As part of an ongoing project, Erika Zambello is visiting all National Estuarine Research Reserves in the continental United States. Established by NOAA, the sites work together toward long-term research, education and coastal stewardship. Day 1 The Reserve The Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) was designated in 1984 and encompasses 1,600 acres of coastal…
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Florida State Parks – O’Leno
The Santa Fe river reflected the blue sky and green canopy above like a mirror, its current only creating the faintest of ripples as water moved leisurely downstream. O’Leno State Park was relatively quiet in the afternoon heat, a faint buzz of insects providing the only background noise under the quiet crunch of my hiking…
Florida State Parks – Troy Springs
The focal point of Troy Springs State Park is, of course, the spring, gushing water from the underground aquifer 70 feet beneath the surface. The clear water of the spring – looking cobalt blue from the surrounding shore – has formed a circular pool, eventually flowing into the wide Suwannee River. Cypress trees and their…
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