Big Cypress National Preserve - Books

Everglades: National Park Ted Levin From the Publisher: This little book provides a compact view of an unsurpassed wetlands area visited by 1.1 million people each year. Everglades National Park, one of America’s great natural treasures, is a sanctuary for an incredible variety of birds, mammals, reptiles, orchids, and other living things. This handy little book presents the park’s amazing diversity of wildlife and plants as well as views of its unique landscape. Illustrated with scenics and maps, the first section offers five suggested tours of the Everglades and of the adjacent Big Cypress National Preserve. The rest of the book features vivid color photographs of scores of the area’s remarkable species including water birds, panthers, alligators, manatees, tree snails, butterfly orchids, and gumbo limbo trees. The text provides a lively account of the park’s natural history, an overview of its wildlife, and advice for exploring the area. This compact guide is both helpful for planning trips and a wonderful memento of an incomparable place. Other Details: 300 full-color illustrations 328 pages 4 x 4" Published 1995 Our Price: $11.95

Florida Trail: The Official Hiking Guide Sandra Friend (Photographer) From the Publisher: The 1,300-mile Florida National Scenic Trail spans the state from Big Cypress National Preserve near the Everglades to its beachfront terminus at Gulf Islands National Seashore. This long-distance hiking trail encounters more than 80 distinct habitats along the way, including dwarf cypress forests, pine flatwoods, sawgrass prairie, and coastal dunes. Perfect for day-, section-, and thru-hikers, The Florida Trail: The Official Hiking Guide is the first comprehensive guidebook on the Florida Trail. Our Price: $16.95

Day Paddling Florida’s 10,000 Islands and Big Cypress Swamp Jeff Ripple From the Publisher: This new paddling guide to Florida’s 10,000 Islands and Big Cypress region features trips for canoes and kayaks.This new guide features saltwater paddling tours in the northern and central 10,000 Islands, as well as a handful of freshwater tours in the Big Cypress Swamp. Trips emanate out of multiple put-ins and take-outs, including Rookery Bay Estuarine Reserve (Marco Island), Goodland, Port of the Islands, Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, Everglades City, and Big Cypress National Preserve. Each trip described in this new guide will include information on distance, difficulty, recommended charts, and navigational features, as well as discussing winds, tides, and safety issues. The author also discusses natural and historical features, estuarine and mangrove ecology, and local wildlife. Finally, he provides information on equipment, outfitters, supplies, rentals, and recommendations for low-impact paddling. 35 black and white photographs, index. About the Author:: Jeff Ripple is the author of Florida: The Natural Wonders, Southwest Florida’s Wetland Wilderness, The Florida Keys, and Big Cypress Swamp and the Ten Thousand Islands. He lives in Gainesville, Florida. Our Price: $18.95

Worthwhile Places: The Correspondence of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Horace M. Albright Joseph W. Ernst (Editor) From the Publisher: Worthwhile Places is a fascinating inside look at the history of some of our most treasured national parks. The book illuminates a remarkable public-private partnership that helped to shape our national park system. The close association and warm and lasting friendship between John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Horace M. Albright is documented through 211 letters covering a 36-year period. The letters portray a common concern for and love of our nation’s natural heritage and efforts which preserved countless scenic wonders for future generations. Horace Albright joined the National Park Service at its inception in 1916. He was superintendent of Yellowstone National Park and later director of the National Park Service. After he left government service, he remained active in the conservation movement until his death in 1987. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., a generous supporter of the national park system and other conservation and preservation activities, was one of the earliest proponents of private sector cooperation with the national government’s preservation efforts. The letters provide insights into the plannings and problem solving which led to the creation of Acadia, Grand Teton, Grand Smoky Mountains, and Virgin Islands national parks as well as other conservation-preservation efforts for the California Big Trees, Florida’s Bald Cypress Swamp, and Colonial Williamsburg. Dr. Joseph Ernst’s Overview and Epilogue place the letters in their historical perspective and provide glimpses into the lives of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Horace M. Albright. This selection of letters highlights the sweep of their vision for America’s outdoors, which literally stretched from coast tocoast. Joseph W. Ernst is Director Emeritus, Rockefeller Archive Center. Our Price: $20.00