Comments on: Big Cypress National Preserve – Where the River of Grass Flows/2024/08/13/big-cypress-national-preserve-where-the-river-of-grass-flows/Reflections on places traveled and photos taken.Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:56:56 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: photobyjohnbo/2024/08/13/big-cypress-national-preserve-where-the-river-of-grass-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-44489Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:56:56 +0000/?p=23554#comment-44489In reply to Egídio.

You are welcome, Egidio!

]]>By: Egídio/2024/08/13/big-cypress-national-preserve-where-the-river-of-grass-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-44488Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:54:28 +0000/?p=23554#comment-44488Beautiful photos and story, John. Thanks for sharing these.

]]>By: photobyjohnbo/2024/08/13/big-cypress-national-preserve-where-the-river-of-grass-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-44487Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:00:29 +0000/?p=23554#comment-44487In reply to Wandering Dawgs.

It was well worth the stop!

]]>By: Wandering Dawgs/2024/08/13/big-cypress-national-preserve-where-the-river-of-grass-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-44486Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:57:36 +0000/?p=23554#comment-44486Thanks for this post. We love Big Cypress National Preserve. We’ve stopped at the Oasis visitor’s center several times as we traveled across the Tamiami Trail. We have also camped in Midway campground in the preserve. So glad you spent some time there.

]]>By: photobyjohnbo/2024/08/13/big-cypress-national-preserve-where-the-river-of-grass-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-44485Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:08:36 +0000/?p=23554#comment-44485In reply to Toonsarah.

Buffer zones really make sense in areas near national parks. They let people do what has always been done, and provide additional areas for some protections.

]]>By: Toonsarah/2024/08/13/big-cypress-national-preserve-where-the-river-of-grass-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-44484Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:02:18 +0000/?p=23554#comment-44484You may not have stopped off here for long but you captured some beautiful scenes! I really love that shot of the heron taking off 😀 I see I.J. mentioned buffer zones. We visited on on the edge of Bardia National Park in Nepal and it operated much as you describe here. The local people are allowed to live here and graze their animals. They can gather grasses and and dead wood but aren’t allowed to fell any trees. It’s very much a compromise and helps to preserve the tighter conservation rules within the park itself.

]]>By: photobyjohnbo/2024/08/13/big-cypress-national-preserve-where-the-river-of-grass-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-44483Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:00:54 +0000/?p=23554#comment-44483In reply to Anne Sandler.

You are welcome. It’s an easy place to get nice photos. 🙂

]]>By: Anne Sandler/2024/08/13/big-cypress-national-preserve-where-the-river-of-grass-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-44482Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:00:33 +0000/?p=23554#comment-44482Thanks for the beautiful tour and wonderful photography.

]]>By: photobyjohnbo/2024/08/13/big-cypress-national-preserve-where-the-river-of-grass-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-44481Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:11:04 +0000/?p=23554#comment-44481In reply to nesfelicio.

It gave us a great introduction to what we would learn in the National Park.

]]>By: photobyjohnbo/2024/08/13/big-cypress-national-preserve-where-the-river-of-grass-flows/comment-page-1/#comment-44480Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:10:17 +0000/?p=23554#comment-44480In reply to I. J. Khanewala.

I’d never seen the concept before. It makes good sense to have a buffer.

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