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Shoreline Park – Gulf Breeze, Florida
Shoreline Park appears as a significant bit of greenspace on Google Maps as we drive to Pensacola during our frequent visits to the Florida Panhandle. Located on a peninsula that is surrounded by Pensacola Bay and Santa Rosa Sound, I thought that it held a promise of wetlands. It was Earth Day and we were…
Fernald Preserve – Hamilton, Ohio
Fernald Preserve was developed on the former site of the Fernald Uranium Processing Plant Materials Production Center which had to undergo extensive environmental remediation due to radioactive contamination. The center was a product of the Cold War. After WWII, U. S. military leadership was looking to centralize the production of uranium for nuclear weapons. Starting…
Pa-hay-okee Overlook Trail- Everglades National Park
As I prepped for our trip to the Everglades and reviewed which trails to hike, this one did not come up. The trail is almost entirely boardwalk and had been closed for most of 2025 for an extensive renovation, reopening in January 2026, just before our visit. Pa-hay-okee is a Seminole phrase that means grassy…