Donald Forgione, Director of the Florida Park Service, and I stood on the bank of the Suwannee River at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park. The water flowed dark and cool at our feet, stretching over 200 miles from Georgia and eventually into the Gulf of Mexico. Read the rest on Firsthand Florida Fun!
Category: Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks – Deer Lake
The Snowy Plovers were perfectly camouflaged against the white sand of Deer Lake State Park. They gave themselves away only when they moved, scooting rapidly across the beach on their short, dark legs. As I watched, they made a bee-line for the surf in search of food, staying just ahead of the waves as they…
Florida State Parks – Big Lagoon
Big Lagoon State Park has it all. It’s uncommon for so many different ecosystems to exist within one 955-acre park, but as I looked at the map upon arrival, my fingertip traced the Intracoastal Waterway, Grand Lagoon, multiple ponds, salt marshes and upland pine flatwoods. With five miles of trails, there is a lot to…
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