2021 Year in Review at CREW
Take a look back through 2021 with these CREW highlights!
Introduce children to the outdoors at CREW
With the long end-of-year holidays, kids need healthy and fun activities, things they can do with their families and friends. If they’re visiting Florida in December, this is the perfect time of the year to introduce them to the world of nature.
Where do you look when you hike?
Next time you’re out hiking CREW trails, take note of where you tend to look. And then try looking elsewhere to discover new interests. There are many other wonderful things to observe out hiking around the CREW Trails this winter. What do you look for on the trails? Will you try something new?
Florida’s Fall Colors
If you miss the change of seasons in Florida, don’t despair. You’ll find some brilliant red foliage here in November and December, red leaves that will remind you of New England in fall.
Spooky Stories from the CREW Trails
September passes and October slowly creaks along toward the season when we observe the shortening of days with pumpkin patches, delicious goodies and general spookiness. Somehow, the mood of the season enhances even the most commonplace hike at CREW.
Why don’t we see panthers when we’re hiking the CREW trails?
The Florida panther is probably the best known and most admired animal of Florida but we never see it when we’re out hiking the CREW trails. Why is that?
These are a few of my favorite CREW Trails
By Allison Vincent CREW Trust Executive Director Brenda Brooks always says that she doesn’t have a favorite CREW Trail, but instead a …
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.
How some birds use magnetism to migrate
Migratory birds in a sense are hard-wired to navigate on long journeys – sometimes crossing continents and oceans, which for their size is a feat worthy of recognition in itself!
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?