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July 2017 We’ve done it! We’ve done it! Exotic Plant Treatment Record Realized! That was the cheer heard from Florida Park Service staff when the latest tally came in showing they had broken the all-time record for invasive plant removal in a fiscal year. And, they have every reason to be proud. As breaking records and accomplishing never-before-completed amounts of work clearly demonstrates the success of their land management program. Read more here. Great Florida Birding & Wildlife Trail & Florida State Parks The Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail is a network of 510 premier wildlife viewing sites across the state. When you want to know where to go in Florida to see native birds, butterflies and more, head for the Trail. It’s Your Road to Adventure! With no less than 84 Florida State Parks on the GFBWT there are plenty of opportunities to view Florida’s flora and fauna and have the creature comforts and amenities many of us need and want. With few exceptions, all Florida State Parks have the basic niceties such as parking and restrooms. Read more here! https://friendsoffloridastateparks.org/Sys/Admin/EmailTemplate/EditPre... 1 of 3 7/24/17, 12:05 PM

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July

2017

We’ve done it! We’ve done it! Exotic Plant Treatment Record Realized!

That was the cheer heard from Florida Park Service staff

when the latest tally came in showing they had broken the

all-time record for invasive plant removal in a fiscal year.

And, they have every reason to be proud. As breaking

records and accomplishing never-before-completed amounts

of work clearly demonstrates the success of their land

management program.

Read more here.

Great Florida Birding & Wildlife Trail & Florida State Parks

The Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail is a network of 510

premier wildlife viewing sites across the state. When you want to

know where to go in Florida to see native birds, butterflies and

more, head for the Trail. It’s Your Road to Adventure!

With no less than 84 Florida State Parks on the GFBWT there are

plenty of opportunities to view Florida’s flora and fauna and have

the creature comforts and amenities many of us need and want.

With few exceptions, all Florida State Parks have the basic niceties

such as parking and restrooms.

Read more here!

https://friendsoffloridastateparks.org/Sys/Admin/EmailTemplate/EditPre...

1 of 3 7/24/17, 12:05 PM

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Swallow-tailed Kite

The mascot of the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail is a much

admired, graceful, elegant raptor that can be found throughout much of

the state from early spring to early fall. During the winter months, all of

the United States’ swallow-tailed kites can be found in Brazil. The kites

begin to leave Brazil around the turn of the year and fly more than 3,000

miles to the south-eastern USA. The first kites are often reported from

southern Florida in early February but the bulk of our state population

doesn’t arrive until late-March/early-April.

Read more here!

FL State Parks Begins Work on New Accessible Serenity Garden atWekiwa Springs State Park

APOPKA, Fla. – DEP's Florida Park Service is partnering with the Wekiva

Wilderness Trust (WWT) to create an accessible serenity garden at Wekiwa

Springs State Park to expand access and enhance the park experience for visitors

with diverse abilities. This innovative project will transform a half-acre site within

the park into an innovative garden oasis that creates unique opportunities for

people of all abilities to relax, explore and interact with nature.

Read more here.

FL Park Service Celebrates Groundbreaking for New Campground at ColtCreek State Park in Polk County

LAKELAND, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of

Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service joined

Sen. Kelli Stargel, Rep. Colleen Burton, Friends of Colt

Creek State Park and other local representatives for a

groundbreaking ceremony, announcing the construction

of new campground facilities at Colt Creek State Park.

Read more here.

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