CREW Bird Rookery Swamp Trail is OPEN!
The South Florida Water Management District has finished up the construction projects at CREW Bird Rookery Swamp Trail and now the entire …
Construction Underway at CREW Bird Rookery Swamp Trail
The South Florida Water Management District, CREW’s land managers and primary land owners, will close the CREW Bird Rookery Swamp trail after the boardwalk until further notice for construction.
CREW Work Never Ceases
Our partner agencies, South Florida Water Management District and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, work year round here at CREW. Here are a few things they’ve got going on this month and what this means for you, our visitors!
The Changes that Wildfire Brings
Ultimately, it’s not a question of if a fire will affect this region, but when, which is why we encourage you to learn about the strategies used to enhance the resilience of the land, water and surrounding inhabited areas.
In the Footsteps of Fire
by Julie Motkowicz, CREW Trust Education Coordinator Have you heard the news? CREW Flint Pen Strand recently experienced several days of wildfire. …
The CREW Project: Meeting a basic human need
Oftentimes it’s these personal connections that make these natural places special to us as individuals and it’s only through time and experience that we realize the significance is more than it seems.
Controlling invasives with biology at CREW
In a recent post, you read about what invasive species are and how they threaten natural species and habitats. But how do we control and/or try to eliminate those invasive species on CREW lands? It’s not practical to try to pull them all up by hand.
What’s so invasive about that plant?
When you visit the CREW lands you’ll come across invasive plant species, and whether you’re aware of them or not, they’re there! Some invasive species are beautiful, like the caesar weed, and you might find yourself wondering why the land managers have it out for them. What could a few plants possibly do to impact the broader ecosystem?
Horseback Riding on the CREW Trails
By Allison Vincent, CREW Trust Communications Director Have the equestrian trail rules changed? Not exactly, but there has been some need for …
Discing, shredding, prescribed fire and other disruptive yet helpful things at CREW
Why are the trails torn up?