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A short history of our National Forests in Florida

Posted onMay 4, 2022May 4, 2022AuthorJax Examiner

In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Ocala National Forest into existence as the third national forest east of the Mississippi (only the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota and El Yunque National Forest in Roosevelt’s beloved Puerto Rico are older). The Ocala was created to protect the world’s largest contiguous sand pine scrub. Read More …

Fun Florida Facts

Posted onSeptember 11, 2020September 13, 2020AuthorDave Burkey

Climate It’s warm year-round. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south. The average temperature in Florida ranges from 65 to 70 degrees in the north, and from 74 to 77 degrees in the south. Ocean and Gulf temperatures can Read More …