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Even in off-season there's plenty to see in the Everglades
MIAMI — Just because the moonlight bike tours and guided swamp walks have ended for the season and most of the migratory birds have moved on doesn't mean there's no reason to visit the Everglades this spring and summer. The hottest, stickiest,...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Natural Resources, Everglades, Gardens and Parks, Wetlands
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Swamp vacation
Stabbing my walking stick into the muck and sliding my feet forward, I waded into the swamp, one eye on the lookout for alligators, the other trying to spot the elusive orchids that draw so many people to South Florida's Fakahatchee Strand Preserve, a...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Natural Resources, Sports, Trips and Vacations, Canoeing and Kayaking
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A look at Florida through exotic eyes
Special CorrespondentThere's no lack of international experiences to be had here in Florida. And whenever I'm newly returned from a trip abroad, I find myself relishing foreign fun at home. The other day, I went to a Vietnamese nail salon in Tampa for a pedicure (life in...Tags: Sports, Hotels and Accommodations, Trips and Vacations, Soups, Personal Service
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18 suicides reported in national parks this year
Associated PressHaving mailed a farewell letter to his family back in Minnesota, Jerry O. Wolff stepped off a shuttle bus on a sunny Sunday morning and disappeared into Utah's rugged Canyonlands National Park. "I am gone in a remote wilderness where I can return my body...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Minnesota, Suicide, Everglades, Gardens and Parks
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Everglades funds could bring 'hundreds' of jobs
South Florida Sun SentinelNew federal money for the Everglades was announced Monday with a new twist, as two members of Congress emphasized the impact the funding could have on South Florida's ailing economy. U.S. Reps. Ron Klein, D- Boca Raton, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-...Tags: Boca Raton, Kissimmee, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Everglades, Weston (Broward, Florida)
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Five Florida parks to visit now
The Miami HeraldThe rest of the nation may be shivering, but in Florida, even our coldest winter days are temperate. This is prime time for visiting many of the state's parks and sanctuaries: Bahia Honda State Park Where: Bahia Honda Key, 12 miles south of Marathon on...Tags: Sports, Natural Resources, Tourism and Leisure, Marathon, Bodies of Water
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Florida Eco Tours go off the beaten path
WHAAP!
It sounds like someone is cracking a bull-whip on the surface of the glassy water of a swimming pool.
WHAAP!
"Hear that?" asks Greg Allard, 60, the owner and tour guide of Southwest Florida EcoTours in Naples.
Uh, yeah.
"That's a gator hitting...Tags: Natural Resources, Tourism and Leisure, University of Florida, Trips and Vacations, Energy Resources
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Other animals
Alligators, birds and insects aren't the only animals that roam the Everglades. Teeming with life, this unique ecological preserve features a stunning array of diverse wildlife. Panthers Known locally as the Florida panther, these large cats are...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Animals, Everglades, Florida
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Birds
A great white heron spreads its wings and glides out across caramel-colored sawgrass. An anhinga catches a fish with its beak and shakes its head. In the Everglades, the birds rule the land and the sky. In Everglades National Park, over 350 different...Tags: Turkey, Everglades, Death, Florida
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What you need to know about Mosquitoes
The alligator is not the most vicious animal in the Everglades – it’s the mosquito. These pesky things will eat you alive, especially if you come in the summer. Bug repellant is a must. Mosquitoes are insects in the diptera order, which makes them...Tags: Science and Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Everglades, Science, Physiology
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Canoeing and Kayaking: Grab a paddle and get ready
Sun-Sentinel.comThis is not an activity for the impatient. It's for those who love taking in natural beauty on the water at a slower pace. Prices range from $9 an hour to $60 for a whole day. Kayaks and canoes usually hold between one and four people. Children must be...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Natural Resources, Sports, Canoeing and Kayaking, Everglades
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Everglades: At sea in the river of grass
Tribune staff reporterEVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla.--Even as a child, I wondered about the strange nature of southern Florida. Our grade school maps showed a region covered with little blue dashes and almost no roads. That nebulous land stretched from big Lake Okeechobee down...Tags: Natural Resources, Montana, Conservation, Animals, Floods
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