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The Upper Cove, Cove Spring Park – Frankfort, Kentucky
Hiking the Upper Cove was not the plan. In fact, we had hoped to hike in the lowland wetlands of Cove Spring Park, along the Penitentiary Branch waterway – a birding hotspot with the promise of Wood Ducks and other wetland species. But when we arrived we found that the entire parking lot for the…
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…