Notice No. 2006-018

FTA Staff @ July 27, 2006 # No Comment Yet

Submittal Name        Deb Blick
Title                       FTA Staff
Phone                    (352) 378-8823
Email                     dblick@floridatrail.org
Map No.                19, 20 & 25 – Ocala North, Ocala South and CFG East
Perm. Change?       Yes
Effective Date        07/27/06Recently the Ocala National Forest completed a Recreation Improvement Management Project which resulted in major changes to the existing designated recreation sites in the Forest.  What follows are the [...]

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Now Launching: Trail Crew Central

Megan Eno @ July 18, 2006 # No Comment Yet

Your source for information about Trail Crews and Crew opportunities on the Florida Trail, Florida’s own National Scenic Trail. Stop in for job postings, crew projects, photos, crew reports from the field, and more!

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Notice No. 2006-017

FTA Staff @ July 11, 2006 # No Comment Yet

Submittal Name   Jack P. & Elizabeth D. Hailman
Title                  Trailmaster
Phone               (561) 746-7293
Email                jhailman@wisc.edu

 Map No.           35 & 36 – Highlands/Okeechobee and Lake Okeechobee North
Perm. Change?    Yes
Effective Date     07/11/06

Description
This supersedes Notice No. 2006-011 by SFWMD Land Manager Jeff McLemore and is made with his concurrence.  The previous bypass of Lock S-65D is canceled, and the trail is [...]

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Safety First! Heat Illnesses and Prevention

Deb Blick @ July 1, 2006 # No Comment Yet

Summertime is not the prime hiking season in Florida.  However, that doesn’t mean the members of the Florida Trail Association are staying indoors.  Whether canoeing a favorite river, kayaking the Gulf of Mexico, or simply lying on the white sand beaches, there is still plenty to do outside.Along with the change in the weather comes [...]

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