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October (2011)
01 (Sat) ....................... Ichetucknee (short version)
02 (Sun) ....................... Bennetts Creek
03 (Mon) ....................... Steinhatchee
04 (Tues) ...................... Silver River
08 (Sat) ....................... Suwannee River History Paddle.
09 (Sun) ....................... Withlacoochee River "The Limpkin Patch"
12 (Wed) ....................... River Cleanup on Suwannee River (Dowling Park - Charles Spring)
15 (Sat) ....................... Blackwater Creek
16 (Sun) ** .................... Rock Springs Run
18 (Tues) ...................... Rainbow River
22 (Sat) ....................... Wakulla Spring Run ( Concurrent with Stone Crab Fest & Butterfly Migration http://saintmarks.fws.gov/index.html)
23 (Sun) ....................... Wacissa Springs ( Concurrent with Stone Crab Fest & Butterfly Migration http://saintmarks.fws.gov/index.html)
25 (Tues) ...................... Cedar Key
26 (Wed) ....................... * Open Date - Suggestions? *
29 (Sat) ** .................... Crystal River "Manatee Watch"
30 (Sun) ** .................... Chassahowitzka
November (2011)
01 (Tues) ...................... Silver River
03 (Thurs) ..................... * Open Date - Suggestions? *
05 (Sat) ...................... Wild Side' of St. Augustine
06 (Sun) ....................... Deep Creek
08 (Tues) ...................... * Open Date - Suggestions? *
11 (Fri) ** .................... Paynes Prairie History Hike
12 (Sa) ........................ Manatees of the St. Johns (Hontoon Island / Blue Springs S.P. )
13 (Su) ........................ Wild Florida Chronicles: “Bartram's Battle Lagoon”
On our "Wild Florida Chronicles" series of tours, we follow the routes of some famous Florida explorations into areas that remain relatively wild. In some instances, these areas look much as they did when the explorers came through. We've tried to focus on voyages for which there was good documentation of the environment, including plants and animals the explorers saw. On today's trip, we'll trace a segment of William Bartram's 1774 expedition. Here, the explorer/naturalist gave some excellent descriptions, not only of the species he encountered, but also his campsite which remains much as he described it. We'll also pass the site of one of the most famous (and controversial) events of his voyage - the gator attack in a bay he dubbed "Battle Lagoon." Our route will carry us through a nice variety of environments, ranging from a wide open section of the St. Johns River to the narrower, more intimate world of a large spring run.
15 (Tues) ...................... Otter Creek
19 (Sa) ........................ Ichetucknee & Santa Fe Rivers
20 (Su) ....................... Wild Florida Chronicles: “Chapman's Lost world of the Ivory-bill”. (Lower Suwannee)
** On our "Wild Florida Chronicles" series, we follow the routes of some famous Florida explorations. We've focused on voyages for which there was good documentation about the environment, including plants and animals the explorers saw. The areas we paddle look much as they did when the explorers came through. On this day's tour, we'll revisit the still-uninhabited, bottomland forests and swamps of the lower Suwannee River, explored by famed naturalist Frank M. Chapman in the late 1800's. Many of the species he described are still here. However, the Carolina parakeet and ivory-billed woodpeckers he saw, were among the last reported in Florida.
22 (Tues) ...................... Hillsborough
23 (Wed) ....................... Weeki Wachee (manatee paddle)
26 (Sat) ** ................... Ocklawaha River "Fall Foliage Paddle"
27 (Sun) ....................... Crystal River "Manatee Watch"
29 (Tues) ...................... Cedar Key
December (2011)
Many December dates are still OPEN! Any suggestions? (Most of our trips are the result of customer suggestions.)
16 (Fri) ....................... Waccasassa and Wekiva Rivers
18 (Sun) ** .................... Ichetucknee (short version)
19 (Mon) ** .................... Crystal River "Manatee Watch"
20 (Tues) ...................... Weeki Wachee (manatee paddle)
22 (Thurs) .................... Ichetucknee (short version)
23 (Fri) ...................... Kids Introduction to nature exploration: Paynes Prairie. Generally for ages 8 - 14, but we can fudge a bit in either side if you have a youngster with an interest in nature. All Kids must be accompanied by an adult at least 18 years old.
24 (Sat) ....................... Crystal River "Manatee Watch"
26 (Mon) ....................... Crystal River "Manatee Watch"
27 (Tues) ...................... Cedar Key
28 (Wed) ....................... Paynes Prairie History Hike
29 (Thurs) ..................... Crystal River "Manatee Watch"
30 (Fri) ....................... Ichetucknee (short version)
Happy New Year!!!
January (2012)
01 (Sun) ** .................... Silver River
07 (Sat) ...................... OPEN DATE! Suggestions?
08 (Sun) ....................... Wild Lore of the Ocklawaha River #3 (Below the dam)
14 (Sat) ....................... Cedar Key
15 (Sun) ....................... Steinhatchee
17 (Tues) ...................... "The World of the Mangrove Forest": Ozello
21 (Sat) ....................... Wild Side' of St. Augustine
22 (Sun) ....................... Canaveral National Seashore
23 (Mon) ....................... Deep Creek
28 (Sat) ....................... Crystal River "Manatee Watch"
29 (Sun) ...................... Chassahowitzka
29 (Sun Eve) ................... Presentation - "The History and Wild Lore of the Nature Coast." Plantation Inn, Crystal River. Everybody welcome
30 (Mon) ** .................... Suncoast Keys (Ozello) (For Elderhostel)
February (2012)
01 (Wed) ** .................... Chassahowitzka (For Elderhostel)
02 (Thur) ** ................... Weeki Wachee (manatee paddle) (For Elderhostel)
04 (Sat) ....................... Crystal River "Manatee Watch" (For Elderhostel)
05 (Sun) ....................... Ichetucknee & Santa Fe Rivers
07 (Tues) ...................... Withlacoochee River The "Limpkin Patch"
10 (Fri eve) ................... Moonlight Paddle (Santa Fe River) to Lily Springs)
11 (Sat) ....................... "Wild Florida Chronicles" : “Bartram's Battle Lagoon” (St. Johns R & Alexander Spring Run). On our "Wild Florida Chronicles" series of tours, we follow the routes of some famous Florida explorations into areas that remain relatively wild. In some instances, these areas look much as they did when the explorers came through. We've tried to focus on voyages for which there was good documentation of the environment, including plants and animals the explorers saw. On today's trip, we'll trace a segment of William Bartram's 1774 expedition. Here, the explorer/naturalist gave some excellent descriptions, not only of the species he encountered, but also his campsite which remains much as he described it. We'll also pass the site of one of the most famous (and controversial) events of his voyage - the gator attack in a bay he dubbed "Battle Lagoon." Our route will carry us through a nice variety of environments, ranging from a wide open section of the St. Johns River to the narrower, more intimate world of a large spring run.
12 (Sun) ....................... OPEN DATE! Suggestions?
15 (Wed) ....................... "Seniors Gone Wild" : Santa Fe River
16 (Thurs) ** .................. Chassahowitzka (For Elderhostel)
18 (Sat) ....................... "Wild Florida Chronicles": “Chapman's Lost world of the Ivory-bill”. (Lower Suwannee) On our "Wild Florida Chronicles" series, we follow the routes of some famous Florida explorations. We've focused on voyages for which there was good documentation about the environment, including plants and animals the explorers saw. The areas we paddle look much as they did when the explorers came through. On this day's tour, we'll revisit the still-uninhabited, bottomland forests and swamps of the lower Suwannee River, explored by famed naturalist Frank M. Chapman in the late 1800's. Many of the species he described are still here. However, the Carolina parakeet and ivory-billed woodpeckers he saw, were among the last reported in Florida.
19 (Sun) ....................... Ichetucknee (short version)
22 (Wed) ....................... "Seniors Gone Wild" : Suwannee River
23 (Thurs) ** .................. Paynes Prairie History Hike (For Elderhostel)
24 (Fri) ....................... Paynes Prairie History Hike
26 (Sun) ...................... Rock Springs Run
29 (Wed) ....................... "Seniors Gone Wild" : Ichetucknee (short version)
March (2012)
03 (Sat) ...................... OPEN DATE! Suggestions?
04 (Sun) ....................... Silver River
04 (Sun Eve) ................... Presentation - "The History and Wild Lore of the Nature Coast." Plantation Inn, Crystal River. Everybody welcome!
05 (Mon) ** .................... Suncoast Keys (Ozello) (For Elderhostel)
07 (Wed) ** ................... Chassahowitzka (For Elderhostel)
08 (Thur) ** ................... Weeki Wachee (manatee paddle) (For Elderhostel)
09 (Fri eve) ................... Moonlight PaddleM (Santa Fe River) to Lily Springs)
10 (Sat) ...................... OPEN DATE! Suggestions?
11 (Sun) ...................... OPEN DATE! Suggestions?
15 (Thurs) ** .................. Paynes Prairie History Hike (For Elderhostel)
17 (Sat) ....................... Suwannee River Wilderness Trail
18 (Sun) ...................... OPEN DATE! Suggestions?
22 (Thurs Eve) ................. Presentation - "The History and Wild Lore of the Suwannee River." Time and location TBA
April (2012)
07 (Sat eve) ................... "Moonlight Paddle (Santa Fe River) to Lily Springs)
18 (Sun) ....................... OPEN DATE! Suggestions?
14 (Sat) ....................... Gum Slough
15 (Sun) ....................... OPEN DATE! Suggestions?
* All trips and dates subject to change.
** Trips with the double asterisk ( ** ) after date already have the minimum number of people signed on, so they will definitely go unless bad weather or some other unforeseen problem arises.