Naturalist-guided Dry Swamp Walking Tours, Big Cypress

What better way to spend Earth Day than take a trek through the Big Cypress Reserve with a seasoned nature guide. Clyde Butcher's Big Cypress Gallery is hosting a walk on the wild side between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2024, for $10. Each tour lasts about 45 minutes.

Here are some of the highlights you can expect:

Learn about alligators and their reproductive habits
Experience the green botanical paradise of Clyde and Niki’s backyard
See the effects of El Niño on the current water levels of our wetlands
Get acquainted with nature’s mosquito control system—the bladderworts of the swamp
Encounter threatened and endangered orchids of the Everglades
View the interior of a cypress swamp without getting your feet wet
Hear the calls of native raptors, warblers, or woodpeckers
Feel why sawgrass earned its name
Walk through a cypress, pop ash, pond apple tree forest
Learn how early indigenous people and settlers used nature to survive and thrive
Understand why Clyde and Niki seek to protect pristine wild places
Observe the variety of rare bromeliads sheltered in a cypress swamp
Be inspired by the diversity of nature
Feel the velvety texture of ferns
Touch the earth in a new way
Tour the Swamp Cottage and Bungalow rentals

Clyde Butcher has been a legendary nature photographer for decades, especially known for his large-format black-and-white stills that capture the breadth and life of the Florida Everglades.

Credit: Clyde Butcher Big Cypress Gallery

While Clyde may not be in attendance, the gallery staff will be on hand to assist guests and teach them about about Clyde’s remarkable art and why it's important to appreciate and protect nature.

You can contact the gallery via email at: bcg@clydebutcher.com. The Big Cypress National Preserve is in Collier County, Florida. Big Cypress Gallery is at 52388 Tamiami Trail, Ochopee, FL, 34141.

Find more details at this website: Guided Dry Swamp Walk Tours. or call 239-695-2428.