"Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary"

"For in the end, we will conserve only what we love.

We will love only what we understand.

We will understand only what we are taught."

Baba Dioum.

Alligator Hole During the dry season an alligator suns beside a depression it had made to collect the last remaining water.	Wet Prairie The wet prairie beside the boardwalk on the beginning of the hike.
Baby Alligator A baby alligator, about 12 inches long, suns itself on a log in Lettuce Lake.	Boardwalk Part of the boardwalk that weaves its way through the cypress forest.
Boardwalk Boardwalk across the dry prairie.	Lettuce Lake This photo was taken in April. Notice how dry it is in the swamp.
Epiphytes Native epiphytes in bloom.	Plum Hunters Shelter A place to rest and absorb nature.

The Audubon Society's website on the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary has more comprehensive information as well as photos of the flora and fauna of the ecosystems represented. 

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