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      PHOTOS: USF Forest Preserve

      gopher-tortoise.jpg The Gopher Tortoise is considered a "special animal" found at the USF Forest Preserve.Photo by: Jeannie Mounger tricoloredheron_JM(1).jpg A state-threatened tri-colored heron (Egretta tricolor) catches its breakfast in the cypress floodplains of the preserve.Photo by: Jeannie Mounger extra-bird-picture.jpg A roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja), a State-designated Threatened species by Florida's Endangered and Threatened Species Rule, wades through the wetlands in the preservePhoto by: Jeannie Mounger IMG_5098-2.jpg Sunset on the sandhill, a globally imperiled ecosystem that is found within the USF Forest Preserve.Photo by: Jeannie Mounger IMG_4928-2.jpg Sunlight pours through a cypress floodplain in the preserve. This habitat is important for clean drinking water as well as flood mitigation and greenhouse gas emissions storage in Tampa Bay.Photo by: Jeannie Mounger IMG_4842-2.jpg Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) nectar on their host plant, pinewoods milkweed (Asclepias humistrata), in the cool morning hours within the globally imperiled sandhill habitat at the USF Forest Preserve.Photo by: Jeannie Mounger IMG_4685.jpg The sun sets on the floodplain in the USF Forest Preserve. This wetland connects the Cypress Creek Floodplain all the way to the Green Swamp, making this property a significant component of a wildlife corridor that stretches across multiple counties in the state of Florida.Photo by: Jeannie Mounger IMG_4963-2.jpg Photo by: Jeannie Mounger IMG_5095-2.jpg Photo by: Jeannie Mounger IMG_4544.jpg Photo by: Jeannie Mounger
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      PHOTOS: USF Forest Preserve

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      The Gopher Tortoise is considered a "special animal" found at the USF Forest Preserve.Jeannie Mounger
      A state-threatened tri-colored heron (Egretta tricolor) catches its breakfast in the cypress floodplains of the preserve.Jeannie Mounger
      A roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja), a State-designated Threatened species by Florida's Endangered and Threatened Species Rule, wades through the wetlands in the preserveJeannie Mounger
      Sunset on the sandhill, a globally imperiled ecosystem that is found within the USF Forest Preserve.Jeannie Mounger
      Sunlight pours through a cypress floodplain in the preserve. This habitat is important for clean drinking water as well as flood mitigation and greenhouse gas emissions storage in Tampa Bay.Jeannie Mounger
      Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) nectar on their host plant, pinewoods milkweed (Asclepias humistrata), in the cool morning hours within the globally imperiled sandhill habitat at the USF Forest Preserve.Jeannie Mounger
      The sun sets on the floodplain in the USF Forest Preserve. This wetland connects the Cypress Creek Floodplain all the way to the Green Swamp, making this property a significant component of a wildlife corridor that stretches across multiple counties in the state of Florida.Jeannie Mounger
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