Florida National Scenic Trail views

These views of the Florida National Scenic Trail are from NW Florida, the panhandle. To see the referenced movie on this page, you need QuickTime 7+, available at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/. Update now. The more recent the version, the better the playing. Alternatively, see a QuickTime web or Flash version. The video narration in this page video is about the Nokuse Section of the trail. See some of the locations on a Google map. See a list of terms. See hikes, work, and about the FNST below.

Hikes

• 2008-10-25 Nokuse Section opening: Steephead talk by Bruce Means
• 2009-10-24 North Florida Regional Fall Conference: Lafayette Creek Hike
• 2009-10-24 North Florida Regional Fall Conference: Magnolia Creek Hike
• 2009-11-03 Nokuse Section: Hollington Rd. -> East hike
• 2010-06-12 Econfina Section: Williford Spring
• 2011-04-09 Biophilia Center Open House 2011 (nearby trails maintained and hikes led by FTA volunteers)
• 2011-04-16 Econfina Section: Annual Flower Hike
• 2012-01-28 Pt. Washington State Forest hike on Vimeo or YouTube
• 2012-01-24 and 25 Econfina Section: Leave No Trace training overnight
• 2012-10-27 Panhandle Regional Conference: Adventures Unlimited Zip Adventure
• 2013-06-02 National Trails Day Hike, Old Longleaf Pine Outing: Vimeo or YouTube
• 2013-03-29 through 2013-04-06: Panhandle Trace Hike
• 2014-06-07 National Trails Day Hike, Opening of the new Owlshead (Hwy 331 Expansion) section: various choices
• 2015-03-03 Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition: Eco-Passage
• 2015-06-06 National Trails Day Hike, CRS trail under construction

Building and maintaining the trail

• 2010-01-12 Eglin Section: Maintenance - Mow and Lop
• 2010-01-26 Nokuse Section: Maintenance - Post and Blaze
• 2010-03-02 Nokuse Section: Improvement - Build a Bog Bridge
• 2010-03-02 Student Conservation Association crew (SCA)
• 2011-02-09 Choctawhatchee River Section: Under development
• 2011-08-02 and 8-13 Eglin Section: Marking the Highest Point on the FNST
• 2011-11-03 Nokuse Section: Biophilia Center Tortoise Pen Extension Work
• 2012-02-28 and 3-07 Nokuse Section: Re-route (storyboard)
• 2013-2014 Eglin Section: Hwy 331 Expansion (including training videos)
• 2014-03-11 Nokuse Section: Maintenance - Blazing (photos)
• 2015-02-06 CRS F-Troop: Trail Development (video with links to Meetup site and photos)
• 2015-11-14 Nokuse and CRS F-Troop: Pine Log Gathering (photos, video and link to Meetup)
• 2017-01-14 and 2-04 First FTA Hike on Choctawhatchee River Section

About the FNST - background info (external links)

• Federal web page of the Florida National Scenic Trail (FNST)
• State web page of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Greenways and Trails (DEP GWT)
• Supported by the Florida Trail Association (FTA)
• Local chapter of the FTA: Choctawhatchee, including a Meetup site.
  
  

  Neighboring chapters are to the west Western Gate (Meetup) to the west and to the east the Panhandle (Meetup).

• Private Nokuse Plantation
  • E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center Open House
    The Florida Trail Association Choctawhatchee Chapter partners with the center to maintain trails and guide hikes
• Eglin Air Force Base: Home or Jackson Guard Natural Resources Facility
  

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