Econfina Creek F-Troop in the news
FTA Staff @ March 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Appearing in the Panama City News Herald this past weekend, the article Building Bridges covers the efforts of the Econfina Creek F-Troop in rebuilding the Fender Bridge.
Econfina Creek F-Troop on TV
FTA Staff @ March 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Visit the WMBB TV website (Panama City News 13, ABC affiliate) for a nice video on the replacement of the Fender Bridge at Econfina Creek.
F-Troop builds suspension bridge at Econfina Creek WMA
FTA Staff @ February 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Come join the Florida Trail Association’s F-Troop trail crew February 21 on this unique volunteer vacation project, where a team of skilled volunteers will construct a 60-foot suspension bridge while maximizing the learning experience and minimizing their impact on the environment.
The trail maintenance season on the 1,400-mile long Florida Trail continues with replacement of Fender [...]
Kicco F-Troop!
Megan Eno @ February 7, 2007 # No Comment Yet
This is yet another exciting opportunity to join us for a weekend of bridge building fun! We are heading down to the Kicco WMA to replace the existing Tick Island Slough bridge. The old bridge is severely twisted ( see images below ) and we will be replacing it with one much like the Monkey Creek Bridge, [...]
F-Troop Rides Again! Econfina Creek, Dec 8-10
Megan Eno @ November 30, 2006 # No Comment Yet
F- Troop Volunteer Trail Crew
Trail Maintenance Work Party
Friday – Sunday December 8th – 10th, 2006
Econfina Wildlife Management Area, north of Panama CityÂÂ
Sponsored by a partnership with the Florida Trail Association and the USDA Forest Service
There are three main goals of the F-Troop: 1.) Be safe 2.) Have fun 3.) Get dirty!
By keeping these goals in mind [...]
Monkey Creek F-Troop photo gallery online
Megan Eno @ November 28, 2006 # No Comment Yet
 See the photo gallery of F-Troop’s successful Monkey Creek Bridge project on www.floridatrail.org
F-Troop in action: Monkey Creek project
Megan Eno @ November 15, 2006 # No Comment Yet
I headed out to Monkey Creek this past weekend to see what the crew was up to. Here are some of the photos from the project. This one is our Fall 2006 FTA North Trail Crew, SCA volunteers who worked together before F-Troop started in order to get these hard-core bridge abutments built for the [...]
F-Troop Monkey Creek
Megan Eno @ November 15, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Someone needs to stay at base camp at “mind the store” … and who could be better than Apalachee chapter member  Linda “Earthworm” Patton at keeping the mess hall clean? I was surprised at just how far a walk it was from base camp to the project site … the crew is certainly getting its exercise [...]
F-Troop Monkey Creek
Megan Eno @ November 15, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Ian Barlow and friends figure out the intricacies of rigging to lift the bridge into place. This will be the toughest part of the project.
F-Troop Monkey Creek
Megan Eno @ November 15, 2006 # No Comment Yet
The eighty foot suspension bridge came in pre-fab sections that had to be fitted together. From the side, the trusses looked a heck of a lot like a giant playpen.