follow the famed Big Bear eagles Jackie and Shadow, has died, the ...

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HENDRY COUNTY, Fla.—A wildfire has grown to roughly 1,400 acres in southwestern Hendry County near the Big Cypress Preserve. The WINK Weather Authority team says WINK Live Doppler 3X radar detected a ...