Florida outdoor Archive

Guess the Skull Contest

Trish W. from Idaho won the Guess the Blob Contest and received a copy of Michael Perry’s Population 485 and the 2010 Farmer’s Almanac. Thanks Trish for playing. Now it is time for another contest, this one is aptly called “Guess the Skull Contest”. The OSR visitor who correctly answers in the comment section [...]
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Football, Beer and Food

By Bart Colucci Open Space Restoration combines nature with fiction, so to get the most out of each writing here is a brief trackline for this story: Global Warming has yet to be proven and it is now being referred to as Climate Change. The lobsters with football helmets on their claws, Zack, Brad, Royal [...]
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Loxahatchee Walgreens by Wyatt Fulton

Open Space Restoration combines nature with fiction, so to get the most out of each writing here is a brief trackline for this story: The Wood Stork, Indigo Snake and Gopher Tortoise are protected species in Florida. Coco Plum, Muscadine Grapes and Palmetto Seeds are found in the wild and are edible. There is a Walgreens [...]
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Thirst-its variable

I quite haven’t succumbed to GPS or even printing out maps on google when it comes to Hiking the Florida Trail. I figured eventually if I head west I’ll hit Lake Okeechobee or civilization which ever comes first. Worst case scenario I head north and pick up the nearest crossroad. About 20 miles into the trail [...]
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Walk Amongst Tall Pines and Cypress

Tucked into the heart of Royal Palm Beach in Southeast Florida is Preservation Park, primarily a bike trail but also an excellent park to walk amongst tall pines, cypress and sable palms. Newly dedicated this June, Preservation Park offers smooth walking paths with different degrees of difficulty for mountain biking. Palmetto palms border the trails with [...]
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