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A Virtual Fieldtrip

The Florida Everglades. A Virtual Fieldtrip. Created by Autumn Huey. Where is it?. Southern Florida West of Miami. http://www.everglades.national-park.com/location.htm. What is it?. Wetlands A combination of fresh water and saw grass.

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A Virtual Fieldtrip

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  1. The Florida Everglades A Virtual Fieldtrip Created by Autumn Huey

  2. Where is it? • Southern Florida • West of Miami http://www.everglades.national-park.com/location.htm

  3. What is it? • Wetlands • A combination of fresh water and saw grass http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/everglades/FEeverglades1.html

  4. What's the weather like there? • Usually warm or hot year-round • Usually humid and sticky • Great deal of rain and thunderstorms, especially in the summer http://www.everglades.national-park.com/weather.htm

  5. Some cool parts to see...

  6. River of Grass • Major landscape in Everglades • Shallow waters • Plains covered with saw grass, which can get up to 6 ft. tall!! • 60 miles wide and 300 miles long Saw Grass http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/wrp/wrp_evg/2_wrp_evg_info/photos/hires/img0056.jpg http://www.nrdc.org/water/everglades/qever.asp

  7. Mangroves • Like a labyrinth of tangled trees • Alligators, crocodiles, sea turtles, and manatees make their homes here http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/ev/flora/ http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214223/bhflorafauna.html

  8. Pinegroves • Made up of Florida slash pine trees • Rocky and rough • Raccoons, reef gecko, opossums panthers, owls, etc. live here http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/ev/flora/ Slash Pines http://www.terragalleria.com/parks/np-image.ever1974.html

  9. Hardwood Hammocks • Trees grow on limestone mounds • Oak, mahogany, and gumbo-limbo trees • Home to racoons, snakes, tree frogs, deer, rabbits, bobcats, etc. http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/ev/flora/ http://www.eng.fiu.edu/cegrad/g_photo.htm

  10. Florida Bay • Made up of 100 keys • Shallow waters • Many different species of birds live here • Crocodiles, sharks, sea turtles, and dolphins make their homes in the bay also http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214223/bhflorafauna.html http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/ev/flora/ http://www.env.duke.edu/wetland/hyflbay.htm

  11. Hope you enjoyed your trip! http://www.greenworks.tv/watershed_weekly/nationals/florida.html

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