Primordial and virtually untouched, Corkscrew Swamp in truly a place like no other. Really. Heavy lumbering following World War II decimated most of Southern Florida’s ancient cypress forests, endangering not only the rot resistant trees, but the diverse wildlife that lived among their tangled roots and knees. In 1954, funds were raised to purchase 2240 acres of the last remaining stand of ancient bald cypress left in North America. An additional 640 acres were later donated by the Lee-Tidewater Cypress Company; considering it was their actions that cleared the forests, it was the least they could do. Remote and largely inaccessible, the Audubon Society had been protecting wading birds in…