Descending into a hidden world. 🌿✨ Devil's Millhopper feels like a miniature rainforest in the heart of Florida. 🦎

Link in bio for high-res prints & support! 🔗 #DevilsMillhopper #FloridaStateParks #NaturePhotography #StillnessAndBeauty #RuesPhotography

Where the salt meets the springs. 🌾💧 Getting lost in the vast, quiet marshes of Werner-Boyce. Full high-res collection available at the link in my bio! #WernerBoyce #SaltSprings #FloridaStateParks #NatureCoast #StillnessAndBeauty #RuesPhotography

Beautiful creature. #SantosTrailhead #Ocal #FloridaStateParks

#scrubjay #bluespringstatepark #floridastateparks

Here are some shots I got at Blue Spring State Park on Feb 7th. 📷 Canon EOS 5DMK3 Lens EF 75-300mm @flwildfed.bsky.social @canonusa.bsky.social #floridastateparks #FLStateParks #bluespringstatepark #canoneos5dmk3 #canonphotographer #canonphotography

What if I told you you could see bison roaming wild and free in Florida?
Here's where you can see bison in Florida: tinyurl.com/5ea7av4w
#floridabison #bison #wildbison #wildbisoninflorida #bisonofflorida #floridaexplored #exploreflorida #floridastateparks #floridaparks

Vader and I spent several days at Ocklockonee River State Park, which is home to white squirrels.
White squirrels are a genetic anomaly in Eastern Gray Squirrels, leucism.

#WhiteSquirrel #FloridaWildlife #OchlockoneeRiverStatePark #FloridaStateParks

Island peace and salty air. 🏝️✨ The best views are felt, not just seen. Link in bio!
#HoneymoonIsland #FloridaStateParks #BeachVibes #RuesPhotography

Living deliciously. I'm so glad it's hammock season again. #floridastateparks #goldhead

How Florida’s State Parks Protect Wildlife During a Government Shutdown – [your]NEWS A Symbol of Florida’s Wild Beauty

A smart move by Florida: protecting wildlife doesn’t stop for a government shutdown. #FloridaWildlife #ProtectNature #SaveOurWildlife #FloridaStateParks #SmartConservation

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Julia
"It’s all about the little things. Stop and smell the flowers if you will."

#conservation #florida #wildlife #ecology #floridastateparks #keepfloridawild #floridawildlife #birding #hiking

National park proposed for Florida springs doesn’t spring from desire to fix problems • Florida Phoenix Florida has three national parks — Everglades, Biscayne, and Dry Tortugas, all in the southern end of the state. Now newbie U.S. Rep. Randy Fine of Brevard County wants to create a fourth one, this ti...

The proposal to turn Florida Springs into a National Park may not provide better management. #FloridaEnvironment #FloridaSprings #Florida #FloridaStateParks

Stepping back in time at Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park! Explore remnants of a 19th-century sugar mill and learn about Florida's complex history. A powerful glimpse into the past. #YuleeSugarMillRuins #FloridaHistory #HistoricSite #SugarMill #FloridaStateParks #ExploreFlorida

Great white heron standing on a rock

Caracara digging at grass

Two young brown pelicans with a chalky grayish hue and white feathers on heads.

A whooping crane preening under its wing

Florida birds at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, where they are cared for due to injuries preventing their release...except the young brown #pelican hatched to injured parents.

#floridawildlife #floridabirds #birdsky 🪶 #floridastateparks

#mondaymood took a weekend vacation to West Palm Beach. Camped out, visited blowing rocks preserve, explored a plant and reptile expo, and finished off with McKee botanical gardens.
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#CarnivoRicks #florida #westpalmbeach #blowingrocks #floridastateparks #nepenthes #nature #reptiles #plants

Need For Younger Workampers — Workamping in Florida Post by Workamping in Florida

#CollegeWorkampers
Get extra credit and your volunteer hours for college as well as have some fun working in our #FloridaStateParks during the summer months: buymeacoffee.com/workampingin...

What New Laws Are Transforming Florida's Wild Spaces and Public Safety? Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has made headlines by signing a slate of 17 bills into law, addressing critical issues from environmental protection to public

Discover how new laws in Florida are transforming wild spaces and boosting public safety! 🌳 Share your thoughts on these changes – are they a step in the right direction?
#FentanylLegislation #FloridaStateParks #RonDeSantis

Florida's prized state parks are shielded from golf courses and hotels as DeSantis bows to backlash Have a great Memorial Day weekend everyone.

Florida's precious state parks win! 🎉 DeSantis reverses course, halting development that threatened these natural treasures. #FloridaStateParks #ConservationWin #GoodNews

#camping
#FloridaCavernsStatePark
#FloridaStateParks
#spring
#BlueHoleSpings

A trail marker with a green square next to a sandy trail in the Florida woods

Happened to be on the #green trail today at O’Leno State Park just in time for #BlueSkyArtShow 💚

#hiking #FloridaStateParks

Here we go again!
Hands Off our State Parks!
#Florida #FloridaStateParks

Senator Gruters filed an amendment to the state park protection bill, SB 80, that would not prohibit the development of a golf course at Jonathan Dickinson State Park, a resort at Anastasia State Park or other reckless development in our state parks across Florida.
#Florida #FloridaStateParks

Anastasia State Park near Saint Augustine, Florida, has one of the most serene and peaceful campgrounds I have ever experienced. My only regret is not visiting sooner.
#anastasiastatepark
#floridastateparks
#microadventure
#cancersurvivor

GOOD NEWS: HB 209, the State Park Protection Bill, by Rep. Snyder PASSED AS AMENDED 👏 This bill is headed to the house floor with the strongest protections in place to keep golf courses, hotels, pickleball courts & other reckless development out of #FloridaStateParks!

It’s a beautiful day at Wakulla Springs! #FloridaStateParks #StatePark #NaturalFlorida #JamiesTriteLife

Volunteer Spotlight, North Atlantic Right Whale Survey Members Right Whale Survey Members are part of a network that aids in monitoring and conservation of North Atlantic Right Whales and their habitat in Florida coastal waters.

This week I met a woman who spends January through March sighting right whales. She reports 10 calves were spotted this season. 🐋

Here’s a link about this Florida State Park volunteer program:

www.floridastateparks.org/volunteer-sp...

#nature #floridastateparks #realflorida

Six alligators on the beach of Alachua Springs.

A large alligator basking on the edge of a spring.

An alligator with only its head sticking out of the warer ringed in foliage.

Animals outside the zoo yesterday.

The most alligators I've ever seen in one place 😳

#floridastateparks #alligators

🌌There was a litany of reasons why 🌌

#supportyourlocalblm #floridastateparks #keepfloridawild
#wildliferefuge

Take action with me to protect Florida's Springs during the 2025 Legislative Session Our springs need your help! Use your voice to speak up for Florida springs, conservation lands and wildlife. The Florida Springs Council makes it easy to contact lawmakers with pre-written emails. Pro...

🤳 Click the link below, enter your address, customize the message & send an email to your house rep and senator. If you’re a constituent of Senator Harrell or Rep Snyder, be sure to thank them for filing these bills 👏 Thanks for taking action!
#floridasprings #floridastateparks #florida #floridalaw

Picayune 10 Mile Trail Run
#FloridaStateParks #TrailRun #FloridaSunrisd