Artist, activist, poet, and ordained minister Reverend Houston Cypress is the founder of Love the Everglades, an organization devoted to the development of platforms and initiatives for environmental protection and cultural preservation.

Cypress is  also an advocate for two-spirited and non-binary gender peoples, cultural preservation, business development, and sovereignty.

Cypress is a active member of the artistic community of Miami, he acts as a cultural ambassador of native clans and the community.