1. Big Cypress Swamp/Everglades
By: Kaydee Oliver

2. Location Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve 1923 729,000 acres
1/3 of Big Cypress Swamp is Preserved
Everglades National Park 1974
- 1,506,539 acres
- Third Largest Park in the United States

3. Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve
Ponds, Sloughs, & Deep Woods
are all components of the Swamp
50 inches of rain per year on average
Epiphytes- common plant bromeliads
Cypress Trees
Deciduous Conifer
Most of the great cypress trees were logged in between ’s
Known for being able to live in water logged soil

4. Plant and Wildlife Big Cypress National Preserve
Florida Panther- Only 80 are believed to be living in the wild.
Other common animals: Black Bear, River Otter, Alligators
Plants
Birds
200 species of birds year round
Bromeliads-”Air Plants”
Palmettos
Common Loon
Reddish Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

5. Everglades National Park
Sawgrass Marshes
Estuaries, Lakes, Park also includes the Florida Bay
Settlers called it the “River of Grass”
Mangrove swamps
Hardwood Hammocks

6. Plant and Wildlife Everglades National Park
Animals
Plants
Ferns, Orchids, some Small Cypress Trees, Sawgrasses
The Everglades are known Wading Birds there are 16 species that live in the area. A few of the species are:
White Heron, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Tri-colored Heron, Little Blue Heron, the White Ibis being the most common.

7. Environmental Problems/Threats to Big Cypress National Preserve & Everglades National Park
Problems for Both Parks:
#1 Problem HUMANS!!!!
-Water Pollution
- Changing Hydraulic Cycle ex. Building dams
- Development
- Invasive Species (Plant & Animal)
- Endangered Species
Big Cypress National Preserve
- Preserve permits oil exploration and extraction, cattle grazing, hunting
- Past logging
Everglades National Park
-Pythons
- Everglades Restoration

8. Work Cited