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Archives for February 2015

Bivens Arm Nature Park

Bivens Arm

Gainesville      ( 29.620214,-82.332900 )      1.5 miles

The City of Gainesville’s very first nature park, Bivens Arm surrounds a marshy “arm” of Paynes Prairie, where trees tower above the network of nature trails.

Haw Creek Preserve

Haw Creek Preserve

Bunnell      ( 29.394953, -81.382312 )      1.3 miles

Protecting nearly 1,000 acres in Flagler County, Haw Creek Preserve follows Haw Creek, with a boardwalk above the floodplain providing access to this scenic spot

John Muir Ecological Park

The boardwalk at John Muir Ecological Park

Yulee      ( 30.630244,-81.609828 )      0.3 miles

John Muir Ecological Park in Yulee connects you to an important and mostly forgotten chapter of Florida history: our role in John Muir’s “Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf.”

Knobby Knee Trail

Knobby Knee Trail

Fisheating Creek WMA  |  Palmdale
( 26.937809,-81.318405 )      1.7 miles

The Knobby Knee Trail treats you to a sampling of wild and scenic Fisheating Creek and its beautiful cypresses along a 1.7-mile loop trail in Fisheating Creek WMA

Lakewood Park

Lakewood Park, Florida's high point

Lakewood      ( 30.986008,-86.281109 )      1 miles

In northern Walton County, Lakewood Park hides an unexpected draw that attracts thousands of visitors each year: Britton Hill, Florida’s high point at 345 feet.

Peace River Trail

Peace River Trail

Paynes Creek Historic State Park  |  Bowling Green
( 27.619128,-81.807741 )      1.0 miles

Following Paynes Creek to its confluence with the Peace River, the Peace River Trail at Paynes Creek Historic State Park is a nature trail with scenic overlooks

Rosemary scrub

Florida rosemary and the lichens that like it

February 10, 2015    Sandra Friend

One of Florida’s least common habitats, rosemary scrub is a delight to walk in, thanks to its counterpoints of lichens and shrubs against the bright white sand

Silver Lake Trail

Silver Lake

Apalachicola National Forest  |  Tallahassee
( 30.405633,-84.405400 )      1.1 miles

A popular recreation area in the Apalachicola National Forest west of Tallahassee, Silver Lake is looped by a nature trail that provides scenic views of the lake

Trout Point Nature Trail

Boardwalk at Trout Point

Pensacola NAS  |  Pensacola
( 30.333349, -87.338438 )      1.5 miles

A hidden treasure inside Pensacola Naval Air Station, Trout Point Nature Inside Pensacola NAS, Trout Point Nature Trail showcases fragile coastal habitats from a 1.5-mile boardwalk hike with scenic views of Big Lagoon and Perdido Key

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