PROJECTS

Each year, the Superintendent of Big Cypress National Preserve submits a prioritized list of needs to the Friends' Board of Directors. Given the limitations of federal funding for the Preserve, the Friends' support is often the only way critical natural resource protection, cultural preservation, scientific research and environmental education activities can take place.

The Friends' Board carefully considers the projects in the Preserves Support Request. Those projects that are approved, along with Friends-initiated projects that the Board chooses to undertake, consitute our annual project plan.

This year, our first year as a Friends group, we have decided to undertake several projects:

1. The 30th Anniversary of Big Cypress National Preserve birthday party.
2. Post educational signs on the new boardwalks within the Preserve
3. Locate funding to help scientific research and environmental education

30th Anniversary of Big Cypress National Preserve

We are currently in the planning stages of this project. If you enjoy throwing parties, we can certainly use your help. Please email us at mail@friendsofbigcypress.org

Boardwalk Signs

Big Cypress will have new boardwalks for the public to enjoy in the fall of 2004. Our biggest project is to obtain educational signs to place along the boardwalks to help folks to more fully understand the ecosystem of the Big Cypress. We have obtained the generous donation for the structure of the signs and are now in the process of looking toward the creation of the art work, words, and completion of the signs.
If this is an area in which you have knowledge, we can certainly use your help. Please email us at mail@friendsofbigcypress.org  and let us know how you can help.

HP Williams Wayside Boardwalk

Kirby Storter Boardwalk

Oasis Visitor Center

Education