Blackpoint Wildlife Drive is a 7-mile auto tour through one of the best wildlife viewing areas within Merritt Island National
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Young Florida Naturalists
Birds: The fun of watching birds
You may have thought that you have to be an expert to identify birds, but birding can be enjoyed by
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Jonathan Dickinson State Park
This 11,500-acre park is named for Jonathan Dickinson, a Quaker merchant whose vessel shipwrecked nearby in 1696. Jonathan Dickinson State
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Loxahatchee River
Loxahatchee means “river of the turtle,” which is a fitting name for the Loxahatchee River which is one of the
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Trapper Nelson Interpretive Site
The Loxahatchee River is one of the few wild and natural rivers remaining in southeast Florida. This beautiful river winds
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The Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park
Devil’s Millhopper gets its unique name from its funnel-like shape. Duringthe 1880’s, farmers used to grind grain in gristmills. On
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Chapter 2
Lesson Plan:Read pages 8-11 in YNGF Create your own nature journal. You can email education@audubon.org to request a FREE copy
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State Tree: Sabal Palm (Cabbage Palm)
used with permission from Jacquelyn Modesitt Schindehettewww.floridalandscapes.com This tree was important in historical times, when early settlers used its leaf
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Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park
This 210 acre park is home to native Florida wildlife and is one of the only places where you can
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Enchanted Forest Nature Sanctuary
On the way home we stopped off at Enchanted Forest Nature Sanctuary in Titusville, Florida. We wanted to visit this
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Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
We made a quick trip over to Maitland, Florida today to visit the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey. We
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The Devil’s Millhopper
The Devil’s Millhopper is a 117-foot sinkhole that formed when the roof of an underground cave collapsed. It is now
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Florida Caverns
Aproximately 1 in 500 people who visit The Florida Caverns are able to tour the caverns at night, by flashlight.
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Paynes Prairie
Paynes Prairie is biologically, geologically, and historically unique. This park became Florida´s first state preserve in 1971 and
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Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
Today we visited Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. This 210 acre park is home to native Florida wildlife and is
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