It's spring, which means the trails of Florida's Panhandle are ablaze in a variety of native plant blooms, from wild azalea to red buckeye, columbine, mountain laurel, and several native varieties of … [Read more...]
Explore St Vincent Island
Sat Mar 26 is your opportunity to get to know St Vincent Island on guided tours offered by the refuge as part of their open house. Free boat shuttles will leave the docks at Indian Pass starting 9 AM. … [Read more...]
Hike Platt Branch Mitigation Park
This wild upland area in the Fisheating Creek floodplain is in Venus, Florida, between Palmdale and Lake Placid along US 27. The Fisheating Creek subchapter of the Florida Trail Association will … [Read more...]
Take a Hike, Florida!
On March 26, the Florida Forever Coalition is organizing statewide awareness of public lands by encouraging residents to get out and take a hike. Guided hikes will be led by local organizations in a … [Read more...]
Half Moon WMA Trails Celebration
On March 19, visitors to Half Moon WMA - more than 9,000 acres along the edge of tributaries of the Withlacoochee in the wilds of Sumter County - will celebrate the opening of a new network of hiking, … [Read more...]
Support creation of the Everglades Headwaters NWR
An excellent op-ed by photographer Carlton Ward, Jr. in this weekend's St. Pete Times underscores the importance of the effort the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has undertaken to study and … [Read more...]
Wakulla Springs adds major hiking trail
Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Friends of Wakulla Springs State Park, the route used for many years for interpretive walks to see the ancient trees of the Wakulla River basin is now accessible … [Read more...]
Taylor Creek Loop, Tosohatchee WMA
An exploration into the wilderness fringe along the St. Johns River near Cocoa, the Taylor Creek Loop invites you to immerse in the shade of ancient palm trees in the river floodplain. Built by the … [Read more...]
