A Giant Mangrove in the Corkscrew Swamp
by L Bosco
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A Giant Mangrove in the Corkscrew Swamp
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L Bosco
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I'd had Corkscrew Swamp on my list for awhile. It is kind of off the beaten path, but well worth the long trip off Interstate 75. This place is like a natural attic, because so much of it has been left alone, whereas elsewhere the everything has been harvested, shot, or drained . The Audubon Society bought this land to keep the feather hunters from harvesting the truly amazing birds. The trees here aren't so shabby either. They saved those, too. According to the Audubon Society, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary occupies approximately 13,000 acres in the heart of the Corkscrew Watershed in Southwest Florida, part of the Western Everglades. It is primarily composed of wetlands. These include the largest remaining virgin bald cypress forest in the world (approximately 700 acres), which is the site of the largest nesting colony of Federally Endangered Wood Storks in the nation. In addition to the Wood Stork, Corkscrew provides important habitat for numerous other Federal and State listed species, including the Florida Panther, American Alligator, Gopher Tortoise, Florida Sandhill Crane, Limpkin, Roseate Spoonbill, Snowy Egret, Tricolored Heron, White Ibis, Big Cypress Fox Squirrel and the Florida Black Bear. Several rare plants are also found here, most notably the Ghost Orchid.
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June 22nd, 2021
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