Category Natural Florida
Collier County natural areas after Ian – Big Cypress
A slideshow of Big Cypress after Ian, filmed on Saturday October 8, 2022. Note these photos are from the hiking trail on either side of MM 62 on I-75 in Collier County. The hiking trail at MM 70 is closed. The Vistor Center on US-41 is closed. Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge and Picayune Strand […]
Shingle Creek slide show: The Headwaters of the Everglades (FILMED BEFORE IAN)
A photo gallery look at images from the Shingle Creek Trail in Orange and Osceola County. This was filmed before Ian. (PHOTOS FROM BEFORE IAN)
The Everglades after Ian – slideshow video
This is a series of pictures, I filmed around various points in the Everglades in the days immediately after Hurricane Ian. These photos were taken in western Broward (mm 36 on I-75, various points off US 27), extreme eastern Collier (mm 54 on I-75) and southern Palm Beach counties (southern entrance to Loxahatchee National Wildlife […]
A Cypress Swamp at full health
Cypress Swamps which once dominated much of peninsular Florida have been dying off for various reasons related to human over-development and industry. One of the healthiest remaining Cypress Swamps in southeast Florida is at the Arthur Marshall Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge. Here is a look at it.
Another Florida Panther NWR trail
We explore another trail at the Florida Panther National Wildlife Reserve
Frenchman’s Forest – A natural delight in urban Palm Beach County
A 2,100-foot nature trail that was part of a Sawgrass Marsh but now is part of a wet hammock, tidal swamp and wet flatwoods. An amazing natural area in a heavily urbanized area.
Trail at old Silver River State Park
Before the state acquired Silver Springs, they ran Silver River State Park which was the old Paradise Park. Paradise Park was the African-American attraction when Silver Springs, was for whites only in the “Separate but Equal” days. Silver Springs owners wanted to attract African-American guests as well to the attraction but that was a no-no […]
TFS Archives: The Cross Florida Barge Canal (from 2014)
A subject we’ve discussed a little bit in the past but never on its own, the Cross Florida Barge Canal and the movement to stop it are among the biggest environmental issues in the history of a state that is marked by huge environmental issues. Promoters of the canal sought to bisect Florida from Fernandina to Cedar Key, connecting the […]
The Florida Squeeze 