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Big Oak Trail
Big Oak Trail 2/1/16 update: The Big Oak Trail remains in two fragments due to a private landowner blocking access from CR 141. However, local volunteers are maintaining the loop and have blazed a...
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Bear Cut Preserve
Entrance to one of the trails at Bear Cut Preserve On the shores of Biscayne Bay at Crandon Park on Key Biscayne, Bear Cut Nature Preserve is a precious sliver of natural bayfront in Miami. The...
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Bayard Point Conservation Area
Wild iris at Bayard Point Conservation Area The St. Johns River runs broad and deep near Green Cove Springs, where Bayard Point Conservation Area preserves an untouched Florida riverfront, bottomland...
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Babcock Ranch Footprints Trail
See more images from the Babcock Footprints Trail Mind the “Beware of Cows” sign as you enter this trail system in the heart of Babcock Ranch, where cattle roam free across thousands of acres of open...
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Babcock Ecotour Trail
See more images from the Babcock Ranch Preserve Ecotour Trail For a taste of the palmetto prairie that attracted ranchers to South Florida, head off the beaten path to explore Babcock Ranch on foot. At...
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Arch Creek Park
Firebush at Arch Creek Park The tropical hammock at Arch Creek Park was the site of a Tequesta Indian village between 500 B.C. and 1300 A.D. Gentle natural footpaths wind through the dark forest, where...
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Apalachee Savannas Scenic Byway
See more photos from the Apalachee Savannas Scenic Byway Follow CR 12 south from SR 20 in Bristol to discover the Apalachee Savannas Scenic Byway, a winding stretch of road through expansive wet...
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Angus Gholson Nature Park
See more photos from Angus Gholson Nature Park On my first visit to the town, I hiked with the park’s namesake, Angus Gholson, who spent his life exploring the rugged ravines of the Apalachicola River...
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Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
Blooming season at Maclay Gardens In late winter, azaleas create ribbons of bright color beneath the live oak canopy across the grounds of Maclay Gardens. When Alfred B. Maclay purchased an antebellum...
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Alfred A. Ring Park
See more images from Alfred Ring Park A strip of dense slope forest along Hogtown Creek with old-growth trees and rare wildflowers along Appalachian-style ravines, Gainesville’s first linear park was a...
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Apalachee Savannas Scenic Byway
See more photos from the Apalachee Savannas Scenic Byway Follow CR 12 south from SR 20 in Bristol to discover the Apalachee Savannas Scenic Byway, a winding stretch of road through expansive wet...
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Angus Gholson Nature Park
See more photos from Angus Gholson Nature Park On my first visit to the town, I hiked with the park’s namesake, Angus Gholson, who spent his life exploring the rugged ravines of the Apalachicola River...
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Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
Blooming season at Maclay Gardens In late winter, azaleas create ribbons of bright color beneath the live oak canopy across the grounds of Maclay Gardens. When Alfred B. Maclay purchased an antebellum...
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A Walk with Angus Gholson
Angus and Leigh in the Herbarium Serendipity touched me again this past weekend as I worked the booth for FTA out at the Blountstown Greenway grand opening. I went to pick up a new trail guide to...
View ArticleBarrier Island Sanctuary
Home to a gentle 1-mile loop hike through coastal habitats, Barrier Island Sanctuary is a gateway to Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, with an informative oceanfront coastal biology center.
View ArticleBartram Gardens & Trail
Along the St. Johns River at Lake Beresford, discover the river anew through William Bartram's eyes as he recorded his observations of alligators, fish, and flora in 1774
View ArticleBalm Boyette Nature Preserve
Open to foot traffic only, the western portion of Balm Boyette Nature Preserve provides a glimpse of endangered scrub ecosystems along a two-mile loop trail.
View ArticleAlva Scrub Preserve
A winding loop across seasonally flooded flatwoods, the multi-use at Alva Scrub Preserve provides excellent birding in a rural setting near the Caloosahatchee River.
View ArticleBald Point State Park Sundew Trail
A remarkable variety of wildlife inhabits dry and wet pine flatwoods along this loop trail dotted with tiny carnivorous sundew plants.
View ArticleApalachicola NERR East Hole
Unit 4 of Apalachicola NERR conserves over a mile of important habitats for endangered shorebirds on St. George Island at East Hole on Apalachicola Bay.
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