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Advocacy in Action at Nokuse Plantation

FTA Staff @ June 15, 2006 # No Comment Yet

A two-page article recapping our first assessment of the work to be done at Nokuse Plantation, published in the July-Aug 2006 edition of the Footprint, our membership magazine.

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NATIONAL TRAILS DAY 2006, CELEBRATING CONNECTIVITY

FTA Staff @ June 6, 2006 # No Comment Yet

Sitting right along the Clay-Bradford county line, Camp Crystal Lake is a beautiful outdoor classroom for students from Alachua County to experience the outdoors. As camp manager Tony said, “the kids see the orange blazes and ask ‘what are those?’” The Florida Trail passes through the northern reaches of the camp, following a stream that [...]

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Notice No. 2006-016

FTA Staff @ June 5, 2006 # No Comment Yet

Submittal Name   Deb Blick
Title                  FTA Staff
Phone               (352) 378-8823
Email                dblick@floridatrail.org

Map No.           25 – Cross Florida Greenway East
Perm. Change?    No
Effective Date    06/05/06
Ending Date       12/31/07
Description
Along the western connector in the Ocala National Forest, the section of trail between SR 40 and the trail crossing of NE 145 AV is closed.  Signage has been posted to route hikers along [...]

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Notice No. 2006-015

FTA Staff @ June 5, 2006 # No Comment Yet

Submittal Name   Deb Blick
Title                  FTA Staff
Phone               (352) 378-8823
Email                 dblick@floridatrail.org

Map No.            19 & 20 – Ocala North and South
Perm. Change?    No
Effective Date    06/05/06
Ending Date       12/31/06
 
Description
Water levels are down around Hopkins Prairie and the trail is once again open.  The high-water route will remain in place for future periods of high-water.  All of the blaze wands and [...]

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Notice No. 2006-014

FTA Staff @ June 5, 2006 # No Comment Yet

Submittal Name   Doug Sphar
Title                  Section Leader
Phone               (321) 636-0701
Email                canoe2@digital.net
Map No.             23 – Tosohatchee
Perm. Change?    No
Effective Date     06/05/06
Ending Date        12/31/06Description
Due to logging operations, the Tosohatchee loop trail south of SR 520 leading to Taylor Creek is closed indefinitely.  A Notice to Hikers will be issued when the trail reopens.

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