Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Shingle Creek is a small waterway in central Florida that is generally considered to be the northernmost headwaters of the Everglades watershed. [1] It is named after the cypress trees that lined the bank in the late 19th century, which were used to make wood shingles. The stream and surrounding areas are protected wetlands. [citation needed]
Osceola County Historical Society exhibit Pioneer Village. Osceola County Welcome Center and History Museum is in Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida.It includes the Osceola County Historical Society Museum's local history exhibits as well as Pioneer Village and its 1889 Ross Lanier House, blacksmith shop, one-room schoolhouse, 1882 citrus packing house, general store, and "cracker house" cow camp.
Rush Creek Regional Trail is a paved six-mile (9.7 km) trail which connects Elm Creek Park Reserve and Mississippi Gateway Regional Park. It also connects to Shingle Creek Regional Trail, although three rivers is planning on extending the trail to Crow Hassen regional park
The new Bear Creek Nature Preserve in the Town of Clay Banks features a half-mile stretch of the waterway that lends its name to the preserve. The creek flows into Lake Michigan and supports the ...
In 2007, some members of the family established a nonprofit organization known as the Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station in order to preserve and protect the land adjacent to present-day Brandreth Park, on which the family still retains recreational rights. This tract was last owned by The Nature Conservancy. [2]
Blackwater Creek travels through part of Hillsborough County, Florida. It is a tributary of the Hillsborough River . The Blackwater Creek Preserve , a 1,200 acre conservation area, protects a section of it in this area. [ 1 ]
The Southwest Florida Water Management District operates a 5,484-acre (2,219 ha) nature preserve and recreational area with 3.7 miles (6.0 km) of frontage on the Withlacoochee River in Citrus County. The property was purchased for $13.5 million in 2005 from the South Florida Council, which had used it as the McGregor Smith Scout Reservation. [4]
What is a Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance System? Glacial Lakes Conservancy is pursuing one in Sheboygan.