Location: Lido KeyTrailhead (Google Plus Code): 8C89+J9 Sarasota, FloridaHike Length: 2.5 milesTime Estimate: two hoursHabitats: Coastal UplandNotes: Beautiful Beach and tidal areas … [Read more...]
Activities
- All Weather/Horse Trail Loop (MRSP)
- Alligator Point (MRSP)
- Avian Research and Conservation Institute
- Bee Island & Back (MRSP)
- BioBlitz at Celery Fields
- Bok Tower (Lake Wales, FL)
- Brooker Creek Preserve (Tarpon Springs, FL)
- Clay Gully/Mossy Hammock (MRSP)
- Climate Wise Landscaping
- Deep Hole (MRSP)
- Florida Scrub Life: Archbold Biological Station & Lake Wales Ridge
- Fox’s High & Low (MRSP)
- Hickey Creek Mitigation Park (Alva, FL)
- Highlands Hammock State Park (Sebring FL)
- Joan M Durante Community Park (Longboat Key, FL)
- Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area (Lake Wales, FL)
- Leffis Key (Sarasota, FL)
- Lemur Foundation (Myakka City, FL)
- Lido Key (Sarasota, FL)
- My Life as a Turkey
- Myakka Hardwood Hammock (Sarasota, FL)
- Myakka Pinelands (Sarasota, FL)
- Myakka River State Park (Sarasota, FL)
- North Lido Beach (Sarasota, FL)
- North Lido Key (LK)
- One dozen things FNPS members need to know about cabbage palms with Jono Miller
- Oscar Sherer State Park (Sarasota, FL)
- Oscar Sherer Yellow Trail (OSSP)
- Pinecraft Park (Sarasota, FL)
- Power Line/Ranch House Loop (MRSP)
- Raymond Road Loop (CF)
- Red Bug Slough Preserve (Sarasota, FL)
- Red Bug Slough Preserve (Sarasota, FL)
- Red Bug Slough Slough Loop (RBS)
- Ringling Grounds (Sarasota, FL)
- Rothenbach Park (Sarasota, FL)
- Rothenbach Park Loop (RP)
- Spanish Point (Sarasota, FL)
- The Earthing Movie: The Remarkable Science of Grounding
- Three Sisters Springs (Crystal River, FL)
- Urfer Family Park (Sarasota, FL)
Bok Tower (Lake Wales, FL)
"Bok Tower -- the Taj Mahal of Florida." With a tag line like that, I didn't expect much, but the gardens and the estate are beautiful, and well worth the 2+ hour drive to get us there. My recent mandala interest got me taking a lot of straight-on flower pix. … [Read more...]
Clay Gully/Mossy Hammock (MRSP)
Location: Myakka River State ParkTrailhead (Google Plus Code): 7PPW+QM Myakka City, FloridaHike Length: 3-5 milesTime Estimate: three hoursHabitats: Hardwood Hammock, Dry Prairie, WetlandsNotes: Almost always has some wet trail. Watch for alligators near streams. This is a beautiful little hike that starts along the south side of Clay Gulley and explores Myakka's hydric and mesic hammock. … [Read more...]
Power Line/Ranch House Loop (MRSP)
Location: Myakka River State ParkTrailhead (Google Plus Code): 7P24+GC Myakka City, FloridaHike Length: 3 milesTime Estimate: 2 hoursHabitats: Hardwood Hammock, Dry Prairie, WetlandsNotes: This is a relatively dry hike, good for a wet season, and it's on flat, fairly even ground. However, always be prepared for some wetness under foot. The hike covers a variety of Myakka's ecosystems, including, … [Read more...]
All Weather/Horse Trail Loop (MRSP)
Location: Myakka River State ParkTrailhead (Google Plus Code): 6PF2+Q8Hike Length: 2.5 milesTime Estimate: two hoursNotes: Almost always has some wet trail. You don't need to go into the park entrance to access this - Access the Horse trail from 72, 1.4 miles east of the park's south entrance. The hike is on flat ground, but the ground is uneven, and is often through brush, water and mud. … [Read more...]
Three Sisters Springs (Crystal River, FL)
It was a cold day in January -- perfect to go see the manatees at Three Sisters! There were over three hundred! … [Read more...]
Deep Hole (MRSP)
Location: Myakka River State ParkTrailhead (Google Plus Code): 6MRC+45 Myakka City, FloridaHike Length: 5 milesTime Estimate: 3+ hoursHabitats: Hardwood Hammock, Dry Prairie, WetlandsNotes: Requires permit - contact Ranger's office for information. If the water is high, you cannot access Deep Hole - check with ranger station. … [Read more...]
Lemur Foundation (Myakka City, FL)
We spent a few hours visiting the Lemur Conservation Foundation in Myakka City -- totally great! … [Read more...]