July 2021 E-Blaze
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Advocating for Trail Protection in Big Cypress National Preserve
At the Florida Trail Association’s most recent meeting of our Board of Directors, the board voted to submit a formal letter of opposition to the proposed oil drilling in Big Cypress National Preserve. We feel that the proposed oil well south of Interstate 75 and its corresponding access road will have a significant effect on visitors’
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April 2021 E-Blaze
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March 2021 E-Blaze
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December 2020 E-blaze
Central & South FL Trail Program Manager, Jenna Taylor, writes:The Southern Terminus in Big Cypress National Preserve at the Oasis Visitors Center sees hundreds of visitors a day, anxious to see an alligator or two. Over the weekend of December 4th to 6th, they were treated to another sighting, the infamous Florida Trail Association Volunteer.
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10.11.19 – Maps 19-20 – Free Bear Canisters Available for Rent on Ocala National Forest
Maps 19-20Date 10/11/19Permanent Change: Yes“FTA and the USFS sponsor free bear canister rental on the Ocala National Forest”Florida Trail users can now rent bear canisters at no cost for overnight trips along the trail. This program is a direct response to negative encounters between FT users and black bears in the Juniper Prairie Wilderness. With
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2009-012 National Forest Bear Policy
Notice No. 2009-012Submittal Name Michelle MitchellTitle USDA Forest ServicePhone 850-523-8538Email [email protected] No. 09-Apalachicola West, 10-Apalachicola East, 15-Osceola, 19-Ocala North,20-Ocala South, 25-Cross Fla Greenway EastPerm. Change? YesEffective Date 09/01/2009Ending DateDescriptionThe National Forests in Florida has issued the following bear-food storage policy. This policy isin effect for all three national forests in Florida – Apalachicola, Ocala and
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