Apalachicola National Forest
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IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
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| Location | Florida, USA |
| Nearest city | Tallahassee, FL |
| Coordinates | 30°14′10″N 84°39′56″W / 30.23611°N 84.66556°WCoordinates: 30°14′10″N 84°39′56″W / 30.23611°N 84.66556°W |
| Area | 564,961 acres (2286 km²) |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
The Apalachicola National Forest is the largest U.S. National Forest in the state of Florida. It contains 564,961 acres (882.8 sq mi; 2,286.3 km2)[1] and is the only national forest located in the Florida Panhandle. The Apalachicola National Forest contains two Wilderness Areas, Bradwell Bay and Mudswamp/New River. The National Forest also provides water and land-based outdoors activities such as hiking, swimming, boating, hunting, fishing, horse-back riding, and off-road ATV usage.[2] Integral to the Apalachicola National Forest are a number of special purpose areas: Camel Lake Recreation Area, Fort Gadsden Historical Site, Leon Sinks Geological Area, Silver Lake Recreation Area, and Wright Lake Recreation Area. In descending order of forest land area it is located in parts of Liberty, Wakulla, Leon, and Franklin counties. [1] The forest is headquartered in Tallahassee, as are all three National Forests in Florida, but there are local Forest ranger district offices located in Bristol and Crawfordville.
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[edit] Hunting and fishing
Hunting and fishing are monitored and governed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The national forest itself is a wildlife management area. The FWC divides the management area into sections that allow dog hunting, still hunting, and private property. Modern gun season for large game starts Thanksgiving weekend and ends in January.[3]
[edit] Forests
The Forest contains thousands of acres of old growth Pondcypress swamps. In addition, Bradwell Bay Wilderness contains about 100 acres (40 ha) of old-growth Slash Pine - Swamp Black Gum swamps.[4]
[edit] Gallery
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Hunters listening for the direction of dogs following the scent of a white tail deer
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An artificial pond off of FH-111
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Silver Lake Recreation Area, a part of the Apalachicola National Forest, about 8 miles (13 km) from Tallahassee, Florida, in 2007
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Trout Pond Recreation Area, a part of the Apalachicola National Forest, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Tallahassee
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This image shows a large area burned by a forest fire, which appears as dark pink ring-shaped patch at the left side of the image
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An unimproved road in the Wildlife Management Area off of Hwy. 67
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County
- ^ http://www.stateparks.com/apalachicola.html
- ^ Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- ^ Mary Byrd Davis (23 January 2008). "Old Growth in the East: A Survey. Florida". http://www.primalnature.org/ogeast/fl.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Apalachicola National Forest |
- Apalachicola National Forest travel guide from Wikitravel
- Apalachicola National Forest at National Forest Service
- The Florida Trail in the Apalachicola National Forest
- Field Guide to Flora in Apalachicola National Forest
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