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Florida Trail Crossword

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___________ ___________ Preserve State Park is South Florida’s premier location for birdwatchers and photographers to have the opportunity to catch sight of a Florida grasshopper sparrow, crested caracara or burrowing owl. It is also a nationally-designated Dark Sky Park and is an excellent place for stargazing.
A former cattle ranch, ______ ______ Wildlife Management Area is a wetland restoration project, bringing the hydrology of the region back to what it was before Hamilton Disston started his first drainage projects around Lake Kissimmee in 1910 to open up new agricultural lands. The wet prairies around Lake Kissimmee provide crucial wintering grounds for both sandhill cranes and whooping cranes. The FT passes through palmetto prairies, pine flatwoods and open scrub.
The ________ bridge was recently completed in Eglin Air Force Base, allowing for safe passage across a creek the bridge was named after.
The name of one of our FTA chapters is based on a river that arises in southern Alabama and flows 170 miles south into Northwest Florida, where it empties into an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico. The Florida Trail runs along a portion of this river with scenery varying from floodplain forests with upland hardwoods and pine hammocks to marshes and swampy wetland.
Although it is Florida’s smallest national forest, this trail section encompasses prime habitat for the Florida black bear and the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, which thrives only in old-growth longleaf pine forests. Established in the 1930s, it remains a patchwork of inaccessible swamps, pine plantations, and natural forests of longleaf pine.
A short spur trail off the FT along the Suwannee River section, the ________ ________ Tract is home to the second largest bald cypress tree in the world as well as the world’s tallest live oak tree.
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The trail in the eastern part of the 557,000 acre Apalachicola National Forest passes through a unique natural feature called ___________ Bay. The term “bay” refers to a broad stretch of low land between hills. This feature is a huge, shallow saucer containing a vast stretch of titi thicket (buckwheat tree) in the center, with occasional clusters of blackgum and other hardwoods, surrounded by higher ground with typical pine and palmetto sandy terrain.
The trail north of Big Cypress National Preserve lies within the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation. Hikers view canals, orange groves, farm and cattle lands, and Seminole Indian homes including their picturesque chickees. The trail follows roads in the Indian Reservation that pass by unique local attractions — including the ___ - ___ - ___ - ___ Museum. This museum shows a blend of old and modern Seminole cultures and history.
The FT passes a half mile south of the small Panhandle town of Ebro, entering _____ _____ State Forest, where the landscape varies from beautiful cypress ponds to stately pine flatwoods.
Along the Western Corridor of the FT, ____________ State Forest is known for its abundant wildlife and challenging loop hikes, which have helped many outdoor enthusiasts train for the Appalachian Trail. The “crooked river” connecting its three large tracts helped this location earn the title of “10 Coolest Places You’ve Never Been in North America” by the World Wildlife Fund.
Lake_____________ is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the continental United States and is encircled by 113 miles of the FT.
In October 1966, Florida Trail Association founder Jim Kern and a handful of hikers painted the trail’s first blaze at this lake, which is also the beginning of the Ocala National Forest southern segment.
The FT runs through ______ _______ Conservation Area, where the trail follows a floodplain where ancient cypresses stand sentinel over the remains of a Revolutionary War-era indigo and rice plantation.
Northbound hikers pass through a private nature conservancy called the Allen Broussard Conservancy and then enter __________ _________ Wildlife Management Area. In the past, this area was used for grazing, timbering, and the production of naval stores.