Ochopee News

Share + Nov 1, 2009 10:47 am US/Pacific EVERGLADES. Fla. The sticky, thick brush is home to some frightening creatures: snakes, alligators, and possibly another, scarier one.

Clyde and Niki Butcher on an annual muck-about. "Ochopee #3" by Clyde Butcher. BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE - There have been hundreds of books and films detailing the history and wonder of the Everglades.

"Ochopee #3" by Clyde Butcher. SH07B155KENBURNS Feb. 16, 2007 _ Filmmaker Ken Burns.

"Ochopee #3" by Clyde Butcher. SH07B155KENBURNS Feb. 16, 2007 _ Filmmaker Ken Burns.

Typically, that means people retiring, not flags. But for flags, a dignified retirement involves being ceremonially burned, with the proper ritual.

An early morning fire destroyed an abandoned Everglades City mobile home that is owned by an Ochopee firefighter.

This year's Gathering of the Florida Humanities Council took place in Everglades City.

By Naples Daily News staff report Originally published 12:59 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Updated 12:59 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2009 NAPLES - The Big Cypress National Preserve and Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge are in line for federal economic stimulus money, according to a list released this morning by the Department of Interior.

The Big Cypress National Preserve ORV Advisory Committee will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 3:30 a ' 8:00 p.m., at the Everglades City Community Center, 205 Buckner Avenue, Everglades City, Florida.

Alligator Alley is shutdown because of a brush fire raging north and south of I-75 between the 71 and 86 mile markers in Big Cypress National Preserve.

Alligator Alley is shutdown because of a brush fire raging north and south of I-75 between the 71 and 86 mile markers in Big Cypress National Preserve.

MAP: BIG CYPRESS WILDFIRE View Wildfire in Big Cypress in a larger map Big Cypress National Preserve 33100 U.S. 41 E, Ochopee, FL COLLIER COUNTY - Alex Serrano, 25, didn't hesitate in describing how he felt about the Alligator Alley being closed Sunday night.

Fire district consolidation throughout Collier County could not be resolved with a yes or no vote Thursday night.

Staff and FHP reports Originally published 4:32 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Updated 10:06 a.m., Thursday, April 23, 2009 MAP: BIG CYPRESS WILDFIRE View Wildfire in Big Cypress in a larger map Big Cypress National Preserve 33100 U.S. 41 E, Ochopee, FL The fire is still burning on the north and south side of I-75 between the 80 and 77 mile ...

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